USS Hornet CV-8
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October 13, 1941: Hornet CV-8 nearing completion at Newport News Shipbuilding.



October 1941: Hornet CV-8 en route to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia for her commissioning.



October 1941: Hornet CV-8 en route to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia for her commissioning.



October 1941: Hornet CV-8 en route to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia for her commissioning.



October 20, 1941: USS Hornet CV-8 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia during her
commissioning ceremony.





Special thanks to Fred Branyan for his assistance in providing information and most of the photographs for
these pages. Without Fred's help these pages would not be possible.


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