Yes and No.
USS Hornet, CV-8, did sink at the Battle of Santa Cruz.
USS Hornet, CV-12, was renamed in honor of the sunk CV-8 and still exists. She is a museum ship in Alameda, CA
USS Hornet served only in the second world war. The CV-8 and the CV-12.
Around 300, some were because of ship accidents and some were when the ship was actually at battle. It is actually said to be haunted.
The USN permanently lost: 1. Battleships USS Arizona, USS Utah, and USS Oklahoma. 2. Aircraft Carriers USS Lexington (at Coral Sea); USS Yorktown (at Midway); USS Hornet (at Santa Cruz Islands); USS Wasp (at Guadalcanal). 3. LIGHT Aircraft Carrier USS Princeton. 4. Six CVE's, Escort Carriers aka "Jeep Carriers."
a war the intrepid fought was World War II
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USS Hornet served only in the second world war. The CV-8 and the CV-12.
To name a few: USS Bismarck Sea USS Lexington USS Yorktown USS Hornet USS Wasp USS Princeton USS Gambier Bay USS St. Lo USS Liscome Bay
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Around 300, some were because of ship accidents and some were when the ship was actually at battle. It is actually said to be haunted.
The USN permanently lost: 1. Battleships USS Arizona, USS Utah, and USS Oklahoma. 2. Aircraft Carriers USS Lexington (at Coral Sea); USS Yorktown (at Midway); USS Hornet (at Santa Cruz Islands); USS Wasp (at Guadalcanal). 3. LIGHT Aircraft Carrier USS Princeton. 4. Six CVE's, Escort Carriers aka "Jeep Carriers."
One Japanese I-Boat (Submarine) managed to sink one fleet aircraft carrier (USS Wasp), damage one new battleship (USS North Carolina), and damage a destroyer which later sank (USS O'Brian) from ONE TORPEDO SALVO.
The commander of the Pacific Fleet was Admiral Chester Nimitz. Task Force 17 (USS Yorktown) was led by Adm. Jack Fletcher. Task Force 16 (USS Enterprise and USS Hornet) was led by Adm. Raymond Spruance, who was selected by Adm. Wm. F. Halsey because the latter's illness.
The USS Missouri, a US battleship from the war.
5. The USS Atik, the USS Asterion, the USS Big Horn, The USS Captor, and the USS Irene Forstyle.
The USS RANDOLPH earned three battle stars for World War II service.
USS Arizona, USS Utah, and USS Oklahoma are still on the bottom. However, the battleships USS Pennsylvania, USS New York, USS Nevada, and USS Arkansas are also on the bottom...sunk as targets after the war.
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