USS Hornet

Summary

USS Hornet is an aircraft carrier^[1]. It draws 990 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_carrier category, ranking #14 of 100).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Hornet received the American Defense Service Medal^[3].
• USS Hornet received the American Campaign Medal^[4].
• USS Hornet received the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal^[5].
• USS Hornet received the World War II Victory Medal^[6].
• USS Hornet's image is recorded as USS Hornet (CV-8) underway in Hampton Roads on 27 October 1941.jpg^[7].
• USS Hornet's instance of is recorded as aircraft carrier^[8].
• USS Hornet's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[9].
• USS Hornet's manufacturer is recorded as Newport News Shipbuilding^[10].
• USS Hornet's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 167574817^[11].
• USS Hornet's vessel class is recorded as Yorktown-class aircraft carrier^[12].
• USS Hornet's Commons category is recorded as USS Hornet (CV-8)^[13].
• USS Hornet's shipping port is recorded as Pearl Harbor^[14].
• USS Hornet's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[15].
• USS Hornet's participated in conflict is recorded as Doolittle Raid^[16].
• USS Hornet's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Midway^[17].
• USS Hornet's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands^[18].
• USS Hornet's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -8.6397222222222, 'lon': 166.70944444444}^[19].
• USS Hornet's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01df1h^[20].
• USS Hornet's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0133191^[21].
• USS Hornet's significant event is recorded as order^[22].
• USS Hornet's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[23].
• USS Hornet's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[24].
• USS Hornet's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[25].
• USS Hornet's pennant number is recorded as CV-8^[26].
• USS Hornet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:USS Hornet (CV-8)^[27].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include American Defense Service Medal^[3], an United States service medals of the world wars^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1941^[30]; American Campaign Medal^[4], a campaign medal^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1942^[33]; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal^[5], a campaign medal^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1942^[36]; and World War II Victory Medal^[6], an United States service medals of the world wars^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1945^[39].

Works and Contributions

Things named for USS Hornet include it^[40], an aircraft carrier^[41], in United States^[42].

Why It Matters

USS Hornet draws 990 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_carrier category, ranking #14 of 100).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for it include it^[40], an aircraft carrier^[41], in United States^[42].

FAQs

What awards did USS Hornet receive?

Honors received include American Defense Service Medal^[3], American Campaign Medal^[4], Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal^[5], and World War II Victory Medal^[6].