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>>> The USN’s Task Group 2.8, consisting of the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5), heavy cruisers USS Quincy (CA-39) and USS Vincennes (CA-44) and four destroyers, departs Hampton Roads

Doomed task force. Yorktown lost at Midway of course, and Quincy and Vincennes both sunk at Savo.

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Most of the Yorktown's men got off, however. And not before the Yorktown was able to help Bomber 6 from the Enterprise get its licks in on the Kido Butai.

A damn near run thing, that.

Best,

Chris