In the days after USS Yorktown was abandoned on 4 June 1942, most of her rescued crewmen were transferred from the crowded destroyers to cruisers and then to the submarine tender Fulton (AS-11). On 8 June, nine days after she steamed out to do battle, four days after she was disabled and a day after she sank, Yorktown's survivors returned to Pearl Harbor. Injured men went to the Naval Hospital, while the rest were soon reassigned to other ships and units of the fast-growing wartime Navy.
This page features images of Yorktown's survivors en route to and arriving at Pearl Harbor.
For further coverage on Yorktown's Battle of Midway
activities and loss, see:
For views of other survivors of the Battle of Midway, see:
For links to views of other aspects of the Battle of Midway,
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If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
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Photo #: 80-G-312028 Battle of Midway, June 1942 USS Portland (CA-33), at right, transfers USS Yorktown survivors to USS Fulton (AS-11) on 7 June 1942, following the battle of Midway. Fulton transported the men to Pearl Harbor. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 620 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-312030 Battle of Midway, June 1942 USS Yorktown survivors are checked in on board USS Fulton (AS-11), after being transferred from USS Portland (CA-33) for transportation to Pearl Harbor, 6 June 1942. Note life jackets, which appear to be oil-stained. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 92KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-10120 Battle of Midway, June 1942 USS Fulton (AS-11) arrives at Pearl Harbor with USS Yorktown (CV-5) survivors on board, 8 June 1942, following the Battle of Midway. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 110KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-312058 Battle of Midway, June 1942 USS Fulton (AS-11) docks at Pearl Harbor on 8 June 1942 with USS Yorktown (CV-5) survivors on board, after the Battle of Midway. Among the tugs assisting Fulton are Hoga (YT-146) and Nokomis (YT-142). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 111KB; 740 x 595 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-312025 Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (2nd from left) on the dock at Pearl harbor, 8 June 1942, watching USS Fulton (AS-11) arrive. She was carrying survivors of USS Yorktown (CV-5), sunk in the Battle of Midway. Rear Admiral William L. Calhoun is in the right front. Rear Admiral Lloyd J. Wiltse, of Nimitz' staff, is in the center background. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 92KB; 740 x 595 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-312056 Battle of Midway, June 1942 USS Yorktown survivors board trucks for transportation to Camp Catlin, Oahu, soon after their arrival at Pearl Harbor on board USS Fulton (AS-11), 8 June 1942. Note Marine directing traffic in lower right and U.S. Navy bus in the background. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 105KB; 740 x 600 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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For further coverage on Yorktown's Battle of Midway
activities and loss, see:
For views of other survivors of the Battle of Midway, see:
For links to views of other aspects of the Battle of Midway,
see:
NOTES:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 12 April 1999
Coding updated 27 April 2009