Summary and Key Points: The USS Yorktown (CV-10), an Essex-class aircraft carrier nicknamed “Fighting Lady,” earned 11 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation during World War II.

The most successful American submarine of World War II was the USS Tang ... The I-168 had a brief service, but it managed to sink the USS Yorktown and the destroyer USS Hammann during the battle.

That vessel, designated CV-6, was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier that served with distinction throughout World War II, and her record speaks for itself. The USS Enterprise was the most ...