CV · Aircraft Carrier
| Flight Deck: | 12 |
| Call Sign: | NBGC |
| Shipyard: | Newport News Shipbuilding |
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Aug 3, 1942 | as USS Kearsarge |
| Aug 30, 1943 | as USS Hornet, CV-12 (to replace USS Hornet, (CV-8) sunk in Oct 1942). |
| Nov 29, 1943 | |
| 1953 | re-designated CVA-12 |
| 1958 | re-designated CVS-12 |
| Jul 12, 1969 | NS Pearl Harbor departed NS Pearl Harbor for mid Pacific Line as Primary Recovery Carrier for Apollo 11. Apollo 11 recovery |
| Jun 26, 1970 | |
| Oct 17, 1998 | USS Hornet Museum at Alameda, CA |