answersLogoWhite

0


Want this question answered?

Be notified when an answer is posted

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What does 41 means in the uss midway cv 41?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Which US Carrier at Battle of Midway was lost?

USS Yorktown (CV-5).


What was the name of US Aircraft Carrier CV-5?

USS Yorktown. It was sunk at the Battle of Midway in June 1942


What was the name of the us aircraft carrier that sank in the Battle of Midway?

USS Yorktown (CV-5). She was the lead ship of the Yorktown-class and sister ship to Enterprise (CV-6) and Hornet (CV-8)


How many museum ships from World War 2 are carriers?

Four that I'm aware of, all American. The USS Yorktown (CV-10) at Patriots' Point in Charleston Harbor, Charleston SC; The USS Intrepid (CV-11) in New York City; the USS Hornet (CV-12) at the former Naval Air Station in Alameda, CA; and the USS Lexington (CV-16) at Corpus Christi, TX. The rest of the Essex Class carriers were all scrapped or scuttled. The USS Enterprise (CV-6), the only pre-war carrier to survive the war, and the ship that was in all the major battles, was also cut up for scrap. The USS Midway (CV-41) is now a museum ship in San Diego, CA. She was commissioned nine days after Japan surrendered.


Which side did the leader of Yorktown supported?

The USS Yorktown (CV-5) was sunk by a IJN submarine during the battle of Midway in June 1942.


Where can you find a crew list of the CV-5 Yorktown when she went down?

See Website: USS Yorktown See Website: WW2 See Website: Battle of Midway (USS Yorktown sunk)


What does the 65 stand for on the uss enterprise?

CVN-65 is the 65th Fleet Carrier designated to be built; some carriers were assigned a number and never buillt, consequently their number was skipped, so there were not 65 aircraft carriers built when #65 was constructed. CV-1 was the USS Langley (sunk during the time frame of the Battle of the Java Sea campaign); CV-2 was USS Lexington (sunk at the Battle of Coral Sea); CV-3 was USS Saratoga (sunk during atomic bomb testing in 1946); CV-4 was USS Ranger (only used in the Atlantic during the war, was deemed to risky to assign her to the Pacific/ulitimately scrapped); CV-5 USS Yorktown (sunk at Midway); CV-6 USS Enterprise (the USN's most decorated warship/scrapped); CV-7 USS Wasp (Sunk during the battle of Guadalcanal); CV-8 USS Hornet (sunk during the battle of the Santa Cruz Islands); etc. CV-63 was the USS Kitty Hawk, CV-64 was the USS Constellation, etc.


Did the USS Hornet make it through Pearl Harbor?

USS Hornet (CV-8), launched the Doolittle Raid in 1942, fought at the Battle of Midway, and was sunk at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942.


What US World War 2 Aircraft carriers are still afloat Are they still being used?

There are four. USS Yorktown CV-10 USS Intrepid CV-11 USS Hornet CV-12 USS Lexington CV-16 All are Essex class carriers, rebuilt in the 1950s. All are static museums in Charleston, SC, New York City, NY, Alameda CA, and Corpus Christi TX respectively. You may also count USS Midway CVB-43, designed as a follow-on to the Essex class. She is also a static museum, in San Diego, CA.


What is the name of the us carrier that was part of the doolittle raid and the Battle of Midway?

The USS Enterprise (CV-6) and USS Hornet (CV-8) both participated in the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of Midway. Hornet carried and launched the 16 B-25's of the Doolittle Raiders while Enterprise provided the air cover for the task force. At the Battle of Midway, the two carriers comprised Task Force 16 while Yorktown was the only carrier in Task Force 17.


Why is USS Enterprise famous?

USS Enterprise (CV-6) was one of three sister fleet carriers during WWII: USS Yorktown (sunk at Midway) and USS Hornet (sunk at Santa Cruz Islands); USS Enterprise was the only survivor of her class from WWII, and earned 20 battle stars; fighting in nearly every major sea battle during WWII (discounting British Naval Operations in the Atlantic/Mediterranean Theaters). USS Enterprise (CV-65) was the world's first atomic powered aircraft carrier.


What aircraft were used on the aircraft carrier Yorktown during the Battle of Midway?

USS Yorktown (CV-5); Battle of Midway 1942: 38 SBD Dauntless Dive Bombers 13 TBD Devastator Torpedo Bombers 20 F4F Wildcat Fighters