U.S.S. Hornet
CV-8
1942
(Neptun 1313T)
- Class: Hornet - 1 aircraft carrier of 1938
- Displacement: 20,000 tons
- Dimensions: 761(wl) 809.5(oa) x 83.25 x 21.75 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 120,000 = 34 knots
- Armament: 8-5"/38 (8x1), 16-1.1" (4x4), 32-20mm, 24-.50cal A.A. guns
- Aircraft: 100
- Complement: 2,200
- Builder: Newport News
- Keel Laid: 25 Sep 1939
- Launched: 14 Dec 1940
- Commissioned: 20 Oct 1941
- Sunk: Santa Cruz 27 Oct 1942
- Actions: Doolittle Raid 18 Apr 1942, Midway, Santa Cruz. Earned four battle stars for her WWII service; her torpedo squadron VT-8 was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for their sacrifice at Midway. Shown here in Measure 12 Graded System (Modified) camouflage, as at the time of the Doolittle Raid when she launched 16 Army B-25 bombers for the first direct attacks on the Japanese homeland.
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