File:Hornet CV8 en route to Japan.jpg

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USS Hornet (CV-8) encountering rough seas on April 18, 1942

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Description April 18, 1942 photo shows the Hornet encountering rough seas. USS Hornet CV-8 riding the crest of a massive wave that had thrown her entire bow above the water.
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Source navsource.org
Author According to Lisle A. Rose book: "The Ship That Held the Line: The USS Hornet and the First Year of the Pacific War", Annapolis, Naval Institute Press, 1995, the picture was taken by the Navy photographer aboard the cruiser Salt Lake City, part of the Enterprise escort group.

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current05:02, 20 August 2022Thumbnail for version as of 05:02, 20 August 2022800 × 600 (114 KB)Matrek (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=April 18, 1942 photo shows the Hornet encountering rough seas. USS Hornet CV-8 riding the crest of a massive wave that had thrown her entire bow above the water. |Source=[https://www.navsource.org/archives/02/08.htm navsource.org] |Date=April 18, 1942 |Author=According to Lisle A. Rose book: "The Ship That Held the Line: The USS Hornet and the First Year of the Pacific War", Annapolis, Naval Institute Press, 1995, the picture was taken by the Navy photographer aboar...

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