The aircraft carrier Yorktown that sits as a Charleston Harbor landmark at Patriots Point is known as the "Fighting Lady," but it's often forgotten the ship isn't the first to carry the moniker.

"Without removal, this waste seriously threatens Charleston ... Also, the historic ship's hull required several dozen repairs. The Yorktown was commissioned in 1943. After being decommissioned ...

More toxic waste will be extracted from a World War II aircraft carrier in Charleston Harbor ... corroded the hull of the ship, lodged offshore in the mud. The South Carolina Office of Resilience ...

the U.S. Navy donated the World War II Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown to the state of South Carolina to become a museum ship at Patriots Point in Charleston Harbor. But McMaster said the ...

The warship was donated to the state of South Carolina by the U.S. Navy in 1975 to become a museum at Patriots Point in the Charleston harbor. That goal was achieved, but when the ship was donated ...

In 1975, the historic warship was towed from Bayonne, New Jersey, to Charleston, South Carolina ... on board the former USS Yorktown, the first involving a museum ship. It was originally supposed ...

The governor and South Carolina ... Yorktown is critical to protecting the way of life in the Lowcountry,” Governor Henry McMaster said. “Without removal, this waste seriously threatens ...

“Beginning the final phase of toxic waste removal from the USS Yorktown is ... Group showed Charleston Southern University contributes $235.7 million to South Carolina’s economy each year ...

Charleston, South Carolina — This story began ... Which is why, when CBS News visited the ship with the twins in 2015, the Yorktown made special arrangements for a surprise visitor.