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1. In what state was the Yorktown constructed?
2. What type of ship was the Yorktown?
3. Enterprise was a sister ship to Yorktown.
4. Japanese war planes mistook the Yorktown for one of their own carriers.
5. During which battle was the Yorktown sunk?
6. What date did the Yorktown go down?
7. At the beginning of the Battle of Midway, the Enterprise, Yorktown, and Hornet sent 41 torpedo planes to look for the Japanese carriers. How many of these torpedo planes returned to the three U.S. carriers?
8. Which Japanese carrier sent planes that crippled Yorktown?
9. After the first series of hits, was the Yorktown able to get back underway?
10. What year was the wreck of Yorktown discovered and photographed?
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