 In fact, the U.S. would have three carriers to oppose Yamamoto at Midway, because, despite the damage the ship suffered during the Coral Sea battle, "Yorktown" was able to return to Hawaii.Although estimates were that the damage would take two weeks to repair, "Yorktown" put to sea only 48 hours after entering drydock at Pearl Harbor, which meant that she was available for the next confrontation with the Japanese.At Midway, "Yorktown"s aircraft played crucial roles in sinking two Japanese fleet carriers.