USS Hornet

1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier. 
CV-12, Hornet VIII, USS Kearsarge

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aircraft carrier, Essex-class (short bow), Essex-class aircraft carrier, museum ship, Newport News Shipbuilding, preserved watercraft, United States, United States Navy, World War II, 
See also USS Hornet (1940), USS Hornet (1805)

• California Office of Historic Preservation entry^@
• National Register of Historic Places entry^@
• Freebase entry^@
• Google Maps entry^@
• NavSource Naval History article^@
  

Location: 37.772777777, -122.302777777, KML, Other maps

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Battery Chamberlin – Battery Yates – California Office of Historic Preservation – Essex-class (short bow) – Essex-class aircraft carrier – Fort Barry – Fort Cronkhite – Fort McDowell – Fort Miley Military Reservation – Fort Point – Fort Winfield Scott – Hamilton Air Force Base – National Register of Historic Places – Naval Air Station Alameda – Naval Station Treasure Island – NavSource Naval History – Newport News Shipbuilding – Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot – Presidio of San Francisco – SF-88 – Sherman Army Airfield – Skaggs Island Naval Communication Station – United States – [[Q2347010|]] – [[Q2491280|]] – [[Q5470283|]] – [[Q7870254|]] – [[Q838125|]] –  Museum – USS LCS(L)(3)-102 – USS Pampanito – 

1942-08-03T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-11-29T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1970-06-26T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-08-30T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1953-09-11T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

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Frameless

USS Hornet (CVS-12) at Hong Kong c1964

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

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		California Office of Historic Preservation entry@			Wikidata
link		National Register of Historic Places entry@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Google Maps entry@			Wikidata
link		NavSource Naval History article@			Wikidata
incident	1942	keel laying			Wikidata
incident	1943	ship commissioning			Wikidata
incident	1970	ship decommissioning			Wikidata
incident	1943	ship launching			Wikidata
incident	1953	ship recommissioning			Wikidata
vessel		USS LCS(L)(3)-102	United States Navy, museum ship, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Thai Navy, preserved watercraft, amphibious warfare vessel		Wikidata
base		Hamilton Air Force Base	air base, United States Army Air Corps		Wikidata
base		Naval Air Station Alameda	United States Navy, naval air station		Wikidata
base		Naval Station Treasure Island	United States Navy, naval station		Wikidata
base		Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot	United States Navy, military base		Wikidata
base		Presidio of San Francisco	urban park, neighborhood, military base, National Park Service, Presidio Trust, tripadvisor		Wikidata
base		Sherman Army Airfield	air base, United States Army Air Forces		Wikidata
base		Skaggs Island Naval Communication Station	military base, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge		Wikidata
fort		Battery Chamberlin	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Battery Yates	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Fort Barry	United States Army, fort		Wikidata
fort		Fort Cronkhite	park, National Park Service, fort		Wikidata
fort		Fort McDowell	artillery fort		Wikidata
fort		Fort Miley Military Reservation	park, fort, United States Army Coast Artillery Corps		Wikidata
fort		Fort Point	National Park Service, National Historic Site, fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Fort Winfield Scott	human settlement, fort		Wikidata
image		USS Hornet (CVS-12) at Hong Kong c1964			Wikimedia
image		USS Hornet (CV-12) off Okinawa, March 1945			Wikimedia

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