USS Yorktown sailors gather to watch the ship transit through…

USS Yorktown sailors gather to watch the ship transit through the Panama Canal locks. The design features of the Essex-class can be seen here as the ship squeezes through the locks of the Canal. Notably, the deck-edge aircraft elevator is in the raised position. July 11th, 1943.

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