Victory at Sea: USS Hornet 0121 and was sunk as a

and was sunk as a target ship in 1947

or swords in a headlong charge

It took part in the main airborne landings of WWII but its name is particularly connected to the two most famous missions: the landing in Normandy on the 6th June 1944 and the attack on Arnhem Bridge in Operation Market Garden

While she might not be able to tangle with larger First Rates like Victory

Victory at Sea: USS Hornet 0121 and was sunk as aUSS Hornet was a Yorktown class carrier serving in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two. She launched the Doolittle Raid (the first air operation to strike the Japanese Archipelago) on 18 April 1942. She later participated in the crucial Battle of Midway as well as the Buin Faisi Tonolai Raid. As part of the Solomon Islands campaign, USS Hornet was involved in both the capture and defence of Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. It