"Gallant ship whose planes, operations against great odds and at large sacrifice, played a
decisive role in destroying two of the four Japanese carriers of the combined fleet in the
Battle of Midway, and thus turned the tide toward victory in the war against Japan.
Mortally wounded by aircraft bombs and torpedoes on June 4, 1942 and by submarine torpedoes
on June 6, she sank on June 7, 1942 at 0458.
Plaque placed by
International Midway Memorial Foundation
United States Navy
May 1998"
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