USS Hornet (CV-12)

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Essex-class aircraft carrier United States Navy aircraft carrier museum ship

USS Hornet (CV-12) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive service in World War II and is now preserved as a museum ship in Alameda, California.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
USS Hornet (CV-12) canonical	10
USS Hornet	3
USS Hornet (CVS-12)	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Essex-class aircraft carrier ⓘ United States Navy aircraft carrier ⓘ museum ship ⓘ
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	1991 ⓘ
airGroupSize	about 90–100 aircraft (WWII) ⓘ
armament	20 mm anti-aircraft guns (WWII configuration) ⓘ 40 mm anti-aircraft guns (WWII configuration) ⓘ 5-inch guns (WWII configuration) ⓘ
battleHonors	Korean War service stars ⓘ Vietnam War service stars ⓘ World War II battle stars ⓘ
beam	about 93 feet at waterline ⓘ
builder	Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ
builtAt	Newport News, Virginia ⓘ
commissioned	29 November 1943 ⓘ
conflict	Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
crewComplement	approximately 2,600 officers and enlisted ⓘ
decommissioned	26 June 1970 ⓘ
designation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ
displacement	about 27,100 long tons standard ⓘ about 36,380 long tons full load ⓘ
fleet	U.S. Pacific Fleet ⓘ surface form: United States Pacific Fleet
flightDeckBeam	about 147 feet ⓘ
homeportAsMuseum	Alameda, California ⓘ
hullNumber	CV-12 ⓘ
laidDown	3 August 1942 ⓘ
launched	30 August 1943 ⓘ
length	approximately 872 feet ⓘ
location	Alameda, California ⓘ
maximumSpeed	about 33 knots ⓘ
museumName	USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum ⓘ
namedAfter	Hornet (insect) ⓘ USS Hornet (CV-8) ⓘ
nickname	The Grey Ghost of the Pacific ⓘ
notableEvent	participated in operations against the Japanese home islands ⓘ participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ participated in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ recovered Apollo 11 astronauts ⓘ recovered Apollo 12 astronauts ⓘ served as an anti-submarine warfare carrier during the Cold War ⓘ
operator	United States Navy ⓘ
pennantNumber	CV-12 ⓘ
propulsion	4 shafts ⓘ 8 boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
role	primary recovery ship for Apollo 11 mission ⓘ primary recovery ship for Apollo 12 mission ⓘ
serviceEntryEra	World War II era ⓘ
shipClass	Essex class ⓘ
shipType	aircraft carrier ⓘ
status	museum ship ⓘ
successorTo	USS Hornet (CV-8) ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Pacific theater commands ⓘ surface form: Pacific Theater of Operations

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USS Hornet (CV-8) → successorNameShip → USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ

Apollo 11 → returnRecoveryShip → USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ

Battle of the Philippine Sea → aircraftCarrierInvolved → USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ

CV-8 → hasName → USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ

this entity surface form: USS Hornet

CV-8 → followedBy → USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ

Hopkins Expedition to the Bahamas → notableShip → USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ

this entity surface form: USS Hornet

Columbia → recoveryShip → USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ

this entity surface form: USS Hornet

Yankee Clipper → recoveredBy → USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ

this entity surface form: USS Hornet (CVS-12)

Essex class → notableShip → USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ

subject surface form: Essex-class aircraft carrier

Essex class → museumShip → USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ

subject surface form: Essex-class aircraft carrier

Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia → recoveredBy → USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ

USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum → occupiesVessel → USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ

The Grey Ghost of the Pacific → refersTo → USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ

The Grey Ghost of the Pacific → appliedTo → USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ