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CV-8 Hornet
United States Navy aircraft carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Yorktown 1939/09/25
Newport News Shipb. & Dry Dock Co., Newp. News 		1940/12/14 1941/10/20 1942/10/27
sunk
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:42/05:16x28,24x20,42/08:16x28,32x20, CXAM-1 instead SC
Camouflage: 41: MS 12, 42: Ms 12 Mod


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/03/11       joinPac - Panama canal   63 
42/03/20       San Diego   63 
42/03/21 42/03/27     off San Diego - CAG-8 carrier qualifications   63 
42/04/01 42/04/13   18     66 
42/04/13 42/04/25 Shangr 16.2/GF    
42/04/30 42/05/26   16.2/GF xCoralS  
42/05/26 42/05/28   16 P.H.  
42/05/28 42/06/10   16.5 xMidway  
42/06/15     17    
42/09/13     17/FF off Guadalcanal bring VMFs planes to Henderson Field  
42/09/15     17/FF attacking I-15  
42/10/05     17/FF raid -Shortland  
42/10/26 42/10/26   17/FF xSCruz -sunk(planes) (08-38S, 166-43E) - 118 KIA   81  103 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 08-38S, 166-43E, 1943/01/13 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars Presidential Unit Citation for VT-8
Notice: struck from Navy List 43/01/13