Lost Military
USS Yorktown
Sunk 1942 · off Midway, central Pacific
FoundThe prize. A carrier lost at Midway
Where. off Midway, central Pacific
Status. Found
Where. off Midway, central Pacific
Status. Found
The account
The carrier Yorktown, crippled at the Battle of Midway in 1942, was found three miles deep in 1998, upright and nearly whole.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at off Midway, central Pacific; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
- Confirm the permit and ownership before any dive or visit, since sites like this are usually protected.
- What is there: A carrier lost at Midway.
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