U.S.S. Hornet
CV-12
1943
(Neptun 1310)
(Painted by Dave Shadell)
- Class: Essex - 24 aircraft carriers of 1940-41
- Displacement: 27,100 tons
- Dimensions: 820 (wl) 872(oa) x 93 (147.5 max) x 28.5 ft.
- Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 150,000 = 33 knots
- Armament: 12-5"/38 (4x2+4x1), 32-40mm (8x4) A.A. guns
- Aircraft: 100
- Complement: 3,500
- Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia
- Keel Laid: 3 Aug 1942
- Launched: 30 Aug 1943
- Commissioned: 29 Nov 1943 / 1 Oct 1953
- Decommissioned: 15 Jan 1947 / 26 Jun 1970
- Actions: Marianas, Palau, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, Pacific raids 1944-45. Shown in Measure 32/3A Medium Pattern System camouflage. Refit SCB-27A during 1951-53 at New York Navy Yard, recommissioning as CVA-12. Angled deck SCB-125 refit 1955-56 at Puget Sound. Redesignated CVS-12, 27 Jun 1958. FRAM II 1964-65. Preserved as museum ship at Alameda, California.
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