The USS Hornet (after angle-deck conversion) underway
Career (US)
Laid down:	3 August 1942
Launched:	30 August 1943
Commissioned:	29 November 1943 20 March 1951 11 September 1953
Decommissioned:	15 January 1947 12 May 1951 26 June 1970
Reclassified:	CV to CVA 1 October 1952 CVA to CVS 1958
Struck:	25 July 1989
Fate:	Museum ship
General characteristics
Class and type:	Essex-class aircraft carrier
Displacement:	As built: 27,100 tons standard 36,380 tons full load
Length:	As built: 820 feet (250 m) waterline 872 feet (266 m) overall
Beam:	As built: 93 feet (28 m) waterline 147 feet 6 inches (45 m) overall
Draught:	As built: 28 feet 5 inches (8. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Overview The preceding ''Yorktown''s formed the basis from which the Essex class was developed An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with 7 m) light 34 feet 2 inches (10. 4 m) full load
Propulsion:	As designed: 8 × boilers 565 psi (3,900 kPa) 850 °F (450 °C) 4 × Westinghouse geared steam turbines 4 × shafts 150,000 shp (110 MW)
Speed:	33 knots (61 km/h)
Range:	20,000 nautical miles (37,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement:	As built: 2,600 officers and enlisted
Armament:	As built: 4 × twin 5 inch (127 mm) 38 caliber guns 4 × single 5 inch (127 mm) 38 caliber guns 8 × quadruple 40 mm 56 caliber guns 46 × single 20 mm 78 caliber guns
Armour:	As built: 2. (For the South African airport with IATA code "KMH" see Johan Pienaar Airport. A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand (For the South African airport with IATA code "KMH" see Johan Pienaar Airport. 5 to 4 inch (60 to 100 mm) belt 1. 5 inch (40 mm) hangar and protectice decks 4 inch (100 mm) bulkheads 1. 5 inch (40 mm) STS top and sides of pilot house 2. 5 inch (60 mm) top of steering gear
Aircraft carried:	As built: 90–100 aircraft 1 × deck-edge elevator 2 × centerline elevators

USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is a United States Navy aircraft carrier of the Essex class. An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Overview The preceding ''Yorktown''s formed the basis from which the Essex class was developed Construction started in August 1942; she was originally named USS Kearsarge, but was renamed in honor of the USS Hornet (CV-8), which was lost in October of 1942, becoming the eighth ship to bear the name. Five ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Kearsarge. Doolittle Raid April 1942 See also Doolittle Raid Hornet arrived at Alameda California 20 March 1942.

Hornet was commissioned in November 1943, and after 3 months of training joined the U.S. forces in the Pacific War. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Pacific War was the part of World War II —and preceding conflicts—that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands and in East Asia, between She played a major part in the Pacific battles of World War II, and also took part in Operation Magic Carpet, returning troops back to the U. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For the other operation with this name see Operation Magic Carpet (Yemen. S. Following World War II, she served in the Vietnam War, and also played a part in the Apollo program, recovering astronauts as they returned from the Moon. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia

Hornet was finally decommissioned in 1970. She was eventually designated a National Historic Landmark, and in 1998 she opened to the public as a museum at the former Naval Air Station Alameda in Alameda, California. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Naval Air Station Alameda ( NAS Alameda) was a United States Navy Naval Air Station in Alameda California, on San Francisco Bay Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States.

History

Construction: 1940 to 1943

The contract to build Kearsarge had been given to Newport News Shipbuilding on 9 September 1940, and her keel was laid down 3 August 1942. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding ( NGS) formerly called Northrop Grumman Newport News ( NGNN) or Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The seventh Hornet (CV-8) was sunk in the Battle of Santa Cruz on 26 October 1942, and the CV-12 hull was renamed Hornet (the name Kearsarge is still stamped into her keel plate). Doolittle Raid April 1942 See also Doolittle Raid Hornet arrived at Alameda California 20 March 1942. The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, October 26, 1942, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Santa Cruz or in Japanese sources as the, was the fourth Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She was launched 30 August 1943 and commissioned 29 November 1943. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Her first commander was Captain (later Rear Admiral) Miles R. Browning. Miles Rutherford Browning ( April 10, 1897 - September 29, 1954) was as an officer in the United States Navy in the Atlantic during

SecNav Frank Knox and his wife, sponsor of the Hornet, christening the ship, August 30, 1943. The United States Secretary of the Navy ( SECNAV) is the Civilian head of the Department of the Navy. William Franklin "Frank" Knox ( January 1, 1874 &ndash April 28, 1944) was the Secretary of the Navy under Franklin Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

World War II: 1944 to 1947

The Hornet conducted shakedown training off Bermuda before departing Norfolk 14 February 1944 to join the Fast Carrier Task Force 20 March at Majuro Atoll in the Marshalls. Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Majuro (ˈmædʒəroʊ population 25400 people ( As of 2004) is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. After lending air support to protect the invasion beaches in New Guinea, she conducted massive aerial raids against Japanese bases in the Caroline Islands and prepared to support the amphibious assault for the occupation of the Marianas Islands. New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known The Caroline Islands form a large Archipelago of widely scattered islands in the western Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Guinea. The Mariana Islands (also the Marianas; up to the early 20th century sometimes called Ladrones Islands, from Spanish Islas de los Ladrones meaning

On 11 June 1944, Hornet launched raids on Tinian and Saipan. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tinian (ˈtɪniən /ˌtiːniˈɑːn/ is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (14°59’51”N 145°37’39”E Saipan (saɪˈpæn /saɪˈpɑn/ or /ˈsaɪpæn/ in English is the largest Island and Capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern The following day she conducted heavy bombing attacks on Guam and Rota. Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated Rota ( Chamoru: Luta) also known as the "peaceful island" is the During 15 June to 16 June, she blasted enemy air fields at Iwo and Chichi Jima to prevent air attacks on troops invading Saipan in the Marianas. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Iwo Jima ( 硫黄[[wikt 島|島]] officially Iōtō,also frequently Iōjima: “ Sulfur island” is an island of the Japanese ChichijimaportJPG|right|250px|thumb|Futami Harbor the port at Chichi-jima]] formerly known as Peel Island, is the largest Island in the Ogasawara archipelago The afternoon of 18 June 1944 Hornet formed with the Fast Carrier Task Force to intercept the Japanese First Mobile Fleet, headed through the Philippine Sea for Saipan. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of the Philippine Sea opened 19 June 1944 when Hornet launched strikes to destroy as many land-based Japanese planes as possible before the carrier-based Japanese aircraft came in. The Battle of the Philippine Sea (aka "The Marianas Turkey Shoot" was a decisive naval battle of World War II, and the largest aircraft carrier battle in history Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The enemy approached the American carriers in four massive waves, full of young but inexperienced pilots. Fighter aircraft from Hornet and other U. S. carriers, whose veteran pilots were honed to perfection, broke up and savaged all the attacks before the Japanese aerial raiders reached the task force. Nearly every Japanese aircraft was shot down in the great air battles of 19 June 1944 that became commonly known as "The Marianas Turkey Shoot. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " As the Japanese Mobile Fleet fled in defeat on 20 June, the carriers launched long-range airstrikes that sank Japanese carrier Hiyō and so damaged two tankers that they were abandoned and scuttled. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Admiral Ozawa's own flag log for 20 June 1944 showed his surviving carrier air power as only 35 operational aircraft out of the 430 planes with which he had commenced the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Hornet, basing from Eniwetok in the Marshalls, raided enemy installations ranging from Guam to the Bonins, then turned her attention to the Palaus, throughout the Philippine Sea, and to enemy bases on Okinawa and Formosa. Enewetak (or Eniwetok) is an Atoll in the Marshall Islands of the central Pacific Ocean. The Philippine Sea is a Marginal sea east and north of the Philippines occupying an estimated Surface area of 90 000 mi² (1 000 000 is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Her aircraft gave direct support to the troops invading Leyte 20 October 1944. Leyte (ˈleɪti in English is an Island in the Visayas group of the Philippines. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During the Battle for Leyte Gulf she launched raids for damaging hits to the Japanese center force in the Battle off Samar, and hastened the retreat of the enemy fleet through the Sibuyan Sea towards Borneo. The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the "Battle for Leyte Gulf" the "Battles for Leyte Gulf" and formerly as the "Second Battle of the Philippine The Battle off Samar was the central action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, arguably the Largest naval battle in history. The Sibuyan Sea is a small sea in the Philippines that separates the Visayas from the northern Philippine island of Luzon. Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia.

In the following months Hornet attacked enemy shipping and airfields throughout the Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP This included participation in a raid that destroyed an entire Japanese convoy in Ormoc Bay. Ormoc Bay is a bay on the Island of Leyte in the Philippines. On 30 December 1944 she departed Ulithi in the Carolines for raids against Formosa, Indo-China, and the Pescadores Islands. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ulithi is an Atoll in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, about 191 km (103 nautical mi east of Yap. Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. The Pescadores ( from Portuguese, "fishermen" pron pɨʃ En route back to Ulithi, Hornet planes made photo reconnaissance of Okinawa 22 January 1945 to aid the planned invasion of that "last stepping-stone to Japan. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. "

40mm guns firing aboard Hornet on 16 February 1945, as the carrier's planes were raiding Tokyo.

Hornet again departed Ulithi 10 February for full-scale aerial assaults on Tokyo, then supported the amphibious landing assault on Iwo Jima 19 February–20 February 1945. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar

Repeated raids were made against the Tokyo plains industrial complex, and Okinawa was hard hit. On 1 April 1945 Hornet planes gave direct support to the amphibious assault landings on Okinawa. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar On 6 April her aircraft joined in attacks which sank the mighty Japanese battleship Yamato and her entire task force as it closed Okinawa. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Construction The Yamato class was built after the Japanese withdrew from the Washington Naval Treaty at the Second London Conference of 1936 The following 2 months found Hornet alternating between close support to ground troops on Okinawa and hard-hitting raids to destroy the industrial capacity of Japan. She was caught in a howling typhoon 4 June to 5 June 1945 which collapsed some 25 feet of her forward flight deck. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar

For 16 continuous months she was in action in the forward areas of the Pacific combat zone, sometimes within 40 miles (60 km) of the Japanese home islands. Under air attack 59 times, she was never hit. Her aircraft destroyed 1410 Japanese aircraft; only USS Essex exceeded this record. Operational history World War II Following her shakedown cruise the Essex steamed to the Pacific in May 1943 to begin a succession of victories which would Ten of her pilots attained "Ace in a Day" status; 30 of her 42 VF-2 Hellcat pilots were aces. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout In one day, her aircraft shot down 72 enemy aircraft, and in one month, they shot down 255 aircraft. Hornet supported nearly every Pacific amphibious landing after March 1944. Her air groups destroyed or damaged 1,269,710 tons of enemy shipping, and scored the critical first hits in sinking Yamato.

Hornet earned seven battle stars for her service in World War II, and was one of nine carriers to be awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Please see " Presidential Unit Citation " for other nations' versions of this award The Presidential Unit Citation is awarded to units

Following the typhoon, Hornet was routed back to the Philippines and from there to San Francisco, arriving 7 July 1945. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Her overhaul was complete by 13 September 1945 when she departed as a part of Operation Magic Carpet that saw her return home troops from the Marianas and Hawaiian Islands. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar For the other operation with this name see Operation Magic Carpet (Yemen. She returned to San Francisco 9 February 1946. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She decommissioned there 15 January 1947, and joined the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Peacetime Tensions: 1951 to 1959

CIC (Combat Information Center) in dim light

Hornet recommissioned 20 March 1951, then sailed from San Francisco for the New York Naval Shipyard where she decommissioned 12 May 1951 for conversion to an attack aircraft carrier CVA-12. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The United States Navy Yard New York - better known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard or the New York Naval Shipyard (NYNSY - is an American shipyard located Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January On 11 September 1953 she was recommissioned as an attack carrier. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The ship then trained in the Caribbean Sea before departure from Norfolk 11 May 1954 on an 8-month global cruise. For the region see Caribbean. The Caribbean Sea (kəˈrɪbiən or /ˌkærɨˈbiːən/ is a tropical Sea in the Western Hemisphere Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)

After operations in the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean, Hornet joined the mobile 7th fleet in the South China Sea to search for survivors of a Cathay Pacific Airways passenger plane, shot down by communist Chinese aircraft near Hainan Island. The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface The South China Sea is a Marginal sea south of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Cathay Pacific Airways Limited () is the largest Airline and Flag carrier of Hong Kong. On 25 July, Hornet aircraft supported planes from USS Philippine Sea as they shot down two attacking Chinese communist fighters. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Korean War With the outbreak of war in Korea, Philippine Sea was ordered to Pearl Harbor. After tensions eased, she returned to San Francisco 12 December 1954, trained out of San Diego, then sailed 4 May 1955 to join the 7th fleet in the Far East. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar)

Hornet helped cover the evacuation of Vietnamese from the Communist-controlled north to South Vietnam, then ranged from Japan to Formosa, Okinawa, and the Philippines in readiness training with the 7th fleet. "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia She returned to San Diego 10 December 1955 and entered the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard the following month for conversion that included a hurricane bow and the installation of an angled flight deck, which permits the simultaneous launching and recovery of aircraft. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF is a United States Navy Shipyard covering 179 acres (0 An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with

Following her modernization overhaul, Hornet operated along the California coast. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. She departed San Diego 21 January 1957 to bolster the strength of the 7th fleet until her return from the troubled Far East 25 July. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler

Following a similar cruise, 6 January–2 July 1958, the ship was redesignated CVS-12 (anti-submarine warfare support carrier). Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In August it entered Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for the conversion work to an ASW carrier. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF is a United States Navy Shipyard covering 179 acres (0 On 3 April 1959 she sailed from Long Beach to join the 7th fleet in antisubmarine warfare tactics ranging from Japan to Okinawa and the Philippines. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast She returned home in October, for training along the western seaboard.

Vietnam and the Space Race: 1960 to 1970

The Apollo program exhibit on Hornet.

In the following years, Hornet was regularly deployed to the 7th fleet for operations ranging from the coast of South Vietnam, to the shores of Japan, the Philippines and Okinawa; and she also played a key part in the Apollo program, as a recovery ship for unmanned and manned spaceflights.

On 25 August 1966 she was on recovery station for the flight of AS-202, the second unmanned flight of a production Apollo Command and Service Module. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. AS-202 (or SA-202) was a sub-orbital test flight of the Saturn IB and Command and Service Module. The moonship rocketed three-quarters of the way around the globe in 93 minutes before splashdown near Wake Island. Wake Island (also known as Wake Atoll) is a Coral atoll having a Coastline of 12 miles (19 kilometers in the North Pacific Ocean Scorched from the heat of its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, the Apollo space capsule, designed to carry American astronauts to the moon, was brought aboard Hornet after its test; that command module is currently on display aboard Hornet. ^[1][2]

Apollo 11 crew, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin Aldrin, inside the Mobile Quarantine Facility being greeted by President Nixon aboard the USS Hornet

Hornet returned to Long Beach 8 September, but headed back to the Far East 27 March 1967. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. She reached Japan exactly a month later and departed the Sasebo base 19 May for the war zone. US Fleet Activities Sasebo is a United States Navy naval base in Sasebo, Japan, on the island of Kyūshū. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and She operated in Vietnamese waters throughout the remainder of spring and during much of the summer of 1967.

Hornet made her most significant contribution to the Apollo program when she recovered the astronauts from the first moon landing mission, Apollo 11, on July 24, 1969. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[3] President Nixon was on board to welcome the returning astronauts back to Earth, where they lived in quarantine aboard Hornet prior to transfer to the Lunar Receiving Laboratory at Houston. ^[4] The first steps on Earth of returning moonwalkers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, with Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, are marked on her hangar deck, as part of her Apollo program exhibit. Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5 1930 is a former American Astronaut, Test pilot, University Professor, and United States Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr, January 20, 1930 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey) is an American Aviator Major General Michael Collins (born October 31, 1930) is a former American Astronaut and Test pilot.

Hornet once again served in the space program with the recovery of Apollo 12 on November 24, 1969. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Returning moonwalkers Charles Conrad, Jr and Alan L. Bean, and command module pilot Richard F. Gordon, Jr., were picked up from their splashdown point near American Samoa. Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr ( June 2, 1930 &ndash July 8, 1999) was an American Astronaut and the third Alan LaVern Bean (born March 15 1932 is a former NASA Astronaut and became the fourth person to walk on the moon at the age of thirty-seven years in November Richard Francis Gordon Jr, Captain, USN, Ret (born October 5, 1929) is a retired NASA Astronaut. ^[5]

Retirement: 1970 to present

USS HORNET (CVS-12) (Aircraft Carrier)
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
USS Hornet docked in Alameda, CA
Designated as NHL:	December 4, 1991[6]
Added to NRHP:	December 04, 1991[7]
NRHP Reference#:	91002065
Governing body:	DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

Hornet was decommissioned for the last time on 26 June 1970, and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 25 July 1989. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Naval Vessel Register ( NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) In 1991, she was designated a National Historic Landmark. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the ^[6][8][9]

On 17 October 1998, she was opened to the public as a museum at the former Naval Air Station Alameda in Alameda, California. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Naval Air Station Alameda ( NAS Alameda) was a United States Navy Naval Air Station in Alameda California, on San Francisco Bay Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. She was designated a California Historical Landmark in 1999. California Historical Landmarks (CHLs are buildings structures sites or places in the state of California that have been determined to have statewide historical Hornet now plays host to a variety of national events, including the official launching of the website, Military. com, in 1999.

Paranormal

The Hornet is said to be one of the most haunted warships in the American Navy, with numerous reports of supernatural events occurring onboard. The term supernatural or supranatural ( Latin: super, supra "above" + natura "nature" pertains to entities events ^[10] The Hornet has been the subject of several nationally aired television paranormal-related programs including MTV's "Fear"^[11] and Beyond Investigation Magazine performed an instrumented investigation^[12] of large areas of the ship for Scariest Places On Earth. Paranormal is an Umbrella term used to describe unusual Phenomena or experiences that lack an obvious Scientific explanation MTV's Fear was an MTV Reality show in 2000, that placed a group of 5 or more contestants in an allegedly haunted location and led them on Scariest Places On Earth was an American Reality television show that dealt with reported cases of the Paranormal by sending an ordinary family to visit

Maps and Aerial Photos

• USS Hornet (CV-12) is at coordinates 37°46′22″N 122°18′10″W / 37.77272, -122.302895 (USS Hornet (CV-12))Coordinates: 37°46′22″N 122°18′10″W / 37.77272, -122.302895 (USS Hornet (CV-12))

References

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships ( DANFS for short is the primary reference work for the basic facts about every Ship ever used

External links

• USS Hornet Museum
• USS Hornet by Dwayne Miles
• USS Hornet by the US Navy
• Staff And Visitors Report Seeing & Hearing Strange Things
• From the Dictionary Of American Naval Fighting Ships
• Satellite view of the museum site
• Exterior Photos
• HNSA Web Page: USS Hornet
• CV-12 Personnel Roster at HullNumber.com
• Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary