Summary and Key Points: The USS Hornet (CV-12), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, served from 1943 to 1970 and played a pivotal role in numerous WWII battles, earning 11 battle stars. -Powered by eight ...

Some eight decades after 16 bombers left the U.S. for a brazen bombing raid on Tokyo following the attack on Pearl Harbor, a small piece of wreckage from the squadron that became known as the ...

Alameda, CA: The USS Hornet Museum is hosting CarrierCon on March 18th with a bonus event Anchors Aweigh on March 19th. Saturday March 18th is CarrierCon. The ship will be closed to the general public ...

Correction: A previous online version of this story said the present-day USS Hornet (CV-12) docked at the former U.S. Naval Air Station Alameda was involved in World War II’s April 1942 Doolittle Raid ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS Hornet (CV-12), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, served from 1943 to 1970 and played a pivotal role in numerous WWII battles, earning 11 battle stars.

Please join us aboard the USS Hornet as we celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States Navy on the weekend of October 10th-13th. All active duty and veteran military personnel will be allowed on ...

Design and construction -- World War II, Part 1 -- World War II, Part 2 -- Post-World War II and Cold War -- The Vietnam War and the Moon landings -- Final transformation into a museum ship -- USS ...

USS Hornet (CVS-12) -- Apollo 11 : the BIG one -- Departure from Long Beach -- Transit to Pearl -- Pearl -- Training at sea -- Final preparations -- UDT Detachment Apollo -- En route to recovery -- ...