What is the name of the aircraft carrier Ballard discovered?
USS Yorktown
USS Enterprise
USS Lexington
USS Hornet
Answer
USS Yorktown is the aircraft carrier discovered by Ballard. Ballard, a renowned oceanographer, led a team that located the wreckage of the USS Yorktown in 1998. The Yorktown was an Essex-class aircraft carrier that served in the Pacific during World War II. It was sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers in the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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