Battle of Midway: June 7
1942: June 7: Battle of Midway
Just after dawn on June 7, USS Yorktown (CV-5) sank after being torpedoed the previous day by Japanese submarine I-168. Yorktown's wreck was discovered and examined in May 1998 and was in surprisingly good condition after fifty-six years beneath more than three miles of sea water.
Image: NH 106000: USS Yorktown (CV-5), June 7, 1942. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph.
