About: USS Hornet (CV-8)

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Was lauched to the sea in December 14, 1940 and participated actively of the Second World War, was sunk in October 27, 1942 in the Battle of Santa Cruz.

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rdfs:label	USS Hornet (CV-8)
rdfs:comment	Was lauched to the sea in December 14, 1940 and participated actively of the Second World War, was sunk in October 27, 1942 in the Battle of Santa Cruz. The seventh USS Hornet (CV-8) of the United States Navy was a Yorktown class aircraft carrier of World War II, notable for launching the Doolittle Raid, as a participant in the Battle of Midway, and for action in the Solomons before being irreparably damaged in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. She was launched 14 December 1940 by Newport News Shipbuilding of Newport News, Virginia, sponsored by Annie Reid Knox (wife of Secretary of the Navy Frank M. Knox), and commissioned at Norfolk 20 October 1941, Captain Marc A. Mitscher in command.
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Ship displacement	19900(xsd:integer) 25600(xsd:integer) As built:
Ship laid down	1939-09-25(xsd:date)
Ship commissioned	1941-10-20(xsd:date)
Ship struck	1943-01-13(xsd:date)
Ship table fate	status
Ship ordered	1939-03-30(xsd:date)
Ship fate	--10-27
Ship honours	American Defense Service Medal / American Campaign Medal/European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal / Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal / World War II Victory Medal
Ship complement	2919(xsd:integer)
Ship flag	48(xsd:integer)
Ship caption	The USS Hornet shortly after completion
Ship image	300(xsd:integer)
Ship draught	28.0
Ship launched	1940-12-14(xsd:date)
Ship beam	As built: 114.0 2537.46
Ship length	As built: 25138.38 761.0
abstract	Was lauched to the sea in December 14, 1940 and participated actively of the Second World War, was sunk in October 27, 1942 in the Battle of Santa Cruz. The seventh USS Hornet (CV-8) of the United States Navy was a Yorktown class aircraft carrier of World War II, notable for launching the Doolittle Raid, as a participant in the Battle of Midway, and for action in the Solomons before being irreparably damaged in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. She was launched 14 December 1940 by Newport News Shipbuilding of Newport News, Virginia, sponsored by Annie Reid Knox (wife of Secretary of the Navy Frank M. Knox), and commissioned at Norfolk 20 October 1941, Captain Marc A. Mitscher in command.
is Unit of	Jack Mason Gougar Douglas W. Gillette Jeff Davis Woodson Royal R. Ingersoll II

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