News from USS Hornet, 30th July

publication date: Jul 30, 2007

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author/source: USS Hornet Museum

USS Hornet Museum Honors First Responders

September 11-16

The USS Hornet Museum honors Bay Area’s “first-responders” during their annual Patriots and Heroes Week. Firefighters, rescue and law enforcement staff and military personnel will receive complimentary admission to the USS Hornet Museum during the week of September 11-16. A registered State and National Historic Landmark, the ship is permanently berthed at 707 W. Hornet Avenue, Pier 3 in Alameda, CA.

Patriot Day will be commemorated onboard the USS Hornet Museum from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, September 15 as part of its monthly Living Ship Day. Emergency apparatus will be on display and special guests will share their experiences as part of the first responder community. A one-hour commemoration ceremony, beginning at 1p.m. will honor those who fell in the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks of 9/11.

Patriot Day, September 11, was established by Congress in December of 2001 as a national holiday in memory of all the brave firefighters, police officers, office workers, rescue workers, airline employees, and passengers who perished in the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks.  

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. The ship is open to the public every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Regular admission is $6-$14 and there is ample free parking across from the pier.

Included in the numerous USS Hornet exhibits are the Apollo Moon Mission display and Navy military aircraft and rescue helicopters, ranging from WWII vintage to modern era. Get a close-up look at a TBM Avenger, an F-14 Tomcat, and an authentic Apollo space capsule. Also open for public tour are the flight deck, hangar deck, engine room, flight control, captain’s bridge, sick bay, pilot ready rooms, and combat information center.