20 October 1941: USS Hornet {CV 8} is put in commission at Norfolk, CAPT Marc Mitscher, USN commanding.
Laid down 25 Sept 1939 and launched in 14 Dec 1940, the USS Hornet, seventh ship in the Navy to bear that name, was built by Newport News Shipbuilding at a cost of $32M. At her launching, Secretary [...]
This Date in Naval Aviation History - USS Hornet (CV 8) Commissioned
October 19th, 2008 1 Comment
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