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USS Yorktown CV-10 at Patriots Point. See what is inside this decommissioned aircraft carrier!

USS Yorktown @ Patriots Point - Mt Pleasant, South Carolina Our adventure to Patriots Point to check out the USS Yorktown and explore the Essex-class aircraft carrier. The USS Yorktown (CV-10) was the tenth aircraft carrier to serve in the United States Navy. Built in an amazing 16 ½ months at Newport News, Virginia, Yorktown was commissioned on April 15, 1943. Yorktown received the Presidential Unit Citation and earned 11 battle stars for service in World War II. Yorktown was decommissioned in 1970 and placed in reserve. In 1975, this historic ship was towed from Bayonne, NJ to Charleston to become the centerpiece of Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is located in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, across the harbor from historic Charleston, South Carolina. Address: 40 Patriots Point Road Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 Phone: (843) 884-2727 Web: https://www.patriotspoint.org General admission includes: USS YORKTOWN Aircraft Carrier USS LAFFEY Destroyer 3 Acre Vietnam Experience Medal of Honor Museum 28 Historic Aircraft