CV-8 USS Hornet
| CV-8 USS Hornet | ||
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Class |
Yorktown class |
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Builder |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co Newport News, Virgina |
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Laid down |
25. September 1939 |
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Launched |
14. December 1940 |
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Commissioned |
20. October 1941 |
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| NETC | ||
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Oct. 1941 - Oct. 1942 |
Measures 12 |
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| 1941 - 1941 | ||
| ? | ||
| VF-8 | F4F-4 | 8-F-0 |
| VB-8 | SBC-4 | 8-B-0 |
| VT-8 | SBN-1, TBD-1 | 8-T-0 |
| VS-8 | SBD-2 | 8-S-0 |
| Hornet Air Group | ||
| December 1941 - 1941 | ||
| ? | ||
| VF-8 | F4F-4 | 8-F-0 |
| VB-8 | SBC-4 | 8-B-0 |
| VT-8 | SBN-1, TBD-1 | 8-T-0 |
| VS-8 | SBD-2 | 8-S-0 |
| Hornet Air Group | ||
| 4. March 1942 - 20. March 1942 | ||
| Trip to San Francisco | ||
| VF-8 | F4F-4 | 8-F-0 |
| VB-8 | SBD-3 | 8-B-0 |
| VT-8 | SBN-1, TBD-1 | 8-T-0 |
| VS-8 | SBD-3 | 8-S-0 |
| Hornet Air Group | ||
| 2. April 1942 - 25 April 1942 | ||
| West Pacific (Tokio Raid) | ||
| VF-8 | F4F-4 | 8-F-0 |
| VB-8 | SBD-3 | 8-B-0 |
| VT-8 | TBD-1 | 8-T-0 |
| VS-8 | SBD-3 | 8-S-0 |
| 17 BG | B-25B (16) | .. |
| The 17 BG was only until the 18. April 1942 on bord of the USS Hornet | ||
| Hornet Air Group | ||
| 30. April 1942 - 26. May 1942 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-8 | F4F-4 | 8-F-0 |
| VB-8 | SBD-3 | 8-B-0 |
| VT-8 | TBD-1 | 8-T-0 |
| VS-8 | SBD-3 | 8-S-0 |
| Hornet Air Group | ||
| 28. May 1942 - 13. June 1942 | ||
| West Pacific (Midway) | ||
| VF-8 | F4F-4 | 8-F-0 |
| VB-8 | SBD-3 | 8-B-0 |
| VT-8 | TBD-1 | 8-T-0 |
| VS-8 | SBD-3 | 8-S-0 |
| Hornet Air Group | ||
| 17. August 1942 - 26. October 1942 | ||
| West Pacific (Santa Crutz) | ||
| VF-72 | F4F-4 | 72-F-0 |
| VB-8 | SBD-3 | 8-B-0 |
| VT-8 | TBD-1 | 8-T-0 |
| VS-8 | SBD-3 | 8-S-0 |
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Decommissioned (sunk) |
26. October 1942 |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| Capt. Marc Andrew Mitscher | 20. Oct. 1941 | 15. Jun. 1942 |
| Capt.Charles Perry Mason | 15. Jun. 1942 | 26. Oct. 1942 |
