Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category.
01 / Overview
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1936–1941
Quantity
3
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification6MOD.6
- Hull ClassificationAircraft carrier
- Ship TypeAircraft carrier
- Builder / ShipyardNewport News Shipbuilding
- Laid Down1934
- Commissioned1937
- Ships in Class3
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement20,117 t
- Full Load Displacement25,909 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)251 m
- Length (waterline)235 m
- Beam25 m
- Draft7.4 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement2,217
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)9 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 4-shaft Parsons geared turbines
- Number of Engines9
- Shaft Power89,484 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed32.5 kn
- Range12,500
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun8 × 5 in/38 caliber guns
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count8
- Secondary Guns4 × quad 1.1 in/75 caliber guns (later upgraded to 40 mm Bofors) and 24 × .50 cal machine guns (later upgraded to 20 mm Oerlikon)
⬢Aviation2MOD.2
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
▲Sensors & Combat Systems1MOD.1
- Air-Search RadarSC radar
◎Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed3
- Lost2
◈Armour1MOD.1
- Belt Armour63.5 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1936Production started
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1941Production ended
90
years in service
5
years in production
3
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS RANKING Fleet Aircraft Carriers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
27FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS1INTERWAR PERIOD · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS1015UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS4PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theFleet Aircraft Carrierscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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