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The eighth Hornet (CV-12) was launched 30 August 1943 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. Newport News Va.; sponsored by Mrs. Frank M. Knox wife of the Secretary of the Navy; and commissioned 29 November 1943 Captain Miles M. Browni ng in command. Hornet conducted shakedown training off Bermuda before departing Norfolk 14 February ...
USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) là một trong số 24 tàu sân bay của Hải quân Hoa Kỳ thuộc lớp Essex.Được chế tạo vào tháng 8 năm 1942; ban đầu nó được đặt tên là USS Kearsarge, nhưng sau đó nó được đổi tên nhằm tôn vinh chiếc Hornet (CV-8) vốn đã bị mất tại Mặt trận Thái Bình Dương vào tháng 10 năm 1942.
Oct 25, 2023 · The USS Hornet (CV-12), commissioned a year after the sinking of CV-8, was more than just a successor in name. It was emblematic of the American spirit of resilience and the nation’s unwavering commitment to prevail in the face of adversity.
USS Hornet (CV-12) bio je američki nosač zrakoplova u sastavu Američke ratne mornarice i jedan od nosača klase Essex. Izvorno je bio nazvan Kearsarge, ali je u čast potopljenog nosača USS Hornet (CV-8) preimenovan. Bio je osmi brod u službi Američke ratne mornarice koji nosi ime Hornet. Služio je od 1943. do 1970. godine.
In March 1968, after QM school, he was assigned to the USS Hornet. He served as a member of the Navigation Div. during Hornet’s last Vietnam Yankee Station tour, the recoveries of Apollo 11 and 12 and the decommissioning in 1970 in Bremerton. He left Hornet as a QM2 and was assigned to COMFAIR Alameda, serving on the staff of RAdm. James Ferris.
USS Hornet (CV 12 / CVA 12 / CVS 12): USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier of the Essex class. Construction started in August 1942. She was originally named USS Kearsarge, but was renamed in honor of the USS Hornet (CV-8), which was lost in October 1942, becoming the eighth ship to bear the name.
The Apollo 12 Command Module, Yankee Clipper, is hoisted aboard USS Hornet (CVS-12). The spacecraft splashed down less than three miles from the aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island of Samoa, Monday, 24 November 1969. Naval History & Heritage Command (NH&HC) photo K-80890.
