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The USS Hornet Museum is the Bay Area’s Premiere Ship Museum. Come aboard and learn about this great ship’s legacy from World War II through the Vietnam War and culminating with the recovery of the Apollo 11 and 12 astronauts, the first two sets of astronauts to walk on the Moon. Support the Museum with a Donation.
The History of USS Hornet. The might of an aircraft carrier lies in its ability to quickly move about the world’s oceans, projecting power whenever and wherever it is needed. The heart of a carrier’s combat strength is its aircraft; her Air Groups provided Hornet’s lethal sting.
Our mission is to utilize USS Hornet and the collections, exhibitions, and educational programming to promote awareness and understanding of history, science, technology, and service. The USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate!
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The seventh U.S. Navy ship named Hornet was an early aircraft carrier commissioned in October 1941. USS Hornet (CV-8) was the third and final member of the Yorktown-class, commissioned just weeks before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Ever wonder how an aircraft carrier works? Come aboard and spend the night living with history on the ultimate overnight adventure and find out how USS Hornet’s sailors lived and worked on this city at sea!
Come aboard the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum for an unforgettable event venue! With spaces for events from 30 people to 3,000, the historic aircraft carrier USS Hornet is a unique event space and backdrop for any event type including meetings, banquets, trade shows, product launches, team-building activities, and more!
The USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum is proud to present CarrierCon, a convention celebrating cosplay, tabletop gaming, and Western and Japanese media. CarrierCon is an opportunity for people of all ages to share their love of cosplay and pop culture media while supporting a local museum.
Laird served on USS Ranger CV-4 (Mar 1943-Dec 1943), USS Bunker Hill CV-17 (Sep 1944-Nov 1944) and USS Essex CV-9 (Nov 1944-Mar 1945)–all sister ships of USS Hornet–in addition to multiple postings at Naval Air Stations during World War II and was credited with 5.75 enemy aircraft shot down.
The aircraft carrier and carrier aircraft have evolved since the first experiments combining ship and plane. Visit this exhibit to see a large-scale display of USS Pennsylvania and the first aircraft to ever land on the deck of a ship back in 1911.