Image: There is no immediate explanation for the car’s inclusion aboard the aircraft carrier. Credit: NOAA
No one knows how or why the vehicle made it onto the USS Yorktown.
By Andrew Paul, Published Apr 21, 2025
A World War II aircraft carrier sunk by Japanese forces contains an unexpected piece of cargo at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean: a mystery car. Now, NOAA researchers want the public’s help to identify the vehicle inside the remains of the USS Yorktown. The discovery was made on April 19 during a remotely operated deep water survey at the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
Read the full article on Popular Science, here:
https://www.popsci.com/science/yorktown-shipwreck-car/
