Episode 622-Yorktown: Abandon Ship
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Selection · Edition 2026-05-06
The Yorktown absorbs three bombs and survives, then takes torpedoes from ten Kates — Harris walks through the damage control decisions and the order to abandon ship at Midway. Short at 20 minutes but tightly focused on the tactical sequence.
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