A remote underwater camera made an odd discovery within the wreck of an aircraft carrier: a fully intact car. The wreck in question was the USS Yorktown—a WWII vessel that sank in the aftermath of the Battle of Midway. The Second World War is one of the most heavily documented and vigorously studied conflicts in all of human history. US Navy The USS Yorktown (CV-5) photographed on July 21, 1937USS Yorktown (CV-5)—an aircraft carrier commissioned in September 1937 and sunk in October 1942—was equipped with 24 Oerlikon 20mm guns, 60 lb protective decks, and 90 aircraft. US Navy USS Yorktown emits smoke after being struck by Japamese bombers during the Battle of MidwayThe USS Yorktown sustained heavy damage during the Battle of Midway, so much that it was rendered dead in the water.