Actually, she's more like USS "Wasp"......... the "Yorktowns" had a totally different funnel configuration. I suspect the devs used this model to avoid any problems with Northrop-Grumman since the "Yorktowns" were built by Newport News Shipbuilding, currently part of N-G. However, since the ships were DESIGNED by the USN's Bureau of Ships and NOT by the yard, I doubt whether N-G has even the slightest legal base for a case if UBI HAD made a faithful replica of the "Yorktown"- copyright rests with the USN's BuShips.
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