USS Hornet

Museum ship

Type	Aircraft carrier
Class	Essex
War	Second World War
Main guns	12 × 5″ guns

Named for the Hornet sunk at Santa Cruz. Fought at the Philippine Sea and her aircraft attacked Yamato. Later recovered the Apollo 11 and 12 astronauts. A museum ship at Alameda, California.

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) underway in the Pacific Ocean, circa in July 1969. Hornet, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59), was deployed to the Pacific Ocean as the recovery ship for the Apollo 11 Moon-landing mission from 27 June to 1 August 1969. The Photo: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

12 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns
32 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
46 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns

Armour

Waterline belt: 2.5–4 in (64–102 mm)
Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm)
Hangar deck: 2.5 in (64 mm)
Bulkheads: 4 in (102 mm)

Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down	3 August 1942
Launched	30 August 1943
Commissioned	29 November 1943
Displacement	27,100 long tons (27,500 t) (standard) 36,380 long tons (36,960 t) (full load)
Length	820 feet (249.9 m) (wl) 872 feet (265.8 m) (o/a)
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement	2,600 officers and enlisted men

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

Career

Launched

30 August 1943

Battle of the Philippine Sea

Survived

19–20 June 1944

Operation Ten-Go

Survived

7 April 1945