ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The crew of the USS Hornet had just finished a tour of duty destroying mines in Vietnam and when it got the call in early June of 1969. It was a totally different assignment that ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Do you believe in ghosts? The USS Hornet in Alameda is filled with history, from World War II to greeting the Apollo 11 astronauts from their return from the moon. Whether you ...

USS Hornet sank in 1942 in key World War II battle Deep in the South Pacific Ocean, researchers have located the final resting place of the USS Hornet, the World War II aircraft carrier sunk in a 1942 ...

There are a number of spaces around the Bay Area that attract ghost hunters … people who don’t run away from things that go bump in the night — but rather seek them out. One of those hot spots is ...

On Oct. 26, 1942, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier the USS Hornet was sunk during pitched fighting in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Strapped to the deck of the carrier was a farming tractor, ...

“Hornet” is a deadly proud moniker in the annals of United States Navy history. Besides being the name of a deadly flying insect—remember the hysterical horror stories of the so-called “murder hornets ...

(KRON) — The USS Hornet is a historic museum ship that has been decommissioned for years. It has hosted numerous events, including an annual Veterans Day tradition of honoring those who’ve served.

For the 17th year in a row, the USS Hornet will be holding a New Year’s Gala on Tuesday night featuring an auction, swing music provided by two bands and … who knows? Maybe even a marriage proposal.

Recently, a combat veteran McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C Hornet Bureau Number 163502 was transferred from the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) in Pensacola, Florida, to an affiliate museum across the ...