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Sunken Carrier Discovered

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Episode #566 of Hometown Heroes, airing March 7-10, 2019, focuses on the recent discovery by Paul Allen’s R/V Petrel of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), which was sunk in October 1942 in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.

(Photo courtesy of Navigea Ltd R/V Petrel)
For more photos of the Hornet, then and now, visit the Hometown Heroes facebook page.

CBS News had exclusive access to the research vessel as it discovered the wreckage three-and-a-half miles deep in the Solomon Islands. Click here to watch the CBS coverage of process and the find.

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  1. Hometown Heroes Radio » Survivor Saved His Cousin’s Life

    […] The towing attempt was deemed too risky to the Northampton and her crew, and had to be abandoned, and after unsuccessfully trying to scuttle the ship, Hornet survivors watched as enemy weapons eventually sank the historic carrier, which rested undiscovered for nearly 77 years before Paul Allen’s R/V Petrel located the wreckage 17,500 feet below the surface in 2019. […]

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