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USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is a United States Navy aircraft carrier of the Essex class. Construction started in August 1942; she was originally named USS Kearsarge, but was renamed in honor of the USS Hornet (CV-8), which was lost in October 1942, becoming the eighth ship to bear the name.Tied to the piers at Alameda NAS, California, in November 1945, are ships of all four major fleet carrier classes of the Pacific War:
First ship, Saratoga, then Enterprise, Hornet, and San Jacinto.