Yeah, I was scratching my head. Don’t trust my memory much anymore, but do ssem to recall being on board a USS Hornet during a San Francisco Navy Day in 1990 or so.
This USS Hornet (CV-8) was commissioned Oct 20,1941.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-8)
USS Hornet (CV-12) (Essex class carrier) was commissioned Nov 29, 1943, served in Vietnam, recovered the Apollo 11 and 12 capsules, and was decommissioned in 1970. Currently a museum in Alameda, Ca.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-12)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_Museum