USS Hornet CV-12 |
Name: |
Kearsarge (Laid down as) Hornet (Jan.22, 1943) renamed in honor of USS Hornet CV-8 |
Type: |
Aircraft Carrier |
Class: |
Essex (short) |
Hull Number: |
CV-12 CVA-12 (Oct. 1, 1952) CVS-12 (June 27, 1959) |
Built By: |
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News, Virginia |
Awarded: |
September 9, 1940 |
Keel Laid Down: |
August 3, 1942 |
Launched: |
August 30, 1943 |
Commissioned: |
November 29, 1943 |
Decommissioned: |
June 26, 1970 |
Stricken: |
July 25, 1989 |
Fate: |
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Dimensions are general for class |
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Length: |
872' |
Beam: |
93' 147' 5" (Flight Deck) |
Draft: |
28' 7" |
Displacement: |
27,100 36,380 Full |
Crew: |
3,448 |
Page revised Feb. 8, 2007 |