Today we visited the USS Yorktown. Commissioned in the WWII era, it was one of the first aircraft carriers. To put it mildly, the thing is simple massive. When you look at an aircraft carrier, you think: ‘Wow, massive ship with planes on top and a big cargo bay in the middle.’ What you don’t realize is the absolute maze of small compartments that are fit into it. Just look at a picture of this multiple football-field long monstrosity. Imagine that filled with tiny little offices and engine rooms and soldiers’ quarters. Pretty amazing.
We walked up to the flight deck, where a plethora of planes are stored. One interesting thing is that many of the planes actually have folding wings so that they fit with less space. We toured many of the areas below the deck, and then the national Medal of Honor museum in the plane bay. It really gave a sense of how much bravery goes into this award.
After this, we drove out through the pouring rain to our hotel in Savannah.
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