USS Hornet (CV-8)
1941 Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy
USS Hornet (CV-8) is the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name. It was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.
USS Hornet (CV-8) shortly after completion | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Hornet |
Namesake | USS Hornet (1805) |
Ordered | 30 March 1939 |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding Company |
Laid down | 25 September 1939 |
Launched | 14 December 1940 |
Sponsored by | Annie Reid Knox |
Commissioned | 20 October 1941 |
Nickname(s) | "Fighting Lady", "Happy Hornet", and "Horny Maru"[1] |
Fate | Sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 27 October 1942 |
Status | Found near Solomon Islands, late January 2019 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Yorktown-class aircraft carrier |
Displacement |
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Length | 824 ft 9 in (251.38 m) (overall) |
Beam |
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Draft | 28 ft (8.5 m) full load |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 4 shafts; 4 geared steam turbines |
Speed | 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph) (design) |
Range | 12,500 nmi (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 2,919 officers and enlisted (wartime) |
Armament |
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Armor |
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Aircraft carried | 72 × aircraft |
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References
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Michael Pocock. "Maritimequest USS Hornet CV-8 Photo Gallery". Maritimequest.com. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- "More detail on last hours of Hornet". Microworks.net. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- "WWII Archives Hornet (CV-8) original Ship Action Reports Scanned in from the National Archives". WWIIarchives.net. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- "WWII Archives U.S.S. Hornet (CV-8) original 32 Page War Damage Report Scanned in from the National Archives". Wwiiarchives.net. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- "NavSource Aircraft Carrier Photo Index for Hornet (CV-8), with Awards, Medals, and Ribbons Listing". Navsource.org. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- "USS Hornet Damage Report during the Battle of Midway". Researcheratlarge.com. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- "Decorations – Task Force 16 Citation". Cv6.org. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- "Commanders of the USS Hornet (CV-8)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
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