Hornet (CVA 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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'ZJBIJIJL Though the name HORNET may seem to have been especially chosen for a mighty aircraft carrier with her buzzing, sting- ing brood, it is a heritage handed down thru seven ancestors. A great name, a proud tradition, and HORNET Number Eight chosen to carry on a tried and true fighting name. The first HORNET was a 10 gun sloop and commanded by Captain William Stone. Originally attached to Commodore Hopkins' Delaware Squadron, the HORNET served as escort for merchantmen supplying the Colonies with supplies dur- ing the Revolutionary War. She was ordered destroyed to evade capture by superior British Forces in the Delaware River on November 15, 1777. The second HORNET was a 10 gun sloop commanded by Lieut. Samual Evans and formed part of Commodore Rod- gers' Squadron in the Mediterranean during the Tripolitan War. On April 25, 1805 she distinguished herself by bom- barding the Turks in Derne, Tripoli and forcing their surrender thus paving the way for the eventual signing of the Peace Treaty. She was sold out of the service at Charleston, South Carolina in 1806. The third HORNET was a brig rigged sloop of war. She distinguished herself by forcing enemy blockades during the War of 1812. Her most famous commander was James Lawrence who succeeded in defeating the British Brig of War, PEACOCK, in one of the remarkable battles of the war. It was Lawrence whose dying words uttered on the ill-fated Chesapeake remain one of the great traditions of the navy today - Dont Give Up The Ship. uum.uu nugigupuigxqgu

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The fourth HORNET was a five gun schooner and carried a crew of 57 men. She was em- ployed principally on hays and rivers as a dispatch vessel. Between 1813 and 1820 she was ,commanded by Lieutenants Lewis Page, Jesse Wilkinstmn, James llamage and 'John P. Zantzinger. She was sold out of the service in 1820. 1 l up -L'-5 i:4lnl?'ll1': 5' TP- l-.'5AW 1-'.14S1145'7-wi-1. 5' FL? fl 1 it ?T1t'v k:ll.fQN1 H - uQ:ll.-sign . .LW ff 'lv-1-'f '. Lf' 9 The fifth HORNET was an iron side wheel steamer captured off North Carolina on October 28, 1864. On June 17, 1865 she was in service under the command of Acting Master Joseph Avant. Four months later she was ordered to Havana, Cuba to receive the surrender of the Confederate Ram Stonewall. Upon returning she was laid up in the Navy Yard at League Island, Pennsylvania where she was later sold. The sixth HORNET was a converted yacht which was purchased by the Navy and outfitted for battle ,during the Spanish-American War. She served with Admiral Samson's Fleet in and around Havana supporting troop movements and distinguished herself by destroying most of the enemy fleet in Manzanillo Harbor. -2- 1 mu 2 -v . f , ' at- -H -4 4 -- ' . W-'T' JEWELS