Summary and Key Points: The USS Hornet (CV-12), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, served from 1943 to 1970 and played a pivotal role in numerous WWII battles, earning 11 battle stars.
Design and construction -- World War II, Part 1 -- World War II, Part 2 -- Post-World War II and Cold War -- The Vietnam War and the Moon landings -- Final transformation into a museum ship -- USS ...
USS Hornet (CVS-12) -- Apollo 11 : the BIG one -- Departure from Long Beach -- Transit to Pearl -- Pearl -- Training at sea -- Final preparations -- UDT Detachment Apollo -- En route to recovery -- ...