USS Hornet (CV-8)
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| Length | 251 m |
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| Construction started | September 25, 1939 |
| Launched | December 14, 1940 |
| Weight | 20000000 (kg) |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
| Did you know | Launched on December 14, 1940, Hornet was sponsored by Annie Reid Knox, wife of Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. |
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| ID | 1412202 |
About USS Hornet (CV-8)
USS Hornet (CV-8), the seventh ship to carry the name Hornet, was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. During World War II in the Pacific Theater, she launched the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo and participated in the Battle of Midway and the Buin-Faisi-Tonolai Raid.
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