USS Hornet
USS Hornet is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy during World War II. Completed in late 1943, the ship was assigned to the Fast Carrier Task Force in the Pacific Ocean, the navy's primary offensive force during the Pacific War.
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- Museum
- …dates from 1943
- Opening hours: Monday and Friday–Sunday 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Description: 1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier
- Address: Pier 3, 707 West Hornet Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501
- Also known as“CV-12”“Hornet VIII”“USS Hornet (CV 12)”“USS Kearsarge”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Naval Air Station Alameda
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1¼ miles northwest of USS Hornet
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1½ miles east of USS Hornet
College of Alameda
College of Alameda is a public community college in Alameda, California.
1½ miles northeast of USS Hornet
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodstock and West End.
Woodstock
Neighborhood
Woodstock is a neighborhood in Alameda in Alameda County, California.
West End
Neighborhood
West End is a neighborhood in Alameda in Alameda County, California.
Jack London Square
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2 miles northeast of USS Hornet
USS Hornet
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Latitude
37.77274° or 37° 46′ 22″ north
Longitude
-122.30288° or 122° 18′ 10″ west
Open location code
849VQMFW+3R
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“USS Hornet” goes by many names.
USS HornetAfrikaans
USS Hornet (CV-12)Afrikaans
يو إس إس هورنيتArabic
USS HornetAsturian
USS HornetBalinese
USS HornetCatalan
大黃蜂號航空母艦Chinese
大黃蜂號航空母艦 (CV-12)Chinese
大黄蜂号航空母舰Chinese
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CV-12Czech
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ホーネットJapanese
空母ホーネット博物館Japanese
USS HornetMirandese
USS «Hornet»Norwegian Nynorsk
یواساس هورنتPersian
یواساس هورنت (سیوی-۱۲)Persian
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USS KearsargePolish
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CV-12Slovenian
Hornet VIIISlovenian
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USS KearsargeSlovenian
USS HornetSwedish
USS KearsargeSwedish
USS HornetUkrainian
USS HornetVietnamese
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