USS Hornet
Road Number CV-12
U.S. Navy Series Car #2 bears the silhouette of the Essex Class Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Hornet, CV-12. Commissioned in 1943, the Hornet served in the Pacific Theater throughout World War II, and was regularly dispatched to the 7th fleet in the Far East during the Vietnam conflict. Measuring 872 feet long with a beam of 147-1/2 feet, the Hornet was capable of cruising in excess of 32 knots. Her place in history was secured in the late 1960’s as the recovery carrier for Apollo space missions.
