USS Hornet

Sunk

Type	Aircraft carrier
Class	Yorktown
War	Second World War
Main guns	8 × single 5 in (127 mm) DP guns

Launched the Doolittle Raid and fought at Midway. Crippled by bombs and torpedoes at Santa Cruz; American destroyers failed to sink her, and Japanese destroyers finished her off.

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) photographed circa late 1941, soon after completion, probably at a U.S. East Coast port. A ferry boat and "Eagle Boat" (PE) are in the background. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

8 × single 5 in (127 mm) DP guns
4 × quadruple 1.1 in (28 mm) AA guns
24 × single .50 in (12.7 mm) AA MGs

Armour

Belt: 2.5–4 in (64–102 mm)
Protected Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm)
Bulkheads: 4 in (102 mm)
Conning Tower: 4 in (102 mm)
Steering Gear: 4 in (102 mm)

Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Laid down	25 September 1939
Launched	14 December 1940
Commissioned	20 October 1941
Displacement	20,000 long tons (20,321 t) (standard) 25,500 long tons (25,909 t) (full load)
Length	824 ft 9 in (251.38 m) (overall)
Speed	32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph) (design)
Complement	2,919 officers and enlisted (wartime)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

14 December 1940

Battle of Midway

Survived

4–7 June 1942

Sinking of Wasp

Survived

15 September 1942

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

Sunk

25–27 October 1942

Finished off by Makigumo and Akigumo