Title
USS Yorktown (CVS-10) at Sea
Description
Photograph of the USS Yorktown (CVS-10) headed out to sea. An S-2 Tracker can be seen on the flightdeck.
Collection
Dan Bernath Collection
Context
Starting in the late 1950's the Yorktown was moved into the role of an antisubmarine warfare carrier. This meant her complement of aircraft would be tooled for that mission.
Before the S-2 Tracker entered service the Navy would use two aircraft in antisubmarine operations. One aircraft would play the role of "hunter" whose job it was to detect and locate submarines. The other aircraft would play the role of "killer", and their responsibility was sinking the enemy submarine. The S-2 Tracker was the first aircraft in the US Navy that could fulfill both roles at the same time.
Before the S-2 Tracker entered service the Navy would use two aircraft in antisubmarine operations. One aircraft would play the role of "hunter" whose job it was to detect and locate submarines. The other aircraft would play the role of "killer", and their responsibility was sinking the enemy submarine. The S-2 Tracker was the first aircraft in the US Navy that could fulfill both roles at the same time.
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
