"Sweet Pea"
Midway!
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Shortly
after noon on 4 June 1942, USS Yorktown (CV-5) comes under attack by
Japanese dive bombers. This photo of the Yorktown was taken from the
Portland. Foreground objects are the wing and tail of 2 of Portland's
SOC floatplanes.
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Hit
by the dive bombers, USS Yorktown afire and dead in the water. Her escorts
are steaming nearby. This photo was taken from the USS Pensacola. The
Portland is the larger ship to the left of Yorktown.
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Portland,
on right, transfers Yorktown's survivors to USS Fulton (AS-11).
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Yorktown's
survivors are checked in on board Fulton after successful transfer from
Portland.
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All photos are
from the Department of the Navy - Naval
Historical Center