Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

CV-8 USS Hornet

• Displacement: 20,000 tons
• Length: 809'6"
• Beam: 83'3"
• Draft: 21'8"
• Speed: 34 knots
• Armament: 8 5"/38, 81 planes
• Complement: 2,072
• Built at Newport News and commissioned 20 October 1941

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Hornet
• Action Report: Halsey-Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, 18 Apr 1042
• Action Report: Battle of Midway
• Ensign Gay's narrative of the Battle of Midway (sole survivor of VT-8)
• Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation
• USS Hornet Home Page
• War Memoirs of George Francis Stehney aboard USS Hornet

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• For additional photos, see the Main Page.
• For crew lists, and reunions see the Veterans Info Page.
• For ship's logs and personnel records, see the Reference Page.

Hornet Launching B-25s on Tokyo Raid

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 24Oct42 Left: Val diving on Hornet will crash the island; Right: Torpedo (splash at lower right) dropped by Kate (crossing forward of the bridge) will finish chance of saving Hornet

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