USS Hornet

USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy (USN) during World War II. Completed in late 1943, the ship was assigned to the Fast Carrier Task Force in the Pacific Ocean, the navy's primary offensive force during the Pacific War. The ship was also used to recover the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 crews.

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CV-12; CV-12; Hornet VIII; USS Kearsarge
mass 27100 tonne, mass 36200 ton, mass 27100 ton, length 265.8 metre, draft 8.6 metre, beam 28.3 metre, speed 32.7 knot, 
museum ship, Essex-class (short bow), Essex-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier, preserved watercraft, Newport News Shipbuilding, United States Navy, 

• California Office of Historic Preservation Historical Resources page^@
• National Register of Historic Places listed place page^@
• National Register of Historic Places page^@
• NavSource Naval History page^@
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Location: 37.7728, -122.3028, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Hughes Mining Barge ⓘ
  submarine

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  SS Ohioan ⓘ
  1914 cargo ship

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  USAT General Frank M. Coxe ⓘ
  American army transport ship

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  USCGC Fir ⓘ
  Lighthouse tender

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  USS Benevolence ⓘ
  Haven class hospital ship

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  USS Boston ⓘ
  one of the U.S. Navy's first four steel ships

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  USS Potomac ⓘ
  United States presidential yacht

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  USS Quapaw ⓘ
  1943 Abnaki-class tug

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  Relief ⓘ
  lightvessel

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1953-09-11T00:00:00Z

1953-09-11T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1942-08-03T00:00:00Z

1942-08-03T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1947-01-15T00:00:00Z

1947-01-15T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1970-06-26T00:00:00Z

1970-06-26T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-11-29T00:00:00Z

1943-11-29T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1943-08-30T00:00:00Z

1943-08-30T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1846-07-09T00:00:00Z

1846-07-09T00:00:00Z

1846 Battle of Yerba Buena

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Murderers row at Ulithi Atoll - US Third fleet carriers at anchor on 8 December 1944 (80-G-294131)

ROKS Chung Mu (DD-91) refuels from USS Hornet (CVS-12) c1966

USS Saratoga (CV-3), USS Enterprise (CV-6), USS Hornet (CV-12) and USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) docked at Alameda in September 1945 (80-G-701512)

USS Cimarron (AO-22) replenishes USS Hornet (CV-12) and USS Nicholas (DD-449), 1966

TBF-1 Avengers of VT-2 over USS Hornet (CV-12) in 1944

USS Hornet (CVS-12) underway in 1969

USS Hornet (CV-12) underway in early 1945 (NNAM.2000.290.008)

USS Hornet (CV-12) off Okinawa, March 1945

Canadian ships at Yokosuka in 1958

USS Hornet (CV-12) underway at sea on 27 March 1945 (80-G-K-14466)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1846	Battle of Yerba Buena	United States, battle	Wikidata
link	page		California Office of Historic Preservation Historical Resources page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places listed place page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places page@		Wikidata
link	page		NavSource Naval History page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Hughes Mining Barge	submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SS Ohioan	cargo ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USAT General Frank M. Coxe	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USCGC Fir	lighthouse tender, buoy tender	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Benevolence	hospital ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Boston	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Potomac	preserved watercraft, ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Quapaw	tug, Abnaki-class tug	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1950	Relief	preserved watercraft, lightvessel	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1870	Hunters Point Naval Shipyard	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1849	Union Iron Works	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1907	Western Pipe and Steel Company	shipbuilding, business, manufacturer	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		General Engineering & Dry Dock Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1905	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1906	Moore Dry Dock Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1942	Marinship	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Chamberlin	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Yates	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Devil’s Bunker	place, bunker	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Mason	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Miley Military Reservation	United States Army Coast Artillery Corps, fort, park	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Winfield Scott	human settlement, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1848	Fort Point	National Park Service, fort, National Historic Site	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Fort McDowell	artillery fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1908	Fort Barry	fort, United States Army	Wikidata
site	fort	1930	Fort Cronkhite	fort, National Park Service, park	Wikidata
site	museum		SF-88	military museum, missile launch site	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Hornet	preserved watercraft, museum ship, aircraft carrier, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Pampanito	preserved watercraft, attack submarine, military museum, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1944	Red Oak Victory	preserved watercraft, military museum, cargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo ship	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	USS Hornet Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		USS Thompson	shipwreck, destroyer, Clemson-class destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Murderers row at Ulithi Atoll - US Third fleet carriers at anchor on 8 December 1944 (80-G-294131)		Commons
commons	image		ROKS Chung Mu (DD-91) refuels from USS Hornet (CVS-12) c1966		Commons
commons	image		USS Saratoga (CV-3), USS Enterprise (CV-6), USS Hornet (CV-12) and USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) docked at Alameda in September 1945 (80-G-701512)		Commons
commons	image		USS Cimarron (AO-22) replenishes USS Hornet (CV-12) and USS Nicholas (DD-449), 1966		Commons
commons	image		TBF-1 Avengers of VT-2 over USS Hornet (CV-12) in 1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Hornet (CVS-12) underway in 1969		Commons
commons	image		USS Hornet (CV-12) underway in early 1945 (NNAM.2000.290.008)		Commons
commons	image		USS Hornet (CV-12) off Okinawa, March 1945		Commons
commons	image		Canadian ships at Yokosuka in 1958		Commons
commons	image		USS Hornet (CV-12) underway at sea on 27 March 1945 (80-G-K-14466)		Commons