Drs. Robert Dulin and William Garzke, leading a large group of noted naval historians, have taken advantage of the work done by Dr. Robert Ballard to clear away some of the "fog of war." One of Ballard's recent finds (Summer 1998) was USS Yorktown (CV-5), sunk on 6 June 1942 during the Battle of Midway. She lies 150 nm northeast of Midway, more than three miles below the surface. Dulin & Garzke are well-known for their series of books on WW II battleship design and construction. They are naval architects, and in this case used their skills to examine the damage inflicted on Yorktown and the efforts to repair her. Their excellent 39-page report was presented at the 1999 Annual Conference of the American Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, which was held 29 September - 1 October in Baltimore, MD. It describes the design and construction of the carrier, its characteristics, the damage suffered at Coral Sea, the famous hurried repairs at Pearl Harbor, and her loss at Midway. This included several separate attacks and efforts to salvage her before the fatal attack by I-168. Copies of the report in .pdf format are available at the ASNME website, at www.sname.org/AM99/99tech_summary.htm#1. It's "new" history. BT Back to The Naval Sitrep #17 Table of Contents Back to Naval Sitrep List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by Larry Bond and Clash of Arms. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com