USS Hornet (CV-8)

USS Hornet (CV-8) is the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name. It was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.

USS Hornet (CV-8) shortly after completion
History
United States
Name	Hornet
Namesake	USS Hornet (1805)
Ordered	30 March 1939
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Laid down	25 September 1939
Launched	14 December 1940
Sponsored by	Annie Reid Knox
Commissioned	20 October 1941
Nickname(s)	"Fighting Lady", "Happy Hornet", and "Horny Maru"[1]
Fate	Sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 27 October 1942
Status	Found near Solomon Islands, late January 2019
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Yorktown-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	20,000 long tons (20,000 t) (standard) 25,500 long tons (25,900 t) (full load)
Length	824 ft 9 in (251.38 m) (overall)
Beam	83 ft 3 in (25.37 m) (waterline) 114 ft (35 m) (overall)
Draft	28 ft (8.5 m) full load
Installed power	9 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 120,000 shp (89,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 shafts; 4 geared steam turbines
Speed	32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph) (design)
Range	12,500 nmi (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	2,919 officers and enlisted (wartime)
Armament	8 × single 5 in (127 mm) DP guns 4 × quadruple 1.1 in (28 mm) AA guns 24 × single .50 in (12.7 mm) AA MGs
Armor	Belt: 2.5–4 in (64–102 mm) Deck: 4 in (102 mm) Bulkheads: 4 in (102 mm) Conning Tower: 4 in (102 mm) Steering Gear: 4 in (102 mm)
Aircraft carried	72 × aircraft
Aviation facilities	3 × aircraft elevators 3 × aircraft catapults

References

1. "ThirteenCats - Ship Nicknames". Retrieved 2019-02-16.

Other websites

• Michael Pocock. "Maritimequest USS Hornet CV-8 Photo Gallery". Maritimequest.com. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
• "More detail on last hours of Hornet". Microworks.net. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
• "WWII Archives Hornet (CV-8) original Ship Action Reports Scanned in from the National Archives". WWIIarchives.net. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
• "WWII Archives U.S.S. Hornet (CV-8) original 32 Page War Damage Report Scanned in from the National Archives". Wwiiarchives.net. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
• "NavSource Aircraft Carrier Photo Index for Hornet (CV-8), with Awards, Medals, and Ribbons Listing". Navsource.org. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
• "USS Hornet Damage Report during the Battle of Midway". Researcheratlarge.com. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
• "Decorations – Task Force 16 Citation". Cv6.org. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
• "Commanders of the USS Hornet (CV-8)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 18 April 2012.

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