News from USS Hornet

publication date: May 10, 2007

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author/source: USS Hornet Museum

The USS Hornet has issued the following press release.

Bring Dad aboard the historic USS Hornet Museum in Alameda on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 17, for Living Ship Day. 

Family activities and ship tours will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to participate in mission briefings, see airplanes lifted to the flight deck, and sit in a fighter jet cockpit. There is ample free parking and a food concession. Admission is adults $14, seniors (65 and older) $12, Military ID and students $12, youth 5-17 $6, under 5 years free with paying adult.

Included among the numerous exhibits are the “Apollo Moon Mission” display and 13 Navy/Marine aircraft, both fixed and rotary wing, ranging from WWII vintage to modern era. Dads can get a close-up look at a TBM Avenger, an F-14 Tomcat, and an authentic Apollo space capsule.

Treat Dad to a special Flashlight Tour beginning at 8:30 a.m. and explore areas onboard the USS Hornet that have not been opened to the public. The tour is $35 per person and includes museum admission for the entire day. Reservations are required. For Flashlight Tour reservations or information about Living Ship Day call (510) 521-8448, x-282.

The USS Hornet is a world-class sea, air and space museum with an emphasis on the legacy and history of aircraft carriers and naval aviation. Open for public tour are the restored flight deck, hangar bays, engine room, flight operations, bridge, sick bay, ready rooms and combat information center. 

The Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to inspiring people of all ages to experience naval history, science, and space technology first-hand. A registered State and National Historic Landmark, the ship is permanently berthed at 707 W. Hornet Avenue, Pier 3 in Alameda, CA. The ship is open to the public daily, except Tuesdays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Regular admission is $6-$14 and there is ample free parking across from the pier. For more information, visit www.uss-hornet.org or call (510) 521-8448.