Which was the only U.S. aircraft carrier sunk as a result of the Battle of Midway in 1942?
USS Yorktown (CV-5) USS Yorktown (CV-5) USS "Yorktown" (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in the United States Navy from 1937 until she was sunk at the Battle of Midway in June 1942. She was named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 and the lead ship of the which was designed after lessons learned from operations with the large converted battlecruiser and the smaller purpose-built . She was sunk by Japanese submarine I-68 on 6 June 1942 during the Battle of Midway. "Yorktown" was laid down on 21 May 1934 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.;
Japanese aircraft carrier Katsuragi Japanese aircraft carrier Katsuragi The last purpose-built Japanese carrier construction during World War II was a group of vessels based on an improved design, but with individual units differing in detail reflecting the changing circumstances as the conflict in the Pacific approached its conclusion. "Katsuragi" was ordered 25 June 1942, under the provisional name of #5003, as part of the Kai-Maru 5 Program of 1942. This was a massive naval construction program intended to replace losses suffered at the Battle of Midway and focused on aircraft and aircraft carriers. The ship was one of 16 s planned, although only three