USS Hornet
1940 Yorktown-class aircraft carrier
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Summary
USS Hornet is an aircraft carrier[1]. It draws 6,004 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft carrier category, ranking #14 of 100).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: American Defense Service Medal[3], American Campaign Medal[4], Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal[5], World War II Victory Medal[6]
- Operator: United States Navy[7]
- Manufacturer: Newport News Shipbuilding[8]
- Vessel class: Yorktown-class aircraft carrier[9]
- Commons category: USS Hornet (CV-8)[10]
- Country of origin: United States[11]
- Shipping port: Pearl Harbor[12]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[13], Doolittle Raid[14], Battle of Midway[15], Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands[16]
- Coordinate location: -8.6397222222222, 166.70944444444[17]
- Significant event: order[18], keel laying[19], ship launching[20], ship commissioning[21]
- Pennant number: CV-8[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:USS Hornet (CV-8)[23]
- Has facility: aircraft catapult[24], aircraft elevator[25]
- Commons gallery: USS Hornet (CV-8)[26]
- Location of creation: Newport News[27]
- Maximum capacity: 2919[28]
- Described by source: NavSource Naval History[29], uboat.net[30]
- Short name: Hornet[31]
- Different from: USS Hornet[32]
- Length: 251.4[33], 235[34]
- Width: 34.7[35]
- Speed: 32.5[36]
- Mass: 19,900[37], 25,600[38]
- Vehicle range: 12,500[39]
- Nominal power output: 120,000[40]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for USS Hornet include it[41], an aircraft carrier[42], in United States[43].
Why It Matters
USS Hornet has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for it include it[41], an aircraft carrier[42], in United States[43].
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].