USS Hornet (CV-12)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried up to 90
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Occupation_Service_Medal
gptkb:Philippine_Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Philippine_Liberation_Medal
7 battle stars (World War II)
gptkbp:beam 93 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:commissioned 29 November 1943
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 2,600
gptkbp:decommissioned 26 June 1970
gptkbp:displacement 27,100 tons
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
National Historic Landmark
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Alameda,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Hornet (CV-12)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:CV-12
gptkbp:laidDown 3 August 1942
gptkbp:launched 30 August 1943
gptkbp:length 872 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:USS_Hornet_Museum,_Alameda,_California
gptkbp:museumSince 1998
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:USS_Hornet_(CV-8)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Grey_Ghost
gptkbp:notableEvent Recovery ship for Apollo 11
Recovery ship for Apollo 12
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Pacific_Fleet
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USS_Essex_(CV-9)
gptkb:USS_Intrepid_(CV-11)
gptkb:USS_Lexington_(CV-16)
gptkb:USS_Yorktown_(CV-10)
gptkbp:speed 33 knots
gptkbp:status gptkb:ship
gptkbp:website https://uss-hornet.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4