USS Hornet (CV-12)

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USS Hornet 

1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier
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Instance of	aircraft carrier museum ship preserved watercraft
Named after	USS Hornet
Location	Alameda, Alameda County, California, Pacific States Region
Country of origin	United States of America
Has use	museum ship (1998–)
Operator	United States Navy
Manufacturer	Newport News Shipbuilding
Location of creation	Newport News
Country of registry	United States of America
Vessel class	Essex-class (short bow) Essex-class aircraft carrier (4)
Collection	USS Hornet Museum
Heritage designation	National Historic Landmark (USS HORNET, 1991–) California Historical Landmark (USS Hornet, 1999–) National Register of Historic Places listed place (A, USS HORNET, NRHP structure, 1991–)
Significant event	keel laying (1942) ship launching (1943)
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37° 46′ 22″ N, 122° 18′ 10″ W
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The eighth USS Hornet (CV-/CVA-/CVS-12) was originally named USS Kearsarge, but renamed in honor of the CV-8, which was lost in October of 1942.

During service life

World War 2

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  Hornet christened by Annie Reid Knox, wife of Frank Knox
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  Two SB2C Helldiver above Hornet
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  40 mm AA guns firing
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  March 1945
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  Aft view over flight deck
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  Four aircraft carriers, circa mid-September 1945. The ships are (from front to back): USS Saratoga (CV-3); USS Enterprise (CV-6), USS Hornet (CV-12) and USS San Jacinto (CVL-30).

Post WW2

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  January 1954
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  F2H Banshees on flight deck
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  USS Hornet (CVS-12), USS Cimarron (AO-22) and USS Nicholas (DD-449), during underway replenishment activities
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  Off North Vietnam 1967
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  Underway replenishment
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  Bow view 1968
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  Astronauts of Apollo 11 in quarantine aboard USS Hornet

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  Rear of the island
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  Airborne early warning system
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  Captain's cabin
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  Bridge
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  Stern
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  Turbine
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  Steam cycle diagram in the engine room
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  Forward engine room IC panel
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  View of the forward engine room
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  View 2 of the forward engine room
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  View 3 of the forward engine room
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  View 4 of the forward engine room
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  Primary flight control (pri fly)
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  View of the flight deck from pri fly
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  Windspeed indicator in pri fly
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  Another view of the bridge
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  Catwalk leading from the bridge
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  Underside view of the radar

See also: USS Hornet (CV-8).