Ship Database
Tier VIII Aircraft Carrier

U.S.A.

Yorktown

The Yorktown-class ships entered service between 1937 and 1941 as the first mass-produced aircraft carriers of special construction in the U.S. Navy. They were designed with the limitations of international naval armament agreements in mind, but despite this, the American designers skillfully crafted these 20,000-ton aircraft carriers to be swift,...

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The Yorktown-class ships entered service between 1937 and 1941 as the first mass-produced aircraft carriers of special construction in the U.S. Navy. They were designed with the limitations of international naval armament agreements in mind, but despite this, the American designers skillfully crafted these 20,000-ton aircraft carriers to be swift, spacious, and well-equipped. During the initial year of the war in the Pacific, ships of the Yorktown class, along with the Lexington-class carriers, constituted the primary strike force of the U.S. Navy.

Credits
9,000,000
Official profile image of Yorktown

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
48,200
Maximum speed
32.5 knots
Surface detection
13.0 km

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 15 km

Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection13 km
  • Secondary battery4.5 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

  • Aircraft torpedo 5,067
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
32.5 knots
Turning circle radius
1,070 m
Rudder shift time
17.3 s
Maneuverability API rating 43

Concealment

Surface detection
13.0 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 47

Survivability

Hit points
48,200
Torpedo damage reduction
28 %
Survivability API rating 62

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
13–102 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
4.5 km
Mount
127 mm HE Mk33
Maximum damage per hit
1,800
Fire chance
5.0 %
Rate of fire
19.4 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
792 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 74
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
40
Aura
40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.1 mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
9
Aura
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.24 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
8
Carrier aviationClass system

The public API still uses legacy aircraft categories and does not expose every modern carrier payload mechanic. Only fields returned by Wargaming are shown.

Dive bombers

Torpedo bombers

TBF Avenger

Aircraft tier
8
Squadrons
4
Cruise speed
121 knots
Aircraft health
1,870
Maximum damage per torpedo
5,067
Torpedo range
3.5 km
Torpedo speed
43 knots

Fighters (legacy API field)

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
48,200
Secondary barrels
8
AA mounts
57

Engine

Published maximum speed
32.5 knots

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

Yorktown (A)

Default
Type
Hull
Purchase
940,000 credits
Next modules
1

Yorktown (B)

Type
Hull
Research
30,000 XP
Purchase
3,300,000 credits
Next ships
1

F4U-1D Corsair Tiny Tim

Default
Type
Fighter
Purchase
450,000 credits
Next modules
1

F4U-1D Corsair Tiny Tim

Type
Fighter
Research
18,000 XP
Purchase
1,500,000 credits

Propulsion: 120,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine
Purchase
400,000 credits

TBF Avenger

Default
Type
TorpedoBomber
Purchase
450,000 credits
Next modules
1

AD-1 Skyraider

Type
TorpedoBomber
Research
18,000 XP
Purchase
1,500,000 credits

SB2C-4 Helldiver

Default
Type
DiveBomber
Purchase
450,000 credits
Next modules
1

SB2C-4 Helldiver

Type
DiveBomber
Research
18,000 XP
Purchase
1,500,000 credits

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Air Groups Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Flight Control Modification 1

Modernization

Does not increase the maximum number of each type of tactical squadron aircraft on deck.

Credits
2,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Next ships

Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.

Ship
Essex
Research cost
371,000 XP
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
7
Researchable next ships
1
Upgrade slots
5
Published battle levels
8–10

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

Germany

August von Parseval

HP
50,000
Speed
31.8 kn
Open comparison

U.S.S.R.

Pobeda

HP
53,200
Speed
33.5 kn
Open comparison

Japan

Shōkaku

HP
50,100
Speed
34 kn
Open comparison
All published source fields 173 values

Advanced reference for this saved default configuration. Field names follow Wargaming's source. An em dash replaces the source's −1 placeholder; it is not a negative measurement. These records do not include every mechanic in the game. Read the coverage guide.

Published fieldValue
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default_profile.armour.citadel.max—
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default_profile.armour.extremities.max—
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default_profile.torpedo_bomber.max_health1870
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next_ships.4273977328371000

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