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{{Infobox NRHP
{{coord|37|46|21.15|N|122|18|10.23|W|region:US|display=title}}▼
| name = USS ''Hornet'' (CV-12) (Aircraft Carrier)
| nrhp_type = nhl
| image = USS Hornet (Alameda, CA).JPG
| caption = USS ''Hornet'' docked in Alameda
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| designated_nrhp_type = December 4, 1991<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2130&ResourceType=Structure|title=USS ''Hornet'' (Cvs-12) (Aircraft Carrier)|date=September 28, 2007|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing (where year designated appears as 1992, believe to be incorrect)|publisher=National Park Service|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012115530/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2130&ResourceType=Structure|archive-date=October 12, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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[[File:F14 on USS Hornet.jpg|thumb|Preserved F-14 on deck, February 2009]]
[[File:149021 Sikorsky SH-2F Seasprite.jpg|thumb|SH-2F Seasprite on display in the museum ship]]
[[File:124915 Piasecki HUP-1 Retriever.jpg|thumb|Piasecki HUP-1 Retriever]]
The '''USS ''Hornet'' Museum''' is a [[museum ship]], located on the southernmost pier of the former [[Naval Air Station Alameda]] in [[Alameda, California]], US.▼
[[File:148999 Sikorsky SH3H Sea King.jpg|thumb|Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King]]
[[File:T-28B Trojan (15406340849).jpg|thumb|T-28B Trojan]]
[[File:Avenger (15569270746).jpg|thumb|TBM Avenger on display with wings folded, and a torpedo]]
▲The '''USS ''Hornet'' Sea, Air & Space Museum''' is a [[museum ship]], located on the southernmost pier of the former [[Naval Air Station Alameda]] in [[Alameda, California]], US.
The museum is composed of the aircraft carrier {{USS|Hornet|CV-12|6}}, exhibits from the [[NASA]] [[Apollo program|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. [[Museum docent|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.
The exhibits are on and in the USS Hornet itself, a retired aircraft carrier that was launched during WW2 and served in many historic battles such as the Liberation of the Philippines and naval battles in the Pacific. After the war she was used to search for submarines and secure airspace, and had a special role in space exploration, being used to recover returning space capsules in the space race. The ship was decommissioned 1970, and held in storage, but in the 1990s was registered as a historic landmark and made into a museum which opened in 1998.
Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation preserves and honors the legacy of {{USS|Hornet|CV-12|6}}, a [[national historic landmark]],<ref>http://www.nps.gov/nhl/find/statelists/CA.pdf List of National Historic Landmarks located in California</ref> and its role in [[naval aviation]], the defense of the United States, the [[Apollo Program]], and exploration of space.
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==Aircraft on display==
The USS ''Hornet'' Museum has
* [[TBM Avenger|TBM-3E Avenger]] – [[torpedo bomber]] from [[World War II]]
* [[T-28 Trojan|T-28B Trojan]] – military trainer
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* [[S-3B Viking]] – all-weather, multi-mission, long-range aircraft
* [[F-14A Tomcat]] – veteran of the [[Gulf War]]
* [[F-4J Phantom II]] - Vietnam era multirole jet fighter
* [[Piasecki HUP Retriever|HUP-1 Retriever]] - ship based utility helicopter for search and rescue
* [[SH-2 Seasprite|SH-2F Seasprite]] - shipboard utility helicopter retired in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-09 |title=SH-2 Seasprite - USS Hornet Museum |url=https://uss-hornet.org/visit-hornet/exhibits/aircraft/sh-2-seasprite |access-date=2024-04-30 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King|SH-3H Sea King]] - All weather helicopter designed for anti-submarine warfare
* [[Sikorsky H-34|UH-34D Seahorse]] - Vietnam era personnel transport and combat assault helicopter
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The ''Hornet'' Museum also hosts CarrierCon, a [[fan convention]] for anime, video game, comic and cosplay fans. In 2023, CarrierCon collaborated officially with ''[[Azur Lane]]'', a popular Chinese mobile game with an English release that features anthropomorphic "shipgirls" including ''Hornet'' herself as Hornet II to distinguish her from the original ''Hornet''.<ref>{{cite web |author=CarrierCon |title=CarrierCon 2023 ''Azur Lane'' Collaboration Announcement |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxQNXpLxUc/ |website=Instagram |access-date=2 August 2023 |date=17 February 2023}}</ref> Later that year, ''Hornet'' was chosen to host ''Azur Lane'''s live event celebrating the 5th anniversary of its English/worldwide release.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=CarrierConBA |author=CarrierCon |number=1682231777652535296 |title=Calling all Commanders and Ship Girls! We are proud to announce that we are hosting the Azur Lane 5th Anniversary celebration event! Come celebrate with our friends @AzurLane_EN @HornetChanVT!! August 13th, 2023 – 707 W Hornet Ave, Alameda, CA 94501 #AzurLane5thAnniv|retweet=''[[Azur Lane]]'' |date=20 July 2023 |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>
==Exterior and deck==
{{Cleanup gallery|date=March 2020}}
<gallery widths="250" heights="250">
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File:USS Hornet Museum - Flight deck 2.JPG | Flight deck and the island
File:USS Hornet Museum - flight deck 1.JPG | Flight deck, with San Francisco in the background
</gallery>
==Interior of USS Hornet==
<gallery widths="250" heights="250">
File:USS Hornet Museum interior 11.JPG | Hangar deck
File:USS Hornet Museum - Interior 12.JPG | Hangar deck
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==See also==
[[File:USS Hornet F14 Tomcat (3205272145).jpg|thumb|F-14 Tomcat]]
* [[U.S. Navy Museum#See also|U.S. Navy museums]] (and other aircraft-carrier museums)
* [[List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy]]
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