Permanent Exhibits

The Space Race / Apollo Splashdown In Hornet’s hangar bay, see larger artifacts from the Space Race between...

This exhibit was installed by the Friends of the Nisei, a non-profit who worked with the Hornet Museum...

Women served among the United States military as early as the American Revolution as battlefield nurses and water...

Come aboard to hear stories from all twenty-three of Hornet’s sister ships of the Essex-class. Only four of...

This exhibition features artifacts related to the legacy of the USS Hornet name. The first Hornet was one...

An aircraft carrier is, at its heart, a floating airport dedicated to serving the air groups that fly...

The aircraft carrier and carrier aircraft have evolved since the first experiments combining ship and plane. Visit this...

To commemorate a dedicated USS Hornet CVA-12 crew member, Raymond Vyeda, and his efforts to save the ship, the Museum...

USS Hornet’s final designation in active service was CVS-12, which assigned her as a carrier dedicated to Anti-Submarine Warfare. She...