The Grey Ghost of the Pacific

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The Grey Ghost of the Pacific is the famed World War II-era U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12), renowned for its resilience and repeated returns to combat despite enemy claims of its destruction.

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The Grey Ghost of the Pacific canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Essex-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
appliedTo USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ
associatedConflict World War II ⓘ
associatedTheater Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ
awards Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ
Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ
multiple battle stars for World War II service ⓘ
class Essex class ⓘ
commissioned 1943 ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II
gainedNickname The Grey Ghost of the Pacific ⓘ
hullNumber CV-12 ⓘ
laidDown 1942 ⓘ
launched 1943 ⓘ
location Alameda, California ⓘ
namedAfter USS Hornet (CV-8) ⓘ
namedFor the hornet (insect) ⓘ
notableFor repeated returns to combat after being reported destroyed ⓘ
resilience in combat ⓘ
surviving multiple enemy attacks ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
participatedIn Leyte Gulf operations ⓘ
Philippine Sea operations ⓘ
operations against the Japanese home islands ⓘ
primaryAreaOfOperations Pacific Ocean ⓘ
refersTo USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ
role fleet aircraft carrier ⓘ
service United States Navy in World War II ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
status preserved museum ship ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater ⓘ
type aircraft carrier ⓘ

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USS Hornet (CV-12) → nickname → The Grey Ghost of the Pacific ⓘ
USS Hornet (CV-12) → gainedNickname → The Grey Ghost of the Pacific ⓘ
subject linked to: The Grey Ghost of the Pacific