USS Hornet (CV-8), the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name, was a Yorktown -class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. During World War II in the Pacific Theater, she launched the …

USS Hornet CV-8 was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier. She launched the famed Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in 1942 in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. USS Hornet CV-12 is one …

Jan 11, 2023 · A Japanese Type 99 shipboard bomber (Allied codename Val) trails smoke as it dives toward USS Hornet (CV-8), during the morning of 26 October 1942. (80-G-33947) …

Aug 5, 2019 · USS Hornet (CV-8) was a Yorktown -class aircraft carrier that entered service with the U.S. Navy in 1941. The last ship of its class, Hornet earned famed in April 1942 when …

Of these three vessels, only USS Enterprise -the most decorated aircraft carrier in US history- survived to tell the tale, battle hardened, with many scars to prove it. All three best testifies of …

When launched, the USS Hornet (CV-8) became the seventh ship in United States naval history to carry the "Hornet" name. She formed the third aircraft carrier of the Yorktown-class group of …

Jun 4, 2025 · Led by Lieutenant Commander John C. Waldron, Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8) flew at low altitude toward the expected position of the attacking Japanese fleet, while the …

Length, overall: 809 feet 9 inches . Beam: extreme width at flight deck: 144 feet. Draft: 21 feet 8 inches . Displacement: 25,600 tons full load . Speed: 33 knots . Planes: 90. Crew: 2919 . …

Aug 8, 2024 · CV-8 would continue to fight in the Pacific Theater, participating in the historic Battle of Midway and others before she was ultimately dealt a mortal blow at the Battle of the Santa …

Surprise bombing raid on Japan, April 1942. Still 600 miles off the coast, Hornet was closing in to launch an air raid when she was sighted by the Japanese. She was not as close to the coast …