CV-8
E83373
CV-8 is the hull number of USS Hornet, a famed World War II U.S. Navy aircraft carrier best known for launching the Doolittle Raid and participating in the Battle of Midway.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship
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World War II warship → Yorktown-class aircraft carrier → aircraft carrier → |
| aircraftLaunchedInDoolittleRaid |
B-25 Mitchell bombers
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| airGroupCapacity |
about 80–90 aircraft
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| armament |
8 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns
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anti-aircraft guns → machine guns → |
| awarded |
Presidential Unit Citation
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multiple battle stars → |
| beam |
about 83 feet (waterline)
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| builder |
Newport News Shipbuilding
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| builtAt |
Newport News, Virginia
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| commandingOfficerDuringDoolittleRaid |
Captain Marc A. Mitscher
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| commissionedOn |
1941-10-20
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| crewComplement |
approximately 2,000 officers and enlisted
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| decommissionedOn |
1942-10-26
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| displacement |
about 20,000 tons (standard)
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| fate |
sunk in combat
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| followedBy |
USS Hornet (CV-12)
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| hasCountry |
United States
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| hasHullNumber |
CV-8
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| hasName |
USS Hornet
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| hasShipClass |
Yorktown class
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| laidDownOn |
1939-09-25
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| launchedOn |
1940-12-14
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| length |
about 809 feet
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| maximumSpeed |
about 32.5 knots
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| namedAfter |
hornet
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previous US Navy ships named Hornet → |
| notableCommander |
Marc A. Mitscher
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| notableFor |
launching the Doolittle Raid
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participation in the Battle of Midway → service in early Pacific War carrier battles → |
| operatedBy |
United States Navy
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| precededBy |
USS Yorktown (CV-5)
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| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines → |
| roleInDoolittleRaid |
launched B-25 bombers for first air raid on Tokyo
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| servedInTheater |
Pacific Ocean
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| servedInWar |
World War II
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| sunkBy |
Imperial Japanese Navy forces
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| sunkIn |
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
NERFINISHED
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| sunkInTheater |
Pacific Theater of World War II
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| sunkOn |
1942-10-26
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| tookPartIn |
Battle of Midway
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Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED → Doolittle Raid → Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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USS Hornet (CV-8)
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hullNumber |