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 .
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  • Opening hours: Monday and Friday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: 1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier
  • Also known as: “CV-12”, “Hornet VIII”, “USS Hornet (CV 12)”, and “USS Kearsarge”
  • Address: Pier 3, 707 West Hornet Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Naval Air Station Alameda and Pacific Pinball Museum.

Ruins
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was a United States Navy Naval Air Station mostly in , with a slight portion of it within proper, on . is situated 1¼ miles northwest of USS Hornet.

Museum
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The is a Board Managed and certified 501 C nonprofit interactive museum/arcade offering a chronological and historical selection of rare bagatelles and early pinball games in addition to over 100 playable pinball machines ranging in era from the 1940s to present day located on Webster Street in . is situated 1½ miles east of USS Hornet.

College
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is a public community college in . It is part of the Peralta Community College District and was opened in 1968. Since 1970 the college has held classes on a 62-acre campus at the intersection of Webster Street and Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway in Alameda. is situated 1½ miles northeast of USS Hornet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodstock and West End.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in in , . It lies at an elevation of 13 feet. It was one of the original three settlements formed in 1853 on Alameda island.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in in , . It lies at an elevation of 20 feet. It corresponds to the western end of the island prior to its extension by landfill.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood on the waterfront of , , United States. Named after the author Jack London and owned by the Port of Oakland, it is the home of stores, restaurants, hotels, Amtrak's , a San… is situated 2 miles northeast of USS Hornet.

USS Hornet

Latitude
37.77274° or 37° 46′ 22″ north
Longitude
-122.30288° or 122° 18′ 10″ west
Inception
1943
Open location code
849VQMFW+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108194377
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1141355
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“USS Hornet” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “USS Hornet (CV-12)”
  • Afrikaans: “USS Hornet”
  • Arabic: “يو إس إس هورنيت”
  • Asturian: “USS Hornet”
  • Balinese: “USS Hornet”
  • Catalan: “USS Hornet”
  • Chinese: “大黃蜂號航空母艦 (CV-12)”
  • Chinese: “大黃蜂號航空母艦”
  • Chinese: “大黄蜂号航空母舰”
  • Croatian: “USS Hornet”
  • Czech: “CV-12”
  • Czech: “USS Hornet”
  • Dutch: “USS Hornet”
  • Estonian: “USS Hornet”
  • Finnish: “USS Hornet”
  • French: “CV-12”
  • French: “USS Hornet”
  • German: “CV-12”
  • German: “Hornet”
  • German: “USS Hornet”
  • German: “USS Kearsarge”
  • Greek: “CV-12”
  • Greek: “USS Hornet”
  • Indonesian: “USS Hornet”
  • Irish: “USS Hornet”
  • Italian: “CV-12”
  • Italian: “USS Hornet”
  • Japanese: “ホーネット”
  • Japanese: “空母ホーネット博物館”
  • Mirandese: “USS Hornet”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “USS «Hornet»”
  • Persian: “یواس‌اس هورنت (سی‌وی-۱۲)”
  • Persian: “یواس‌اس هورنت”
  • Polish: “USS Hornet”
  • Polish: “USS Kearsarge”
  • Portuguese: “USS Hornet”
  • Russian: “USS Hornet”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “USS Hornet”
  • Slovak: “USS Hornet”
  • Slovenian: “CV-12”
  • Slovenian: “Hornet VIII”
  • Slovenian: “USS Hornet”
  • Slovenian: “USS Kearsarge”
  • Spanish: “CV-12”
  • Spanish: “CVA-12”
  • Spanish: “CVS-12”
  • Spanish: “USS Hornet”
  • Spanish: “USS Kearsarge”
  • Swedish: “USS Hornet”
  • Swedish: “USS Kearsarge”
  • Ukrainian: “USS Hornet”
  • Vietnamese: “USS Hornet”
  • “USS Hornet”
  • “USS Kearsarge”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include F-14 Tomcat and F-4 Phantom.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as U.S. Maritime Administration and Alameda.

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