1943 to 1970    

CVS-12 USS Hornet

US US Navy





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Flight Deck: 12
Call Sign: NBGC
Shipyard: Newport News Shipbuilding





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History of US USS Hornet CVS-12

1942-aug-03Laid downLaid down as USS Kearsarge
1943-aug-30LaunchedLaunched as USS Hornet, CV-12 (to replace USS Hornet, CV-8) sunk in Oct 1942).
1943-nov-29CommissionedCommissioned
1953 re-designated CVA-12
1958 re-designated CVS-12
1970-jun-26DecommissionedDecommissioned
1998-oct-17Fate: museumFate: museum USS Hornet Museum at Alameda, CA



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  Specifications


Essex (short hull) class
3450crew
265length (m)
45beam (m)
8.50draught (m)
33max speed (knots)

12Naval Gun Mark 12 5/38 inch (127 mm)
40Naval Gun single 40 mm




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