The USS Hornet — an aircraft carrier that saw service in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, ...
On Oct. 26, 1942, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier the USS Hornet was sunk during pitched fighting in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Strapped to the deck of the carrier was a farming tractor, ...
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor gravely damaged the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet's strength, but fortunately, no American aircraft carriers were sunk in the attack. As a result, when the United States ...