my grand dad served on this mighty ship, fought agaisnt the japanese in ww2, served in korea, and was even on board when they rescued the crew of the apllo (not sure which one my historys a little rusty on that ) he's still alive to this day and i salute him for giving the whole world freedom from the japanese and communists
yeah yorktown was lost and hornet, then the bureau of ships renamed two more carriers for them. So it is confusing to navy and non navy types to talk about ships sunk and then the future ships. Personally I don't think any ship should be renamed after another one that was lost in combat. It just confuses the hell out of History when two ships of the same name, both being carriers fight in the same theater...Damn!!
True. Hornet CV-8 was lost in battle about six months after the Doolittle Raid. CV-12 was under construction and was re-named Hornet in its predecessors honor. It was the surviving Hornet paying their respect to the Doolittle Raiders in this video.
From what I've read, USS Hornet (CV-8) was lost during the Battle Of The Santa Cruz Islands on 27 October 1942. USS Yorktown (CV-5) was lost during the Battle Of Midway on 7 June 1942.
Ohhhhh ok thanks yeah i remeber playing it on a game somewhere i looked back at it and you were correct it was severly damaged and then sunk by escort destroyers the next day.
I've been on USS Hornet CV-12, it was so awsome. She was and is a remarkable ship. It was also cool to be close to the NAS where the Doolittle Raiders borded the CV-8 Hornet.
my grand dad served on this mighty ship, fought agaisnt the japanese in ww2, served in korea, and was even on board when they rescued the crew of the apllo (not sure which one my historys a little rusty on that ) he's still alive to this day and i salute him for giving the whole world freedom from the japanese and communists
1stinfantrydivison 1 year ago
yeah yorktown was lost and hornet, then the bureau of ships renamed two more carriers for them. So it is confusing to navy and non navy types to talk about ships sunk and then the future ships. Personally I don't think any ship should be renamed after another one that was lost in combat. It just confuses the hell out of History when two ships of the same name, both being carriers fight in the same theater...Damn!!
giannivee1 1 year ago
0:54 Torpedo 8's TBF Avenger :D
acepilot1997 1 year ago
the uss hornet you are on is the cv-12 the hornet they used for the doolittle raid was the cv-8. sorry
bzzymatt 3 years ago
True. Hornet CV-8 was lost in battle about six months after the Doolittle Raid. CV-12 was under construction and was re-named Hornet in its predecessors honor. It was the surviving Hornet paying their respect to the Doolittle Raiders in this video.
paralleler 3 years ago
diden`t CV-8 get lost in the Invasion Of Midway?
SenorMatthew 1 year ago
From what I've read, USS Hornet (CV-8) was lost during the Battle Of The Santa Cruz Islands on 27 October 1942. USS Yorktown (CV-5) was lost during the Battle Of Midway on 7 June 1942.
USS Hornet (CV-12) is a museum in Alameda, CA.
paralleler 1 year ago
Ohhhhh ok thanks yeah i remeber playing it on a game somewhere i looked back at it and you were correct it was severly damaged and then sunk by escort destroyers the next day.
SenorMatthew 1 year ago
@paralleler CVS-12 ;) its cuz i did a report on it for a month and i really liked the ship.
TheGerret38 1 year ago
O cool a WWII aircraft carier < one of the best ships in the us goverments museum ship
program.. looks like se could go any where
in a moments notice keep up the good work
hullchipper 3 years ago
Boy, that's great that they're doing tis. I'd love to see something similar with the USS Yorktown, my dad's ship. Great video.
freiherrudet 3 years ago
Superior Video!!! *****
Blaze3124 3 years ago
Thank you Blaze3124. Your video is pretty awesome too.
I hope you've seen "Carrier Operations 1953-54" as well.
To The Greatest Generation!
paralleler 3 years ago
great video, I hope you had a good time. I am the volunteer in the red shirt on the flight deck.
dwcobb43 3 years ago
I've been on USS Hornet CV-12, it was so awsome. She was and is a remarkable ship. It was also cool to be close to the NAS where the Doolittle Raiders borded the CV-8 Hornet.
Blaze3124 3 years ago