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World War II, NOAA and Yorktown shipwreck

Why was a car inside a sunk World War II aircraft carrier? NOAA researchers perplexed

A crew exploring the USS Yorktown at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean came across the unexpected sight of a Ford automobile in the ship's hangar.

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Mysterious Ford Car Found In Sunken World War II Ship, Historians Baffled

The car discovered in the USS Yorktown shipwreck is believed to be a 1940-41 Ford Super Deluxe 'Woody' in black. Details revealed by camera inspection include flared fenders, hints of a rag top, chrome trim, and a spare tire. The 'Woody' designation comes from the car's wooden body panelling, a distinctive feature of this model.

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NOAA camera dives down to sunken U.S. World War II ship — and finds a car inside

A vehicle was found in the hangar of the USS Yorktown, which was famously sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of Midway in June 1942.

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Massive WWII mural found intact on wall of US warship sunk in 1942, NOAA says

Long languishing in the dark depths of the Pacific Ocean, the sunken aircraft carrier USS Yorktown has held secrets for 83 ...

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Who Names US Navy Ships?

Read more: Weapons That Are Too Dangerous For War Another important aspect of this naming system is the use of the prefixes ...

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The Army-Navy Game During World War II

The Army-Navy game kept going during World ... Eight days later, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States was plunged into World War II. Only 13,000 people were on hand to ...

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A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here's why

The Missouri's captain ordered a military burial at sea with full honors, marking one of the more unusual and little-known ...

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Hometown History: Iowa fathers, brothers, and sons serving the US Navy in WWII

The Sullivans weren’t the only set of brothers from Iowa who served their country during World War II. There were eight brothers and a father from Odebolt who enlisted in the Navy as well. “They could ...

How much of a threat are Chinese hypersonic missiles to US Navy ships and sailors?

China has “the world’s leading hypersonic missile arsenal” that can threaten U.S. Navy ships, according to the Defense Department’s most recent report on Chinese military power. Hypersonic weapons fly ...

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