Overview

• NOAA's April 2025 dives into the USS Yorktown wreck uncovered a 1940-41 Ford Super Deluxe 'Woody' inside the hangar deck.
• The car, marked with 'SHIP SERVICE ___ NAVY,' is believed to have been used by senior naval officers during the ship's active service.
• Historians are puzzled why the car remained aboard during salvage efforts, as heavier equipment like anti-aircraft guns and planes were jettisoned to stabilize the ship.
• The USS Yorktown, a pivotal WWII aircraft carrier, sank after the Battle of Midway in June 1942 and was located in 1988, resting three miles underwater.
• NOAA is soliciting input from experts and the public to trace the car's origins and understand its presence on the carrier.