Scene on board USS Yorktown, shortly after she was hit by three Japanese bombs on June 4, 1942. The dense smoke is from fires in her uptakes, caused by a bomb that punctured them and knocked out her boilers. Panorama made from two photographs taken by Photographer 2rd Class William G. Roy from the starboard side of the flight deck, just in front of the forward 5"/38 gun gallery. Man with hammer at right is probably covering a bomb entry hole in the forward elevator. (U.S. Navy)
"2rd class"?
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BT3 during the cold war.
ReplyDeleteMy guess 4 fire rooms , 2 1200 psi boilers each.
Lost some brothers on that one.
Photographer 2rd Class William G. Roy knew what the hell he was doing.
ReplyDeleteThat is a tough shot and he nailed it.
I agree - that's an astonishing image.
DeleteYou had to have balls o steel to dive in on all that anti aircraft fire.
ReplyDeleteShe kept going for the Battle of Midway. Japanese thought they had sunk more carriers than they did.
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