USS Hornet - Last Hours

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
43/9
Date Released
1 Feb 1943
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1USS Hornet - Last Hours
  2. 2First US Raid on Germany
  3. 3Churchill - Roosevelt Casablanca Meeting
  4. 4Trailer: Recruiting Women

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
USS Hornet - from its commissioning in 1941 to its destruction off Santa Cruz when attacked by Japanese aircraft and submarines. Attempts are made to take the ship in tow but fail. Men abandon ship, many of them badly injured and later transferred from destroyer to a cruiser by cable slung between the two ships.
Keywords
Navy; Casualties; Military
Locations
California; Solomon Islands; Guadalcanal; Santa Cruz
Length of story (in feet)
153
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
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