The USS Yorktown wreck is protected and managed by the Naval History and Heritage Command, NOAA said. It serves as a resting place for hundreds of servicemen who were aboard the ship when it sank.

The USS 'Yorktown' (left) lists heavily after being pounded by air bombs and sub torpedoes on June 6, 1942. Bettmann Archive/Getty. The 1940s car was not the only surprise within the shipwreck.

Car found amid sunken remnants of WWII-era aircraft carrier. The Yorktown, which could hold up to 2,200 personnel and 90 aircraft, was part of several operations in World War II after it was ...

Another plane with “B5” written on the fuselage is suspected of being a BuNo 4581 that was assigned to Bombing Squadron Six from the USS Enterprise. The USS Yorktown retrieved two Enterprise ...

Long languishing in the dark depths of the Pacific Ocean, the sunken aircraft carrier USS Yorktown has held secrets for 83 years. Press Alt+1 for screen-reader mode, Alt+0 to cancel.

Using a remotely operated underwater vehicle, researchers discovered an automobile in one of the USS Yorktown's hangars. The car might have been used by one of the aircraft carrier's high-ranking ...

Wreckage of what is likely 1940-41 Ford Super Deluxe ‘Woody,’ in the hangar deck of USS Yorktown. (Courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2025 Beyond the Blue) Eighty-three years after sinking ...

No one knows how or why the vehicle made it onto the USS Yorktown. By Andrew Paul. Published Apr 21, 2025 11:40 AM EDT.

The lights of remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer illuminate the hand-painted mural, “A Chart of the Cruises of the USS Yorktown,” during the Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping ...

USS Yorktown (CV-5)—an aircraft carrier commissioned in September 1937 and sunk in October 1942—was equipped with 24 Oerlikon 20mm guns, 60 lb protective decks, and 90 aircraft. And, as it ...

Elaborate mural on hangar wall of USS Yorktown aircraft carrier remains intact after 83 years on seafloor, NOAA Ocean Exploration discovers. A camera was sent inside the wreck, ...