Title
Crewmembers Working in the Hanger Deck
Description
Photograph of Yorktown crewmen pulling a large rope or hose in the hangar bay. One of Anti-Submarine Squadron Four's (HS-4) Sea King helicopters can be seen alongside the men. A Grumman E-1 Tracer can also be seen on the deck behind the sailors.
Collection
Dan Bernath Collection
Context
Starting in the late 1950's the Yorktown was moved into the role of an antisubmarine warfare carrier where her aircraft would be tooled for these missions. The Tracker, Tracer, and Sea King were tasked with the antisubmarine missions, while the Banshee served as an escort and light reconnaissance fighter.
Accession #
2000.00100
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Secondary Object Name
Print, Photographic
Primary Object Name
Photograph
Sub-Class Name
Graphic Documents
Class Name
Documentary Objects
Category Name
Category 08: Communication Objects
