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USS Hornet (CV-8)

Yorktown-class aircraft carrier
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 Doolittle Raid on Tokyo and participated in the Battle of... Wikipedia
Length: 825′
Launched: December 14, 1940
Construction started: September 25, 1939
Wreck location: the Solomon Islands
Place built: Newport News
Ship Class: Yorktown-class aircraft carrier