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THE USS HORNET by the NUMBERS
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DELTA: General Statistics: Built at Newport News, Virginia, and the 8th ship to be named "Hornet," she is one of the most decorated ships of the US Navy
ALPHA: Combat Awards: The USS Hornet was awarded 7 battle Stars for Pacific service in World War II
FOXTROT: General Statistics: Scored the critical 1st hits in sinking the super battleship Yamato
CHARLIE: Combat Record: Sunk 73 enemy ships
GOLF: General Statistics: Launched the 1st carrier aircraft strikes in support of the liberation of the Philippine Islands
BRAVO: Combat Record: Shot down 668 Japanese planes
HOTEL: General Statistics: In 1945 launched the first strikes against Tokyo since the 1942 Doolittle Raid
ECHO: General Statistics: Under air attack 59 times, she was never seriously damaged