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Heritage of the Uss Hornet (1970)

1970 · Short film · 29 min

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Heritage of the Hornet is a short 1970s film from McDonnell Douglas that looks at the heritage of the McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet—a heritage that is a history of naval ships, starting with the first Hornet in 1775 up through the eighth Hornet, which was decommissioned in 1970. The film opens with shots of the ocean, waves rolling in and hitting against rocks, and U.S. Navy ships at sea. A plane takes off from an aircraft carrier (01:22). Marines march in full uniform. An aerial view shows a fleet of ships moving on the ocean (02:05). The film shows what appears to be the eighth Hornet, CV-12 (02:30). It then shows a number of illustrations to take viewers through the first six Hornets in U.S. naval history. Illustrations show early U.S. ships, including the first Hornet, a merchant sloop captained by Captain William Stone as part of the fleet under Esek Hopkins. Illustrations show some of the early U.S. Navy ships, pirate vessels, and the second Hornet (06:01). More illustrations represent battles of the Hornet along the Barbary Coast, the third Hornet in engagements, including the battle against the Peacock. The film uses illustrations to depict the fourth Hornet (09:55), scenes from the Civil War including the siege at Fort Sumter, the fifth Hornet (11:41), and the sixth Hornet in 1898 as it fights in the Spanish-American War in the port of Manzanillo. The film then switches to video footage to show viewers the seventh Hornet (14:25), an aircraft carrier that is set out…

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Running time
29 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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