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u.S. S . YORKTOWN IC V 5)

BOMB DAM AGE

C ORAL S E A

MAY 8 . 1942

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WAR DA"lAGE REPORT NO. 23

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Photo 1 : Bomb Damage t o Port Shell , l ooki ng a f t ,FRS108 -112 .

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Photo 4 : Damage t o Coamlng of Starboard Gall ery Walk-\la y , 15 It af t . FR 42 . Bomb glanced of f and explodedsome distance away .

Phot o 3: Bomb Damage to Port Shel l , FR 110 , de t ails ortemporar y r e pa i r s .

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Photo 6: Bomb Entry Hole , Flight Deck , l ooking up .Note fai l ure of butt vel d in face pl a te .

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Photo 7 : Bomb Hole , Gallery Deck , FR 108, l ooking down .

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Photo 8 : Bomb Hole , Ma i n De ck , FR 107 1/ 2 Lookf.ug down.

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Photo 9 : Bomb Hol e , Main Deck , FR 107 1/ 2 , l ookingfor~ard a nd Up . Not e se ver ed d~ck l ongi t ud i nal .

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Phot o 10 : Bomb Hole , Se cond Deck, FR 107, l ookingf or wa r d and up . Note a f t e r inb oard cor ner of t r ansvers eaccess t runk C- 50l -3T which deflecte d bomb i nboar d .

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11 : Blast Hole i n Thi r d DeckLooki ng f orward and t o port .t h i r d deck i n thi s area .

and Damage t o Bul khe adExplosion occur r ed j us t

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12 : Bla s t Ho~e i n Third Deck .Looki ng f orward a nd dovn .

Photo 13 : Damage t o Bulkhead lo6 ~ between 3r d and 2nddecks , l ooki ng f or ward and out boa r d . Not e par tiallycol l apsed venti lat i on t runk at l eft a nd distor t ion orweb frame 109, upper r i ght .

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14 : Unders ide of 3r d deck, l ooking i nb oard and toNote upward defl eclTon or deck and l onglt udlnals .

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Photo 15 : Damage t o Bulkhead 106 ,and 3rd decks , l ooking f orwa r d and

Photo 16 : Damage t o Bul khead 106 , bet ween 4thand 3r d decks , l ook i ng af t .

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Photo 17 : Bet wee n 4th and 3rd decks , l ooki ng ror wa r da nd t o s t ar board . NOte that~th (armor ed) deck i s un­damaged and that web f r ame 109-rs virt ually cut in t wo .

Photo 18 : Damage on 4th deck , l ooki ng for war d and t os t a r boa r d . Note inboara l ongi t udi na l bulkhead of trunkc - 401-T has bee n bl oYD. out . Laundry stor er oom ~s f or war dor h ol e i n bulkhead 106 .

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Web FR 109, underneath 3r d de ck ,s t a rboar d l ongitudinal bUIkhead ,

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Phot o 21 : Web FR 109 , under nea th 3r d deck , inboar dbr a cket t o s tarboar d l ongi tudi nal bulkhead , l ookingf orward . Note r upt ure of we l d and t ear i n flange •

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Web FR 109 , unde rneathshel l , l ooki ng f or vard .

2nd deck, bracket t o'NOt e r upt ure a t veld .

Frame f or double size door i n bulkhead 118,s t a r board , looking forward . This door openedNot e f r ame around entire periphery 1s be nt a f t .occurr ed i n space just for ward of door .

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Photo 23 :4t h deck,f orward .Explosion

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Photo 24 : Wa t er t i ght door , bul khea d 112, s t a r ­boa r d s ide , 3r d deck . Not e door and bulkheadare dished aft , but not r uptured . Note crumplingof sheet and expanded metal bulkhea d at left .

Phot o 25 :star boar d ,

Fragment damage t o main deck hatch, FRS 107- 109 ,i mmediat e l y above expl os ion .

Photo 26 : Bomb blast hol e , second deck , FRS 106- 107 ,starboard .

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?hoto 27 : Refrigerator door , 4 t h de ck , 13 ' - 0"t o s tar board of centerline , FRS-r27 - 129 . Notedeflect i on. This was 80 1 aft of expl osion•

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Phot o 28 : Athwart shlps pa s s age , 3r d deck , FRS 115 1/2­116 1/ 2, l ooki ng t o s t ar board . Damaged sheet and ex­panded metal bulkhea ds ar e a ft of W.T . bulkhead 112which r emained t i ght .

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Photo 29 : Bulkhead 106# between 3r d and 2~ decks ,l ooking f orward .

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Photo 3 0 : Fragmen t dama g e , sta r boa r d l ongitudinal bul k ­hea d , s econd deck , FRS 106-109, l ooking for wa rd .

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