How many USS Hornets were there?
Eight ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Hornet, after the stinging insect: USS Hornet (1775), was a ten-gun sloop commissioned in 1775, and served in the American Revolutionary War.
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USS Hornet
Was the USS Hornet in Vietnam?
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) underway in the Gulf of Tonkin. Hornet, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 57 (CVSG-57), was deployed to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 27 March to 28 October 1967.
Where was the USS Hornet built?
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How did the USS Hornet sink?
The Hornet was sunk by Japanese forces in the Battle of Santa Cruz Island in October 1942. Japanese bombers and torpedo planes heavily damaged the ship, eventually causing its crew to abandon it. Two Japanese destroyers eventually launched an additional torpedo attack, sinking the Hornet.
Could the USS Missouri be reactivated?
She was decommissioned in 1955 into the U.S. Navy reserve fleet (the “Mothball Fleet”), but reactivated and modernized in 1984 as part of President Reagan’s 600-ship Navy plan, and provided fire support during Operation Desert Storm in early 1991.
What is the largest warship in the world?
Nimitz-Class Carrier