| Photos by Robert M. Cieri 21 April 2007 |
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 NS-cv12-m06c USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum brochure, 2007 (262Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m07c Welcome to the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum (93Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m02c View of the island structure (114Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m03c View of the island from the pier (117Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m04c Bridge detail, with ship's awards board (127Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m05c View of the island, from the flight deck (125Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m08c Respotting of TA-4J Skyhawk, BuNo 158137, during Hornet's "Living Ship Demonstration." (Forward elevator.) (114Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m09c TA-4J Skyhawk, BuNo 158137, was assigned to VC-8 "Redtails," the last USN active duty unit to operate the Skyhawk on a regular basis. See also NS-cv12-m10c, NS-cv12-m02e, and NS-cv12-bc003. (109Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m10c Among other missions, VC-8 Skyhawks operated in an adversary role in support of Tomcat and Hornet RAGs. See also NS-cv12-m09c, NS-cv12-m02e, and NS-cv12-bc003. (124Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m11c Respotting of F8U-1/F-8A Crusader, BuNo 143703, during Hornet's "Living Ship Demonstration." (Forward elevator.) (124Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m12c F8U-1/F-8A Crusader, BuNo 143703, painted in VF-154 "Black Knights" colors and stenciled with the name of LT(JG) John "Crash" Miottel. (123Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m13c F8U-1/F-8A Crusader, VF-154, Carrier Air Group 15 ("NL"). VF-154 made a single deployment with F8U-1's, aboard USS Hancock in 1958. (120Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m14c Respotting of F8U-1/F-8A Crusader, BuNo 143703, as seen from "Vulture's Row." (170Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m15c F8U-1/F-8A Crusader, BuNo 143703, respotted on the flight deck. (115Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m01rh Photo by Stan Shebs, September 2005 submitted by Robert Hurst (84Kb) |
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The same Crusader in June 1998, being restored. It badly needed restoration, and the volunteers did an outstanding job! |
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| Photos by Chris Edwards Summer 2008 |
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 NS-cv12-m01e Starboard bow (127Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m02e TA-4J Skyhawk, BuNo 158137, on the port catapult, with Jet Blast Deflector raised. This plane was retired on 4 April 2003 from VC-8 at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, and flown to Oakland, Calif. See also NS-cv12-m09c, NS-cv12-m10c, and NS-cv12-bc003. (101Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m03e Port side of island structure (124Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m04e Forward most starboard catwalk showing pelorus and bridge wing of the secondary steering station (188Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m05e Fresnel Light Landing Aid (Crane ship Gem State (T-ACS 2) is berthed close to Hornet) (215Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m06e LSO platform and safety net (219Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m07e Five-inch practice loader in forward starboard corner of the forecastle (115Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m32e Forecastle on 01 level, looking aft from starboard to port (157Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m08e Junior Officer bunk room on 01 Level, just aft of forecastle (107Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m09e Bunks in Junior Officer Bunk Room on 01 Level, just aft of forecastle (101Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m10e Pilot escalator from the hangar deck to the flight deck (105Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m11e Hangar deck, looking aft. Conflag (conflagration) Station Two is on the upper left (157Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m12e Movie projection booth in the Hangar (93Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m13e Starboard bow, looking forward (149Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m14e Wardroom pantry on Second Deck (155Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m15e Second Deck starboard side passageway outboard of wardroom (158Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m16e Torpedo Shop on Second Deck (153Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m17e Hatch in Torpedo Shop for access to the torpedo body magazine beneath (136Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m18e Torpedo on elevator from the Second Deck up to the Hangar (127Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m31e Art work on hatch of the Torpedo After Body shop (107Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m19e Chief Petty Officers galley aft on the Second Deck (149Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m20e Examination Room and Battle Dressing Station in Sick Bay on the Second Deck (129Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m21e Main Operating Room in Sick Bay (150Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m34e Main Sick Bay Ward (161Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m22e Berthing compartment just aft of Sick Bay on the Second Deck (145Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m23e Steering Station Four on Second Deck (122Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m24e Steering Four controls on Second Deck (138Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m25e Repair 3 & 6A (138Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m26e Marine Security Check Point outside of Special Weapons area (183Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m27e Armored hatch giving access between upper and lower Special Weapons Shops (164Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m28e Fourth Deck armored escape scuttle in escape trunk (155Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m29e Upper level of forward emergency diesel generator room (178Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m30e Starting air flask on lower level of forward emergency generator room (158Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m33e Lower level of forward emergency diesel generator room (191Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m35e Sign at the top of the Special Weapons Main Entry Trunk (82Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m36e Signs on Outside of Main Access Trunk into Special Weapons Area (79Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m37e Special Weapons Area Bomb Elevator (123Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m38e Special Weapons Area Shop C (127Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m39e Special Weapons Shop MA Stbrd Side (111Kb) |
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| Photos by Robert Hall 2 January 2010 |
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 NS-cv12-m02h Nose section of Grumman F11F-1 Tiger, BuNo 141821. (130Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m09h Nose section of Grumman F11F-1 Tiger, BuNo 141821. (137Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m03h North American FJ-2 Fury, BuNo 132057, USMC VMF-312 squadron. (134Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m04h North American FJ-2 Fury, BuNo 132057, USMC VMF-312 squadron. (97Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m05h Kaman SH-2F Seasprite, BuNo 149021, built as a UH-2A, converted to HH-2D, then to SH-2F. (123Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m06h Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King, BuNo 148999, built as an HSS-2 (SH-3A), converted to SH-3H. (133Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m07h Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King, BuNo 148999, appeared in the Apollo 13 movie. (112Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m08h Piasecki HUP-1 Retriever, BuNo 124915, HU-1 "Pacific Fleet Angels" squadron. (94Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m10h Ship's emblem. (129Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m11h Gemini capsule boilerplate. (95Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m12h Gemini capsule boilerplate. ("Boilerplate" is a non-functional craft, system or payload, which is used to test various configurations and basic size, load, and handling characteristics.) (121Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m13h "A Heritage of Excellence: USS Hornet CVS-12." (87Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m14h General Motors TBM-3 Avenger, BuNo 69375. (145Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m15h General Motors TBM-3 Avenger, BuNo 69375. (148Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m16h General Motors TBM-3 Avenger, BuNo 69375. "Miss June." (91Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m17h General Motors TBM-3 Avenger, BuNo 69375. (118Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m18h Apollo 14 Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF). (111Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m19h Apollo 14 Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF). (132Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m20h The Moon: Project Apollo landing sites. (116Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m21h Apollo 14 Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF). (94Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m22h Apollo 14 Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF). (91Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m23h Apollo 14 Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF). (82Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m24h Apollo 14 Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF). Signed by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell. (78Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m25h Grumman US-2B Tracker, BuNo 136691. Built as an S2F-1, converted to US-2B. (142Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m40h Grumman US-2B Tracker, BuNo 136691. (130Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m41h Grumman US-2B Tracker, BuNo 136691. (93Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m42h Grumman US-2B Tracker, BuNo 136691, under restoration. (118Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m26h General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, under restoration. (123Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m45h General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, under restoration. (129Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m46h General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, under restoration. (140Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m27h Project Apollo capsule ("Command Module") used for tests. Recovered by Hornet in 1966. (148Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m28h Project Apollo capsule ("Command Module") used for tests. Recovered by Hornet in 1966. (135Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m29h Project Apollo capsule ("Command Module") used for tests. Recovered by Hornet in 1966. (142Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m30h Project Apollo capsule ("Command Module") used for tests. Recovered by Hornet in 1966. (142Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m31h Project Apollo capsule ("Command Module") used for tests. Recovered by Hornet in 1966. (123Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m32h Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse, BuNo 150553, USMC HMM-363 squadron. (117Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m33h Aircraft carrier seals: Essex, Intrepid, Randolph, Lexington. (154Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m34h Aircraft carrier seals: Randolph, Lexington, Bunker Hill, Bennington. (225Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m35h Aircraft carrier seals: Hancock, Bon Homme Richard, Shangri-La. (142Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m36h Aircraft carrier seals: Ticonderoga, Wasp, Kearsarge, Oriskany, Lake Champlain, Philippine Sea. (168Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m43h Destroyer USS La Vallette (DD-448) Memorial. (171Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m44h Destroyer USS La Vallette (DD-448) Memorial. (114Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m47h The 442 Regimental Combat Team Special Exhibit honors the contributions made by Japanese-American soldiers during WWII. (122Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m51h CPO Pantry and Mess (86Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m01h CPO Pantry and Mess (131Kb) |
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"CPO PANTRY AND MESS" "The Chief Petty Officers were senior enlisted men and, as such, had their own mess. Food was not prepared here, but was made in the galley one deck below and brought up via dumbwaiters. Unlike the officers, who also had their own ward room and pantry, the CPO's were not served by mess stewards. They had to go through the Chow Line like the rest of the enlisted men." |
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 NS-cv12-m53h Crew's Quarters (107Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m55h Crew's Library (64Kb) |
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 NS-cv12-m59h Male Head (Men's Wash Room & W.C.) (85Kb) |
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 NS-cv12-m61h "CAUTION—Please do not flush paper towels or feminine products down toilet" (79Kb) |
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 NS-cv12-m63h USS Shangri-La (CV/CVA/CVS-38) Memorial (96Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m64h Torpedo Shop (92Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m64ha (112Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m64hb (126Kb) |
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 NS-cv12-m64hd Mk 13 torpedo (130Kb) |
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 NS-cv12-m64hg (159Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m64hh Fog/Foam Station (358Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m64hi Sick Bay (293Kb) |
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| Photos via John Slaughter, webmaster, USS Ranger History & Memorial site 5 September 2015 |
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 NS-cv12-m180s Arriving in the Museum. (81Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m181s The USS Ranger (CVA/CV-61) Reunion Association held its 2015 Reunion at the San Francisco Bay area, and took the opportunity to visit the Hornet Museum. (155Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m188s USS Hornet Museum. (141Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m189s View of the island, with some radar and radio antennas. (123Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m196s General Motors TBM-3 Avenger, BuNo 69375. "Miss June.". (109Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m197s Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse, BuNo 150553. (224Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m198s Hangar deck. (161Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m199s Hangar deck. (201Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m200s "Can You Identify These Uniforms?" (204Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m201s Scoreboard. (161Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m203s (930Kb) |
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 NS-cv12-m214s (906Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m216s (839Kb) |
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 NS-cv12-m230s (715Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m218s (221Kb) |
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 NS-cv12-m221s (256Kb) |
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 NS-cv12-m224s (327Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m225s (250Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m226s USS Shangri-La (CV/CVS/CVA-38) (312Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m227s Mk.13 torpedo (373Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m228s (249Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m229s (309Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m232s TA-4J Skyhawk, BuNo 158137, Fleet Composite Squadron (VC) 8 (444Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m233s (347Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m238s F-4S Phantom II, BuNo 153879 (309Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m239s F8U-1/F-8A Crusader, BuNo 143703, modex NL-412, Fighter Squadron (VF) 154 "Black Knights" (359Kb) |
 NS-cv12-m240s S-3B Viking, BuNo 160599, modex NG-700, Antisubmarine/ Sea Control Squadron (VS) 31 "Topcats" (333Kb) |
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| Photos by Bob Canchola, 8 May 2023 |
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 NS-cv12-bc001 SH-2F Seasprite, BuNo 149021 (729Kb) |
 NS-cv12-bc002 SH-3H Sea King, BuNo 148999, a tribute to the world-famous "Navy 66" (697Kb) |
 NS-cv12-bc003 TA-4J Skyhawk, BuNo 158137, modex GF00. See also NS-cv12-m09c, NS-cv12-m10c, and NS-cv12-m02e. (815Kb) |
 NS-cv12-bc004 HUP-1 Retriever, BuNo 124915, modex UP8. (710Kb) |
| Photos via Yu Chu | |||
 NS-cv12-yc01 Chapel (120Kb) |
 NS-cv12-yc02 Chapel (138Kb) |
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