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FIRST HORNET — A (en-gun sloop, commissioned in the fall of 1775. This ship was destroyed in November 1777 by its crew to prevent it from falling into the bands of the British. History Of The Eight USS Hornets Practically from the begin- ning of the United States ' history, a chapter in the history of a ship in the Navy named Hornet was penned. Sketchy informa- tion about the first five ships to bear the name Hornet precludes a lengthy exploration of their gallant deeds, but each ship in this ancestry was noted in its time for heroic action a- gainst the enemies of the United States. The First Hornet, a ten- gun sloop, was destroyed during the Revolution to prevent its use by the British. The firepower of the ten- gun sloop Second Hornet, proved instrumental in win- ning the Tripolitan War. She was sold out of service after only one year ' s service with the Navy But this didn ' t keep a Hornet out of the fleet. The Third Hornet, a powerful 440-ton brig-rigged vessel that served gallantly for 24 years as the vanguard of the fleet, floundered in 1829 off Tampico, Florida, and was lost with all hands aboard. But another child had been born. The Fourth Hornet was bought for the Navy in 1813. She also saw action against the British during the War of 1812. She retired and was sold out of service in 1820. The Fifth Hornet, an iron side-wheel steamer, was a captured vessel during the Civil War. She was taken into service under her original name Lady Sterling . Not so, said the Navy Department. She was re- named Hornet. She was ordered to accompany the Rhode Island to Cuba to receive the surrender of the con- federate, Sam Stonewall. On June 26, 1869, after four and a half years of service, she was sold out of service for $33,000. The Sixth Hornet, originally a private yacht named Alicia , was built in 1890. Her 800-horsepower engines gave her a speed capability of an unheard-of 15 knots. Eight years after she was built, she was purchased for the Navy. The War with Spain was the Sixth Hornet ' s baptism of fire. She saw action at Montonza Harbor in Cuba. Following that war, she was donated to the North Carolina Naval Militia for drill and instructional pur- poses. The Seventh Hornet, the first aircraft carrier to bear this now-famed name was commissioned in 1939. She was first commanded by the then Captain Mark Mitchner. It was from her decks in April 1942, that Lt. Colonel Jimmy Doolittle launched his famous raids on Tokyo, with twin-engine B-25 bombers. Later that same year, in a maze of gunfire, she was lost in the battle of Santa Cruz Island. Aften ten hours of attack, and brave defense, she was ordered torpedoed to preclude her falling into the hands of the enemy EIGHTH hornet — . sleek modernized 43,000-ton anti- ■ ' ■ submarine carrier pictured in her role as vanguard of sub- marine defense for the mighty United States Seventh Fleet units in waters off Metnam.
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