USS Hornet (CVS-12) (aircraft carrier)USS Hornet (CVS-12) (aircraft carrier)

Essex class aircraft carrier which was commissioned in November 1943. She played a role in the Pacific battles of World War II and then went on to serve in the Vietnam War. It also recovered the Apollo Astronauts as they returned from the Moon. Photo: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Hornet_CVS-12_(2023).jpg)