Yorktown-class aircraft carrier

Summary

Yorktown-class aircraft carrier is a ship class^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of ship_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (752 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's image is recorded as USS Enterprise (CV-6) in Puget Sound, September 1945.jpg^[3].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's instance of is recorded as ship class^[4].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[5].
• USS Yorktown is named after Yorktown-class aircraft carrier^[6].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's follows is recorded as USS Ranger^[7].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's followed by is recorded as Essex-class aircraft carrier^[8].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's manufacturer is recorded as Newport News Shipbuilding^[9].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2010002100^[10].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's subclass of is recorded as aircraft carrier^[11].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's Commons category is recorded as Yorktown class aircraft carriers^[12].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's country of origin is recorded as United States^[13].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's powered by is recorded as steam boiler^[14].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's powered by is recorded as steam turbine^[15].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's powered by is recorded as drive shaft^[16].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's armament is recorded as 5"/38 caliber single gun mount^[17].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's armament is recorded as 1.1"/75 caliber quad gun mount^[18].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's armament is recorded as 12.7 mm machine gun^[19].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's armament is recorded as aircraft^[20].
• +1936-04-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Yorktown-class aircraft carrier^[21].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[22].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02g4c9^[23].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yorktown-class aircraft carriers^[24].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's maximum capacity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5184855', 'amount': '+2217'}^[25].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's maximum capacity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11436', 'amount': '+90'}^[26].
• Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+251.4'}^[28]. Its speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+32.5'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Yorktown-class aircraft carrier's instance of is recorded as ship class^[4].

History and Context

+1936-04-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Yorktown-class aircraft carrier^[21]. USS Yorktown is named after it^[6].

Why It Matters

Yorktown-class aircraft carrier ranks in the top 4% of ship_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (752 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]