USS Hornet (CV-12) - From Fighting Japan to The Space Race 

I imagine the ghosts that moved from the original Hornet were like, "This Hornet is not our Hornet but meh, close enough!"

One of the better accounts of the Hornet without going overboard with ghosts. I walked on the ship on June 1, 1998 as a volunteer and am still there restoring the Island superstructure in and out. My avatar is of the plane I was asked to restore in 2000. As for ghosts I haven't heard a thing and I have spent nights in the Chief of Staffs Sea Cabin in the Island. Even caught once cleaning the gallery deck at midnight and someone thought they heard a ghost till they saw me.

One of Hornet’s pilots was Butch Voris. He would first see combat in 1942 as part of the VF-10 “Grim Reapers” flying from Enterprise at the Battles of Santa Cruz. Where he saw CV-8 go down. As well as the Guadalcanal Campaign. When VF-10 returned to the states in 1943. Voris would he transferred to VF-2 “Rippers.” Once again flying from Enterprise at the Gilbert Islands and helped Butch O’Hare with his “Bat Team” night fighter experiments. He would remain with VF-2 when they deployed on Hornet in the first half of 1944. Including the Battle of the Philippine Sea.

Why would you apologize for delivering a longer vid about an interesting topic? Gods damn the short attention span of all those young whippersnappers out there

My father served as a signalman aboard the Hornet during WW2. When he visited my sister in San Francisco a few years ago, she asked him if he wanted to go see the ship. He said, "I've seen it."

Great video what a career she had

Absolutely love it awesome job once again as always thanks for a little longer video than usual very informative looking to the next one

The prop swirl on that hellcat while youre talking about her going backwards to launch planes is too cool.

Yeah. The Japanese sunk what had been CV-1 - the Langley and the US built CVL-27 The Japanese sank CV-2 - the Lexington and the US built CV-16 The Japanese sank CV-5 - the Yorktown and the US built CV-10 The Japanese sank CV-8 - the Hornet and the US built CV-12 Which All came back to haunt them ... Not to mention a whole slew of other Fleet, Light and Escort Carriers. And that was the story of he war with Japan. The Japanese had a very good military at the beginning of the war - but - they (and the Germans) could not replace their losses but the Allies could - and more so. Unlike the nations they attacked - Japan, Italy and Germany - *_CHOSE_* to go to war - and were destroyed themselves. .

My home Canberra is tricky to pronounce; you did very well. ❤ HMAS CANBERRA ❤️ USS CANBERRA

Majuro, May 1944. Hornet II: Lousy piece of junk (spots Enterprise and Yorktown II sitting on a beach with drinks). Enty, can you please give me your Dauntlesses. (Hornet II rushes over to Enterprise only for her to run head first into Enty’s hand). Enterprise (while grabbing Hornet’s face) Not in your life sis. (Enterprise releases Hornet) Yorktown II: Sister, until you get your air group changed out. You have to put up with the Helldivers. Hornet II: But they suck.. They stall on landing, parts of them break and they crash on takeoff. The last one is the worst, as my pilots told my captain the distance was too short. But no, he told them to use the manufactures distance. Enterprise: Who is your captain? Hornet II: Miles Browning. I swear I heard that name before. (Enterprise and Yorktown II spit out their drinks). Yorktown II: You should. That SOB was my Air Group CO between 1938-40. Enterprise: Not to mention he was Dad’s… I mean Admiral Halsey’s Chief of Staff until he was reassigned to you. Honestly Halsey was the only one who could get something useful out of him. Hornet II: What makes you say that? Yorktown II: You mean aside from being a drunk and a notorious womaniser who already had several affairs? Hornet II (nervous): Yes? Enterprise: It was before the end of the Battle of Midway. My scouts spotted a ship that turned out to be Hiryu. Browning wanted to load our planes with 1000lbs even though it risked having all our Dauntlesses (smacks Hornet II’s hand after she sees her going for them) ditching. McClusky, Ghallaher and I think (turns to Yorktown II) one of your pilots objected. They even got Captain Murray involved. It was only after Admiral Spruance agreed with McClusky to launch the strike with 500lb bombs that the argument ended. Browning ended up sulking in his cabin until we got back to Pearl. Yorktown II (shakes her head): Of course he’d do that. Hornet II: That’s great and all but where does that leave me? Yorktown II: Did you talk to Admirals Clarke and Mitscher about it? Hornet II: I did and they don’t like Browning either. But they are waiting for him to mess up big time. Enterprise: Then for all of our sakes that comes soon. Hopefully without costing us a battle or lives. (Few days later) Enterprise: So let me get this straight. Some moron set off a CO2 cannister on your hangar deck during a movie night? Hornet II: Uhuh. Yorktown II: And it caused a panic? Hornet II: Uhuh. Enterprise: Followed by 2 Sailors who got knocked overboard. With one of them drowning. Hornet II: yep. Yorktown II: To which Captain “Ass hat” decided to not lower a boat to rescue them. Despite being “urged” to by Admiral Clarke. Hornet II: When you put it like that. Enterprise: Well you get your wish. Browning is history. Hornet II: I should celebrate. But after why he got kicked. I’m not entirely sure if I should. Yorktown II: Maybe just a small one. Hornet II: Ok.

How about USS YORKTOWN CV-10 and USS LEXINGTON CV-16?

Miles Browning was still less abrasive and less arrogant and less incompetent, than the grossly inadequate for command, Halsey.

Haunting is

Good video. But your inflections in the narration sometimes make it difficult to follow what is being said.

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