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USS Hornet (CV-12)

== History == The eighth USS ''Hornet'' (CV/CVA/CVS-12) was originally named USS ''Kearsarge'', but renamed in honor of the CV-8, which was lost in October of 1942. The contract to build ''Kearsarge'' had been given to Newport News Shipbuilding on 9 September 1940, and her keel was laid down 3 August 1942 (...)

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