USS Hornet Museum
Coordinates: 37°46′21.15″N 122°18′10.23″W / 37.7725417°N 122.3028417°W
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USS HORNET (CVS-12) (Aircraft Carrier)
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USS Hornet docked in Alameda, CA
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| Governing body: | Department of the Navy |
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| NRHP Reference#: | 91002065 |
| CHL #: | 1029[1] |
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| Added to NRHP: | December 4, 1991[2] |
| Designated NHL: | December 4, 1991[3] |
The USS Hornet Museum is a museum ship in Alameda, California, USA.
It is composed of the USS Hornet (CV-12) aircraft carrier, exhibits from the NASA Apollo moon exploration missions, and several retired aircraft from the Second World War and the transonic and early supersonic jet propulsion period. A number of compartments contain exhibits concerning contemporary carriers that are supported by related associations. The flight deck, hangar deck, and first deck below are open for self-guided tours. Docent-led tours are available into the ship's navigation and flight deck control areas of the island and down into one of the engineering spaces containing two of the four ship's propulsion turbines.
It is located on the southernmost pier of the former Naval Air Station Alameda. There are plans to relocate it to the corner of the Seaplane Lagoon closest to the Alameda Point Museum in conjunction with a ferry terminal and a light rail or bus connection to BART[citation needed].
See also [edit]
- U.S. Navy museums (and other aircraft-carrier museums)
- List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
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- ^ "USS Hornet". Office of Historical Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ "USS HORNET (Cvs-12) (Aircraft Carrier)". National Historic Landmark summary listing (where year designated appears as 1992, believe to be incorrect). National Park Service. September 28, 2007.
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