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SHIP'S DATA |
NAME
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HORNET
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HULL NUMBER
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CV-8 |
BUILDER
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NEWPORT NEWS SHIPYARDS, VIRGINIA
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LAID DOWN
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N/A |
CHRISTENED
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DECEMBER 14, 1940, BY MRS FRANK M. KNOX.
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COMMISSIONED
|
OCTOBER 20, 1941 |
CONSTRUCTION COST
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$25,000,000.00 (TOTAL)
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DIMENSIONS |
DISPLACEMENT
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23,507 TONS (NORMAL); 25,484 (FULL LOAD)
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LENGTH (WL)
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770' |
LENGTH (OA)
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824' 9"
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MAXIMUM BEAM
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83' 3" (WL); 109' 6" (EXT)
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MEAN DRAFT
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30' 6"
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MAXIMUM DRAFT
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35' 6"
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FLIGHT DECK LENGTH
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814' |
FLIGHT DECK WIDTH
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86' |
HANGAR DECK LENGTH
|
546' |
HANGAR DECK WIDTH
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63' |
HANGAR DECK HEIGHT
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17' 3" |
ELEVATORS
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THREE (FORWARD, AMIDSHIPS, AFT), 48' X 44' |
PROPULSION AND MACHINERY |
TOTAL WEIGHT OF MACHINERY
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2,770 TONS
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BOILERS
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NINE BABCOCK AND WILCOX (400 PSI, 648F)
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FUEL OIL
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2,683 TONS (NORMAL); 4,271 TONS (FULL LOAD)
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LUBRICATING OIL
|
75 TONS (SHIP AND AVIATION)
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DIESEL OIL
|
71 TONS |
AVIATION GASOLINE
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177,950 GALLONS
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AVIATION AMMUNITION
|
670 TONS
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AVIATION ORDNANCE
|
387 TONS
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ELECTRICITY
|
TWO THREE-PHASE DIESEL GENERATORS.
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SHAFT HORSEPOWER
|
120,517 (TRIAL)
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PROPELLERS
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FOUR, THREE-BLADED; 12' 7" DIAMETER
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RUDDER
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TWO BALANCED, TAPERED TYPES.
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TACTICAL DIAMETER
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790 YARDS (FULL HELM, SCREWS TURNING FORWARD, 30 KNOTS)
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MAXIMUM SPEED
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33.65 KNOTS (TRIAL)
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ENDURANCE
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12,000 MILES @ 15 KNOTS.
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ARMOR |
BELT
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4" AMIDSHIPS, TAPERING TO 2.5" ENDS.
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FLIGHT DECK
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NONE
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GALLERY DECK
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NONE
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HANGAR DECK
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NONE
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BULKHEADS |
4"
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CONNING TOWER |
4" SIDES; 2" TOP.
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STEERING GEAR |
4" SIDES
|
ARMAMENT |
MAIN BATTERY:
5-INCH/38 CALIBER
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EIGHT 5-INCH/38 CALIBER DUAL PURPOSE, SINGLE-MOUNTED GUNS; TWO ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FLIGHT DECK FORWARD, TWO ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FLIGHT DECK AFT.
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MAIN AA BATTERY:
1.1 INCH/75 CALIBER "CHICAGO PIANOS"
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SIXTEEN 1.1 INCH/75 CALIBER QUADRUPLE-MOUNTED GUNS, LOCATED TWO FORWARD AND TWO AFT OF THE ISLAND.
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SECONDARY AA BATTERY:
20 MM OERLIKONS
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TWENTY TWO 20 MM OERLIKONS; TEN ON EACH SIDE OF FLIGHT DECK NEAR 5-INCH MOUNTS, AND TWO ON FORECASTLE.
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ADDITIONAL WEAPONS:
.50 CALIBER MACHINE GUNS
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TWENTY FOUR .50 CALIBER MACHINES GUNS, LOCATED AT VARIOUS POSITIONS AROUND THE SHIP. |
DIRECTORS |
RADAR
|
CXAM
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FIRE CONTROL
|
TWO MK 37 ANTI-AIRCRAFT DIRECTORS, MOUNTED ON ISLAND.
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AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS |
FIGHTERS
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TWENTY SEVEN GRUMMAN F4F-4 WILDCATS.
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DIVE BOMBERS
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THIRTY FOUR DOUGLAS SBD-3 DAUNTLESS' (DIVIDED BETWEEN SCOUTING AND BOMBING SQUADRONS).
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TORPEDO BOMBERS
|
FIFTEEN DOUGLAS TBD-1 DEVASTATORS.
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CATAPULTS
|
THREE H MK II CATAPULTS; TWO LOCATED ON FORWARD FLIGHT DECK, AND ONE IN HANGAR. HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED, THESE CATAPULTS OPERATED A RAM THAT DROVE A SHUTTLE THROUGH A CABLE AND SHEAVE ARRANGEMENT, WHICH IN TURN MULTIPLIED THE SPEED AND STROKE OF THE RAM MECHANICALLY. H MK II'S HAD A CAPACITY OF 5,500 POUNDS AT 65 MPH IN 55 FEET.
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ARRESTING GEAR
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MARK 4; DESIGN CAPACITY 10,000 POUNDS AT 70 MPH. MOD 2 ENGINES (8,500 POUNDS AT 60 MPH) ALLOWED FOR A LONGER RUNOUT FOR THE AFTER SECTION OF THE LANDING AREA. A BARRIER WAS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO MARK 4 MOD 2 ARRESTING-GEAR ENGINES FOR MORE EFFICIENT ENERGY ABSORBTION.
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CREW |
COMPLEMENT
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SHIP: 86 OFFICERS, 1,280 ENLISTED (1941)
AIRCRAFT: 141 OFFICERS, 710 ENLISTED (1941)
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