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		HORNET steamed from Pearl 30 April, to aid Yorktown and Lexington at the Battle of the Coral Sea.
		HORNET planes attacked the fleeing Japanese fleet 6 June 1942 to assist in sinking cruiser Mikuma, damaged a destroyer, and left cruiser Mogami aflame and heavily damaged.
		Her famed Torpedo Squadron 8 was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation "for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service beyond the call of duty" in the Battle of Midway.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/carriers/cv8.htm (1146 words)

	USS Hornet (CV-8) - Definition, explanation
		The seventh USS Hornet (CV-8) of the United States Navy was an aircraft carrier of World War II, notable for launching the Doolittle Raid, as a participant in the Battle of Midway, and for action in the Solomons before being mortally wounded in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
		Hornet steamed from Pearl 30 April, to aid Yorktown (CV-5) and Lexington (CV-2) at the Battle of the Coral Sea.
		Hornet dive bombers were unable to locate their targets, but 15 planes comprising her Torpedo Squadron 8 found their enemy and pressed home their attacks.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/u/us/uss_hornet__cv_8_.php (1357 words)

	USS Hornet (CV-12)
		The seventh Hornet (CV-8) was sunk in the Battle of Santa Cruz on 26 October 1942, and the CV-12 hull was renamed Hornet (the name Kearsarge is still stamped into her keel plate).
		Hornet earned nine battle stars for her service in World War II, and was one of nine carriers to be awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.
		In 1991, Hornet (CVS-12) was designated a National Historic Landmark, and on 17 October 1998, she was recommissioned and opened to the public as an aircraft carrier museum in Alameda, California.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/u/us/uss_hornet__cv_12_.html (446 words)

	USS Hornet (CV 12)
		The USS HORNET underwent SCB-27A modernization at the New York Naval Shipyard from 1951-1952, and was subsequently redesignated as CVA 12 on October 1, 1952.
		USS HORNET is caught in a howling typhoon which collapses some 25 feet of her forward flight deck.
		HORNET was the recovery carrier for the Apollo 11 moon mission during which astronauts Neil Armstrong, and Edwin Aldrin Jr., landed on and walked on the moon in July 1969.
	navysite.de /cv/cv12.htm (1503 words)

	USS Hornet -- Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		The USS Hornet and its air groups were credited with shooting down 688 planes, destroying another 742 aircraft on the ground, sinking a carrier, cruiser, 42 cargo ships and 10 destroyers and assisting in the sinking of the Japanese battleship Yamato.
		The USS Hornet was reactivated for the Korean conflict and its last combat deployment was as an antisubmarine warfare carrier in the Vietnam conflict.
		The Navy announced the impending retirement of the USS Hornet on January 15, 1970, and the carrier was decommissioned on June 30.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nR/travel/aviation/hor.htm (684 words)

	History of Ships and Navies/CV-8 USS Hornet
		The seventh Hornet (CV-8) was launched 14 December 1940 by the NewportNews Ship Building and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va.; sponsored by Mrs.Frank M. Knox, wife of the Secretary of the Navy; and commissioned at Norfolk20 October 1941, Captain Marc A. Mitscher in command.
		As Hornet swung about and prepared to launch the bombers which had beenreadied for take-off the previous day, a gale of more than 40 knots churnedthe sea with 30-foot crests; heavy swells, which caused the ship to pitchviolently, shipped sea and spray over the bow, wet the flight deck and drenchedthe deck crews.
		Hornet planes attacked the fleeing Japanese fleet 6 June 1942 to assistin sinking cruiser Ufikuma, damaged a destroyer, and left cruiser Mogamiaflame and heavily damaged.
	www.multied.com /navy/Hornet.html (1092 words)

	USS Hornet - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
		The USS Hornet (NCC-45231) was a Federation starship in service during the late 24th century.
		In 2368, the Hornet was part of the task force that blockaded the Klingon-Romulan border during the Klingon Civil War.
		Furthermore, the latter Hornet was the ship that recovered the crew of Apollo 11 on their return from the first manned lunar landing in 1969.
	memory-alpha.org /en/index.php?title=USS_Hornet&redirect=no (387 words)

	CV-8 USS HORNET
		The seventh Hornet (CV-8) was launched 14 December 1940 by the Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va.; sponsored by Mrs.Frank M. Knox, wife of the Secretary of the Navy; and commissioned at Norfolk20 October 1941, Captain Marc A. Mitscher in command.
		Her men wereunaware of the meaning of this experiment, as Hornet returned to Norfolk,prepared to leave for combat, and on 4 March sailed for the West Coast via the Panama Canal.
		As Hornet swung about and prepared to launch the bombers which had beenreadied for take-off the previous day, a gale of more than 40 knots churned the sea with 30-foot crests; heavy swells, which caused the ship to pitchviolently, shipped sea and spray over the bow, wet the flight deck and drenched the deck crews.
	www.multied.com /navy/Cv8Hornet.html (1107 words)

	56 - Cryptonomicon - USS Hornet (CV-8)
		Hornet steamed from Pearl 30 April, to aid Yorktown (CV-5) and Lexington (CV-2) at the Battle of the Coral Sea.
		Hornet's attack on Mogami wrote the finis to one of the decisive battles of history that had far reaching and enduring results on the Pacific War.
		Meanwhile, Hornet, herself, was fighting off a coordinated dive bombing and torpedo plane attack which left her so severely damaged that she had to be abandoned.
	www.electricinca.com /56/annotations/uss_hornet.htm (1174 words)

	USS Hornet (CV-12) - Definition, explanation
		The seventh Hornet (CV-8) was sunk in the Battle of Santa Cruz on 26 October 1942, and the CV-12 hull was renamed Hornet (the name Kearsarge is still stamped into her keel plate).
		Hornet, basing from Eniwetok in the Marshalls, raided enemy installations ranging from Guam to the Bonins, then turned her attention to the Palaus, throughout the Philippine Sea, and to enemy bases on Okinawa and Formosa.
		In 1991, Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark, and on 17 October 1998, she was recommissioned and opened to the public as an aircraft carrier museum in Alameda, California.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/u/us/uss_hornet__cv_12_.php (1665 words)

	USS Hornet CV-12 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		She was sent out to support the cold war, Vietnam, and to recover the crews of Apollo 11 and Apollo 12.
		Hornet is docked at Alameda Point, a name given to the former Alameda Naval Air Station.
		Expert guides, including people who served on the Hornet, guide the below decks tours, giving information on how the systems work, what daily life is like on the ship, and stories from her colorful past.
	www.visi.com /~jweeks/carriers/hornet.html (422 words)

	Military Magazine Online
		The USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS 12) is one of 10 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during WWII.
		Hornetís career spanned 27 years, which included the recovery of the Apollo 11 space capsule, carrying the first men to walk on the moon and, in 1970, she took part in recovering the Apollo 12 space capsule.
		Interestingly, she is moored on the same pier in which 61 years earlier, her predecessor, USS Hornet (CV 8), loaded on B-25 aircraft for the famous ìDoolittle Raidî to bomb Tokyo in April 1942.
	www.milmag.com /newsite/features/articles/hornet/index.html (322 words)

	The Doolittle Raid: April 18, 1942
		There, on a nearby airfield, was painted the outline of a carrier, inspiring Lowe to pursue the possibility of launching ground-based bombers - large planes, with far greater range than carrier-based bombers - from the deck of an aircraft carrier.
		Hornet's commanding officer, tested the concept off the Virginia coast in early February, discovering the B-25s could be airborne in as little as 500 feet of deck space.
		Hornet, they'd escape to the southwest, flying over the Yellow Sea, then some 600 miles into China, to land at the friendly airfield at Chuchow (Zhuzhou).
	www.cv6.org /1942/doolittle/doolittle.htm (957 words)

	Time Line
		USS Hornet was used for the carrier qualifications of the F4D Skyray.
		HORNET met the rigid criteria for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, and was officially designated a National Historic Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior.
		HORNET was moved to the north side of pier 3 on, she has been breasted 40 feet away from the pier.
	www.cva-12.com /time_line.html (3213 words)

	Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - USS Hornet
		The veteran Essex-class carrier USS Hornet (CV-12, CVA-12, CVS-12) is the eighth and most distinguished namesake in a long line of U.S. Navy warships with proud naval histories, beginning with the first Hornet in 1775.
		The eighth Hornet (CV-12) had an extraordinary combat record in WW II, engaging the enemy in the Pacific in March 1944, just 21 months after the laying of her keel and the shortest shakedown cruise in Navy history (2 weeks).
		USS Hornet is a National Historic Landmark and a State Historical Landmark.
	www.hnsa.org /ships/hornet.htm (448 words)

	USS Mustin (DD-413), Sims-class destroyer
		USS Mustin, DD 413, was built at Newport News, Virginia.
		In August, she accompanied USS Hornet (CV 8) as that aircraft carrier steamed southeastwards to participate in what was to be a long and hard fight to hold Guadalcanal.
		Mustin generally remained with Hornet until that ship was sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in late October.
	www.destroyerhistory.org /goldplater/ussmustin.html (400 words)

	USS HORNET CV-12 CVA-12 CVS-12 by Dwayne Miles
		The Hornet Museum continues to rely on general museum membership dues, corporate donations, individual benefactors and the support of the Hornet Association to remain the premiere naval aviation exhibit in northern California.
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		The USS HORNET Museum is looking for any photos taken during the trip from Long Beach to Bremerton for the decommissioning in 1970, and even some in Bremerton.
	www.its.caltech.edu /~drmiles/hornet.html (1779 words)

	Midway's VT-8 Sole Survivor?
		Summer, 1943, Ream Field, San Isidro, CA "The USS Hornet, CV 8, sailed on March 1, 1942, for the Pacific Theater of Operations.
		About one half the pilots of Torpedo 8 were left behind in Norfolk to accept delivery of the new TBF Avenger torpedo bombers, while the ship carried the remaining Air Group 8 crews, which included the older TBD Devastator torpedo bombers, to the war zone.
		Hornet then sailed to the Pacific, carrying the Doolittle raiders for that famous raid on the Japanese mainland.
	boatcoach.tripod.com /id109.html (2306 words)

	Aircraft Models Maker - Brucecrafts, Inc. Your online source for all Philippine Handcrafted Collectibles USS CV-8 Hornet
		A "Hornet" is "a large strong wasp whose sting is severe." Authorized under the Naval Expansion Act of 17 May 1938.
		Destroyers USS Mustin (DD-413) and USS Anderson (DD-411) tried to scuttle her with torpedoes and 5" gunfire, but had to retire as enemy forces closed in.
		Hornet was finally scuttled by Japanese destroyers Makigumo and Akigumo with four 24" torpedoes, early on October 27.
	www.brucecrafts.com /uss-cv8-hornet-p-414.html (215 words)

	Find U.S.S. YORKTOWN CV-5 Prints! Get results at MarkChurms.com
		U.S.S. Yorktown CV-5, u.S.S. Enterprise CV-6, U.S.S. Hornet CV-8
		The USS Lexington (CV2) is not so lucky and is sunk by direct hits from Kates (Nakajima B5N2 torpedo bombers), and Vals (Achi D3A1 dive-bombers) but aircraft from the Yorktown sink one of the enemy's aircraft carriers.
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	www.markchurms.com /u.s.s.-yorktown-class-enterprise-hornet-cv-5-cv-6-cv-8-wwii-u.s.-navy-prints.html (704 words)

	DANFS: Hornet (CV-12)
		The eighth Hornet (CV-12) was launched 30 August 1943 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va.; sponsored by Mrs.
		Hornet was routed back to the Philippines and from there to San Francisco, arriving 7 July 1946.
		In the following years, Hornet was regularly deployed to the 7th fleet for operations ranging from the coast of South Vietnam, to the shores of Japan, the Philippines and Okinawa.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/CV/cv12.html (1109 words)

	Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942
		USS Nashville (CL-43) firing her 6"/47 main battery guns at a Japanese picket boat encountered by the raid task force, 18 April 1942.
		USS Hornet (CV-8) launches Army Air Force B-25B bombers, at the start of the first U.S. air raid on the Japanese home islands, 18 April 1942.
		An Army Air Forces B-25B bombers awaits the takeoff signal on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8), as the raid is launched, 18 April 1942.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/events/wwii-pac/misc-42/dooltl.htm (938 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Models and Veterans Page, USS Hornet CV-8
		The 1941-1942 version USS Hornet, was a 19,800 ton Yorktown class aircraft carrier constructed at Newport News, Virginia.
		Transferred to the Pacific in March 1942, the Hornet was immediately deployed for the Doolittle raid.
		The Hornet was then sent to the South Pacific to reinforce U.S. units following the Battle of Coral Sea, but was recalled to Pearl Harbor in mid-May. She then took part in the Battle of Midway, on 4-6 June 1942 during which her aircraft assisted in the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Mikuma.
	www.yellowairplane.com /Models_Ships/Aircraft_Carrier_USS_Hornet.html (635 words)

	USS Hornet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Commissioned in November, 1941 and younger sister to both Yorktown and Enterprise, USS Hornet had a short, yet distinguished operational career.
		The plan called for 16 B-25B's to be launched from the deck of a carrier, attack their Japanese targets and then proceed to friendly territory on the Chinese mainland.
		The Hornet was chosen for this task, and launched "Doolittle Raiders" on April 18, 1942.
	www.brookhursthobbies.com /Bluewaternavy/uss_hornet.htm (228 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: USS HORNET (CV-12)
		USS Hornet (CV-12) recovering an SB2C Helldiver from VB-2, June 1944.
		The famous "Murderers Row" at Ulithi lagoon, December 1944, as seen from USS Wasp (CV-18): USS Yorktown (CV-10), USS Hornet (CV-12), and USS Hancock (CV-19).
		USS Hornet (CV-12) returning to San Francisco from her fifth trip to the Pacific bringing troops back home on January 28, 1946.
	www.navsource.org /archives/02/12.htm (1822 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: USS HORNET (CV-8)
		Enterprise, Hornet, 16 other ships and their 10,000 sailors, airmen and Marines, who took part in the Doolittle raid in April 1942, were officially recognized for their daring exploit 53 years later, on 15 May 1995.
		USS Hornet (CV-8) arrives at Pearl Harbor after the Doolittle Raid on Japan, 30 April 1942.
		USS Northampton (CA-26), at right, attempting to tow USS Hornet (CV-8) after she had been disabled by Japanese air attacks on 26 October 1942.
	www.navsource.org /archives/02/08.htm (1854 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Hornet (CV 8)
		The cruiser USS Nashville sank the craft which already had informed the Japanese of the presence and location of the American task force.
		Hornet steamed from Pearl 30 April, to aid USS Yorktown (CV 5) and USS Lexington (CV 2) at the Battle of the Coral Sea.
		Bomb damage to Enterprise (24 August), torpedo damage to USS Saratoga (CV 3) (31 August), and loss of USS Wasp (CV 7) (15 September) reduced carriers in the South Pacific to one, Hornet.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv08-hornet/cv08-hornet.html (1202 words)

	Air Force Link - Photos
		Two of the operation's 16 B-25B bombers, parked on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8), while en route to the mission launching point.
		USS Gwin (DD-433) is coming alongside, as USS Nashville (CL-43) steams in the distance.
		Colonels Cole and Doolittle were the pilots of the first of 16 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers that launched from the USS Hornet, floating approximately 500 miles from Japan's coast.
	www.af.mil /photos/index.asp?galleryID=1300&page=3 (750 words)

	Model Ship, Wood Display Model Ships, Model Boats, Battle Ships
		USS New Jersey, the most powerful, most-decorated battleship afloat, is available for the first time ever in precise 1/700 scale.
		USS Philippine Sea, one of the Navy's best AEGIS cruisers, is available for the first time ever in precise 1/700 scale.
		USS Chung-Hoon, America's newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, is available for the first time ever in precise 1/700 scale.
	www.mastermodeller.com /model_ships.html (488 words)

	Baptism by Fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		USS Enterprise (CV 6) was also at sea, about 200 miles west of Pearl Harbor, returning from Wake Island.
		Taking off from USS Hornet (CV 8), "Doolittles Raid" bombed Tokyo further illustrating the potential of the carrier to deliver heavy weaponry to strike points without land overflights.
		Hornet's mission was kept an official secret for a year.
	iml.jou.ufl.edu /projects/students/millerj/baptism.htm (670 words)

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