USS Hornet

USS Hornet (CV-8), the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name, was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.

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CV-8; CV-8
mass 25600 tonne, mass 19900 tonne, mass 19800 ton, mass 25500 ton, beam 25.4 metre, length 251.4 metre, draft 7.9 metre, length 235 metre, speed 32.5 knot, draft 8.5 metre,
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier, Newport News Shipbuilding, United States Navy,

Location: -8.6397, 166.7094, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1942-06-04T00:00:00Z

1942-10-25T00:00:00Z

1942-04-18T00:00:00Z

1939-09-25T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1941-10-20T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1940-12-14T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1939-03-30T00:00:00Z

order

1942-10-25T00:00:00Z

1942-10-27T00:00:00Z

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USS Hornet (CV-8) and USS Long Island (AVG-1) at Pearl Harbor, 1 August 1942 (NH 83996)

Aft view of USS Hornet (CV-8), circa in late 1941 (NH 81313)

USS Hornet (CV-8) underway in the Southern Pacific on 15 May 1942 (80-G-14866)

USS Hornet (CV-8) launching B-25B bomber during the Doolittle Raid on 18 April 1942 (80-G-41197)

USS West Point (AP-23) being repainted for naval service, 2 June 1941 (19-N-24561)

USS Hornet CV-8 under attack and about to be struck by a dive bomber

Brass photoetch sheet

USS Hornet (CV-8) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, circa in July 1942 (80-G-K-439)

USS Hornet (CV-8) burning during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942 (80-G-32813)

USS Russel (DD-414) comes alongside damaged USS Hornet (CV-8)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands	United States, battle	Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page^@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Hornet	Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Hornet (CV-8) and USS Long Island (AVG-1) at Pearl Harbor, 1 August 1942 (NH 83996)		Commons
commons	image		Aft view of USS Hornet (CV-8), circa in late 1941 (NH 81313)		Commons
commons	image		USS Hornet (CV-8) underway in the Southern Pacific on 15 May 1942 (80-G-14866)		Commons
commons	image		USS Hornet (CV-8) launching B-25B bomber during the Doolittle Raid on 18 April 1942 (80-G-41197)		Commons
commons	image		USS West Point (AP-23) being repainted for naval service, 2 June 1941 (19-N-24561)		Commons
commons	image		USS Hornet CV-8 under attack and about to be struck by a dive bomber		Commons
commons	image		Brass photoetch sheet		Commons
commons	image		USS Hornet (CV-8) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, circa in July 1942 (80-G-K-439)		Commons
commons	image		USS Hornet (CV-8) burning during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942 (80-G-32813)		Commons
commons	image		USS Russel (DD-414) comes alongside damaged USS Hornet (CV-8)		Commons