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(July 24, 1969) President Richard M. Nixon was in the central Pacific recovery area to welcome the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the U.S.S. Hornet, prime recovery ship for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mis More

80-G-294131: "Murderers' Row" Third Fleet aircraft carriers at anchor in Ulithi Atoll, 8 December 1944, during a break from operations in the Philippines area. The carriers are (from front to back): USS Wasp ( More

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U.S. Third Fleet aircraft carriers at anchor in Ulithi Atoll, 8 December 1944, during a break from operations in the Philippines area. The carriers are (from front to back): USS Wasp (CV-18), USS Yorktown (CV-1 More

Four U.S. Navy aircraft carriers representing four separate classes (Lexington, Yorktown, Essex, Independence) docked at the Naval Air Station Alameda, California (USA), circa mid-September 1945. The ships are More

The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) operating near Okinawa, Japan, on 27 March 1945. The planes visible on deck belonged to Carrier Air Group 17 (CVG-17). The ship is painted in dazzle pattern Camoufla More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVA-12) en route to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on 10 January 1954, during shakedown following completion of her SCB-27A modernization. Hornet, with assigned Air Task Group More

U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcats of Fighting Squadron 81 (VF-81) are parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-18). Note that the individual aircraft numbers have been incorporated into the More

Two U.S. Navy Grumman TBF-1C "Avenger" of Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2) pass over the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) prior to entering the pattern for recovery on board the carrier. Note the mission markings o More

The U.S. Navy oiler USS Hassayampa (AO-145) refuels the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) during the ship's participation in the recovery of the Apollo 12 space capsule and astronauts.

The U.S. Navy aircraft carriers USS Hornet (CV-12) (left) and USS Independence (CVL-22) as seen from the flight deck of the carrier USS Wasp (CV-18) in January 1945. Hornet wears camouflage measure 33 design 3A More

Photo of the U.S. Navy carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) from the cover of the ship's history issued to the crew on the occasion of Navy Day, 27 October 1945. The aircraft visible wear Hornet's air group identificatio More

A flight of U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-6 Cougars of Fighter Squadron VF-91 Red Lightnings, Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9), makes a pass over the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVA-12) as she steams in the Pacific during More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) underway in the Gulf of Tonkin on 5 September 1967. Hornet, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 57 (CVSG-57), was deployed to the Western Pacific an More

The U.S. Navy fleet oiler USS Severn (AO-61) refuels the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVA-12) in the Atlantic on 27 May 1954. The carrier was en route to Naples, Italy. Hornet, with assigned Carrier Air Group 9 More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) departing Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 22 March 1944.

The U.S. Navy aircraft carriers USS Yorktown (CV-10) and USS Hornet (CV-12) operating in the Pacific, in 1944.

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) docked at Sasebo, Japan, on 27 December 1968. Hornet, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 57 (CVSG-57), was deployed to the Western Pacific and Vie More

The U.S. Navy fleet oiler USS Taluga (AO-62) refuels the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12), in 1967. The destroyer USS Walker (DD-517) is visible in the foreground. Hornet, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submari More

The U.S. anti-submarine aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) and the destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449), during underway replenishment from the fleet oiler USS Cimarron (AO-22) off the coast of North Vietnam, circ More

The South Korean destroyer ROKS Chung Mu (DD-91) refuels from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12). Hornet, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 57 (CVSG-57), was deployed to the Western More

A view of visiting Canadian ships at the U.S. Naval Base Yokosuka, Japan in 1958. Visible are three St. Laurent-class destryoyer escorts, HMCS Fraser (DDE 233), HMCS Skeena (DDE 207), HMCS Crescent (DDE 226), a More

Aerial view of the "mothball fleet" at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington (USA), in July 1974. Several larger warships are visible (from below): USS Missouri (BB-63), USS Saint Paul (CA-73)(? More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carriers USS Wasp (CV-18), USS Yorktown (CV-10), USS Hornet (CV-12), and USS Hancock (CV-19) anchored in Ulithi Atoll as seen from the carrier USS Ticonderoga (CV-14). On Ticonderoga´s de More

U.S. Third Fleet aircraft carriers at anchor in Ulithi Atoll, 8 December 1944, during a break from operations in the Philippines area. The carriers are (from front to back): USS Wasp (CV-18), USS Yorktown (CV- More

Five U.S. Navy Essex-class aircraft carriers at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 2 August 1966: USS Bennington (CVS-20), USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), USS Yorktown (CVS-10), helicopter carr More

The U.S. Navy Task Force 58 raids in the Caroline Islands, July 1944: Rear Admiral J.J. Clark's Task Group 58.1 reverses course, during attacks on Yap, 28 July 1944. The aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) is i More

Aft view of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12). Hornet, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 57 (CVSG-57), was deployed to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 28 May to 28 October 1967.

The recovery of the Apollo 12 crew on 24 November 1969 by a Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King helicopter of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 (HS-4) Black Knights. The aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) is visible i More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) is attacked by a Japanese aircraft off Japan, in 19 March 1945. The bomb missed. Note the aircraft in the upper right part of the photo.

The U.S. Navy Task Force 77 steaming in formation in the South China Sea, 21 January 1966. The aircraft carriers present are (l-r): USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), USS Hancock (CVA-19), USS Ranger (CVA-61), USS Hornet More

F6F "Hellcat" gets a wave off as another F6F lands on USS HORNET (CV-12) after a raid on Formosa, 12 October 1944.

USS Hornet (CV-12) off Okinawa, March 1945

The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVA-12) transiting the Suez Canal on 4 June 1954. Hornet, with assigned Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9), was on a world cruise from 11 May to 12 December 1954.

Aerial view of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVA-12) at anchor during her last deployment as an attack carrier. Hornet, with assigned Air Task Group 4 (ATG-4), was deployed to the Western Pacific f More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) underway, circa in the late 1960s. On deck are three Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopters and a Grumman S-2 Tracker from Anti-Submarine Squadron 41 (VS-41). A F More

Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard at San Francisco, California (USA), on 30 Sept 1966. The aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) is visible in the foreground, USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) to the right. A Albany-class gu More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) underway on 9 August 1968, shortly before her final Seventh Fleet deployment from 30 September 1968 to 12 May 1969 to the Western Pacific and Vietnam. On deck More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVA-12) at anchor during her last deployment as an attack carrier. Hornet, with assigned Air Task Group 4 (ATG-4), was deployed to the Western Pacific from 6 January t More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) underway during her first cruise as an anti-submarine carrier. Hornet was deployed to the Western Pacific from 3 April to 10 October 1959.

The U.S. Navy Task Force 77 steaming in formation in the South China Sea, 21 January 1966. The aircraft carriers present are (l-r): USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), USS Hancock (CVA-19), USS Ranger (CVA-61), USS Hornet More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) receives fuel and ordnance from the fast combat support ship USS Sacramento (AOE-1), during replenishment operations in the South China Sea, June 1967. Hornet, More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) underway during her first cruise as an anti-submarine carrier. Hornet was deployed to the Western Pacific from 3 April to 10 October 1959.

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) docked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA). Hornet, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 57 (CVSG-57), was deployed to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) at Hong Kong. Hornet, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 57 (CVSG-57), was deployed to the Western Pacific from 10 October 1963 to 15 April 1964.

A U.S. Navy Grumman S-2E Tracker of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 57 (CVSG-57) is about to land on the anti-submarine carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) off Vietnam on 5 December 1968. CVSG-57 was deployed aboard t More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) at sunset in Sasebo, Japan, on 27 December 1968. Hornet, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 57 (CVSG-57), was deployed to the Western Pacific and V More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) leaving Long Beach, California (USA), for its 1965-1966 deployment. Hornet, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 57 (CVSG-57), was deployed to the We More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) underway at sea in 1960. Hornet was deployed to the Western Pacific from 17 May to 18 December 1960.

The U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Long Beach (CGN-9) returns a Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 2 (HS-2) "Golden Falcons" to the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12). HS-2 wa More

The U.S. Navy Anti-Submarine Warfare Group 1 underway in the Pacific Ocean in 1965. Visible are the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) and seven destroyers. Hornet, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Gr More

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 Ma More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) and the amphibious assault ship USS Princeton (LPH-5), probably at Long Beach, California (USA), circa in June 1969. Hornet, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submari More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) underway in the Pacific Ocean, circa in July 1969. Hornet, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59), was deployed to the Pacific Ocean as th More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) underway off Korea in April 1969. In response to the 1969 EC-121 shootdown incident on 15 April 1969, the United States assembled Task Force 71 off Korea, cons More

Exhibit in the Oregon Air and Space Museum - Eugene, Oregon, USA.

20mm Oerlikon guns in the catwalk of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) in February 1945.

The bow of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) ist transprted from the New York Naval Shipyard to be fitted to USS Wasp (CV-18) in drydock at Bayonne, New Jersey (USA), in May 1952. Wasp collided More

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) in the dry dock of the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California (USA). Hornet received an overhaul between November 1967 and May 1968.

Two U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver aircraft from Bombing Squadron 11 (VB-11) bank over the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) before landing, following strikes on Japanese shipping in the China Sea, circa More

Title: Carrier Raids on Japan, March 1945 Description: Three Japanese aircraft carriers and a submarine in Kure Bay, during strikes by U.S. Navy carrier planes, 19 March 1945. Carrier at the extreme right is K More