There were two U.S.S. Hornets in WWII: CV-8 and CV-12 The Doolittle raid was launched from CV-8 a Yorktown class carrier. CV-8 was sunk at the Battle of Santa

There were two U.S.S. Hornets in WWII: CV-8 and CV-12 The Doolittle raid was launched from CV-8 a Yorktown class carrier. CV-8 was sunk at the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands in 1942. The name was resurrected for CV-12 in 1943. CV-12 served until 1970.