{"product_id":"uss-hornet-cv-8","title":"USS Hornet CV-8","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrumpeter 1\/700.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUSS \u003ci\u003eHornet\u003c\/i\u003e (CV-8)\u003c\/b\u003e, the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name, was a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yorktown-class_aircraft_carrier\" title=\"Yorktown-class aircraft carrier\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eYorktown\u003c\/i\u003e-class\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft_carrier\" title=\"Aircraft carrier\"\u003eaircraft carrier\u003c\/a\u003e of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Navy\" title=\"United States Navy\"\u003eUnited States Navy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_War\" title=\"Pacific War\"\u003ePacific Theater\u003c\/a\u003e, she launched the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doolittle_Raid\" title=\"Doolittle Raid\"\u003eDoolittle Raid\u003c\/a\u003e on Tokyo and participated in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Midway\" title=\"Battle of Midway\"\u003eBattle of Midway\u003c\/a\u003e and the Buin-Faisi-Tonolai raid. In the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solomon_Islands_campaign\" title=\"Solomon Islands campaign\"\u003eSolomon Islands campaign\u003c\/a\u003e, she was involved in the capture and defense of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guadalcanal\" title=\"Guadalcanal\"\u003eGuadalcanal\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands\" title=\"Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands\"\u003eBattle of the Santa Cruz Islands\u003c\/a\u003e, where she was irreparably damaged by enemy torpedo and dive bombers. Faced with an approaching Japanese surface force, \u003ci\u003eHornet\u003c\/i\u003e was abandoned and later torpedoed and sunk by approaching Japanese destroyers. \u003ci\u003eHornet\u003c\/i\u003e was in service for one year and six days, and was the last U.S. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fleet_carrier\" title=\"Fleet carrier\"\u003efleet carrier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ever sunk by enemy fire. For these actions, she was awarded four \u003cbr\u003eservice stars and a citation for the Doolittle Raid in 1942, and her \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torpedo_Squadron_8\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Torpedo Squadron 8\"\u003eTorpedo Squadron 8\u003c\/a\u003e received a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Presidential_Unit_Citation_(United_States)\" title=\"Presidential Unit Citation (United States)\"\u003ePresidential Unit Citation\u003c\/a\u003e for extraordinary heroism for its performance at the Battle of Midway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.hlj.com\/productimages\/rev\/rev05823_1.jpg\" jsaction=\"\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet | HLJ.com\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" style=\"max-width: 960px; width: 528px; height: 396px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trumpeter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57795526164864,"sku":"05727","price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/Tru05727.jpg?v=1775219244","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/uss-hornet-cv-8","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}