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•Ph otc 4: U. S.s . YOP.KTO~;N a t time o f fi rs t a i r c raftt or ped o hit dur i ng s e c ond a t t a c k o n 4 J une 1942 .Heel ing is du e t o turnin g mcme n t o f s hip . note wate rg e yse r t h at ca r r i e d a~ ay p a r t o f g a l l ery wa lkway ont he por t s i d e .

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~• »: > - ---.Photo 8 : Port s i d e view of U. S. S. YORKTOWN (6 June 1942).

Pho to 9 : Cl ose up vi ew of por t s ide . Note gal l e r y walk­way car r i ed away by f orce of gey s er from f i r st t or pedoexplos i on . Note s ponson on hangar deck 1s about one footf rom wat er s ed ge (6 June 1942).

Photo 10: St e r n of O. S . S. HAMMANN s i nki ng immediatelyafter submarine torpedo attack (6 June 1942).

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Pho to 12: Pa t eh made 1n t he n i gh t deck a 5 a r e su l t o f12 ft . hole blown i n t he deck by the bomb hit a t f r ame132 (4 June 1942) .

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