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USS Hornet Museum

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USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet Museum
Phone:
+1 510-521-8448

Hours:
Sunday10am - 5pm
Monday10am - 5pm
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday10am - 5pm
Thursday10am - 5pm
Friday10am - 5pm
Saturday10am - 5pm


USS Hornet is a United States Navy aircraft carrier of the Essex class. Construction started in August 1942. She was originally named USS Kearsarge but was renamed in honor of the prior USS Hornet , which was lost in October 1942, becoming the eighth ship to bear the name. Hornet was commissioned in November 1943, and after three months of training joined the U.S. forces in the Pacific War. She played a major part in the Pacific battles of World War II, and also took part in Operation Magic Carpet, returning troops to the U.S. Following World War II, she served in the Vietnam War, and also played a part in the Apollo program, recovering the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 astronauts as they returned from the Moon. Hornet was finally decommissioned in 1970. She was eventually designated as both a National Historic Landmark and a California Historical Landmark, and in 1998 she opened to the public as the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda, California.
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