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[Catmom]

I wonder if Mr Allen had the Hornet on his “to do” list before he died.

[rlmorel]

Wow! First I heard of it, thanks for posting it.

[WKUHilltopper]

Wow! The Hornet!

[cll]

I’m pretty sure a lot pf people knew where it sank. It’s not like it vanished without anyone looking. They just haven’t bothered to attempt to disturb the site. Until now.

[Vigilanteman]

Richard Nowatzki, now 95, was an 18-year-old gunner on the Hornet, and watched via remote camera link as the remote sub discovered his old station at a gun turret.

'If you go down to my locker, there's 40 bucks in it, you can have it!' he told CBS News.

Don't you just love an old boy with a sense of humor?

I had thought the U.S.S. Hornet lied in the relatively shallow waters of what was called "Iron Bottom Sound", not further away under three miles of ocean!

The pictures are fascinating to be this intact after 77 years. Just wow!!! She must have been built well to save 94% of the crew after a pounding so ferocious!

[colorado tanker]

Just a reminder, the Doolittle Raiders took off from the Hornet.

[KC_Lion]

Ping!

[chrisser]

Is there a reason the name Hornet wasn’t used again for a carrier? Seems sticking with a traditional name like that would be better than using politicians’ names.

Or is it a tradition that the ship name dies with her when she’s lost in combat?

[nesnah]

I believe it was these guys that found the USS Indianapolis as well.