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My Dad served on the Hornet when they picked up Apollo 11. When it came to Alameda to be a floating museum, he was a part of the first group of volunteers to help with restoration and took us to where he worked/lived while onboard AND his name was still on his locker in the Machine Shop! He was very proud to have served on that ship as well as help get it repaired and cleaned up for the public. He didn't get to see its full restoration, but I know he took pride in his time doing what he could on CVS -12 both in Service and in Restoration... Thank you for the awesome video!
I was a volunteer on the Hornet in the early years of it being converted to a living museum. I might have crossed paths with your father. I worked security and helped with the restoration of the F-8 Crusader Cop Pit that was on display. Was there when the F-14 was delivered to the ship. Haven’t been there in about 10 years but from what I can see there has been a lot of progress in the restoration.
@christygruber2283 Hey, get your own interjections to use! I paid good money for that "wow!" . ...and you used up all of my exclamation points! ( _I was gonna use three here._ ) . 😄🤣
Makes me sad thinking about Hornet CV8 and her sister CV6. AKA USS Enterprise. Enterprise watched both her sisters die, and there was nothing she could do about it. In her anger, rage, and shear determination, she stared down the empire of Japan and won. After earning the most battle stars of any US carrier and serving her country even after enduring so much, we had audacity to scrap her. Rest in peace Yorktown, Hornet, and Enterprise. You fought the good fight, and the battle is won. You can now finally rest. Glory to the yorktowns and glory to my lady, the Grey Ghost.
I had a "sleepover" on the USS Hornet when I was about 10 years old and in Boy Scouts back in 1998-ish. 60 of us stayed on the ship and had to do things like night shifts and do "guard" at various locations of the boat. All fun and games until you learn that this boat is insanely haunted. The first 2 hours on the boat was a presentation by the 2 volunteers who painted 80% of the lower decks themselves. Their stories were something else... My friends and I had to do night watch about 4 decks down and in the middle of the boat. We literally just sat in a room by ourselves (bunch of 5th graders) with nothing but a notepad and flashlights. The sounds you hear is something else. Foot steps, voices, knocks... We thought our parents were messing with us, but you are in the middle of a metal city with zero people around you. We didn't sleep that night.
That's amazing! Your dad must have had some incredible stories to share about his time on the Hornet. It's wonderful to hear that he was able to contribute to the restoration of such a historic ship. His dedication and pride in his service are truly commendable. Thank you for sharing this touching tribute to your father.
I remember as a kid doing a night cap, of them telling spooky stories with flashlights then being scared afterward. We were in a smaller group, not by ourselves though. 2004? ish?
I am grateful for your kind words and support. I am committed to continuing my father's work and preserving the history of the Hornet. Thank you for recognizing his dedication.
I am grateful for your appreciation of my dad's dedication to preserving the history of the Hornet. His service was truly admirable and I am proud to continue his legacy. Thank you for your kind words.
I'm glad to hear that you appreciate my kind words. It's touching to see the impact that my dad's stories and dedication to the Hornet have had on others. I'm truly thankful for the memories we shared and the legacy he left behind.
I was also an Interior Communications Electrician first on a Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG2) Then on the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) until I retired. The unique thing is we were responsible for equipment in almost every compartment on board, So we had to learn are way around. This brought back some good memories, THANKS.
I live on the East Coast of America, and over here we have a very similar experience known as *BATTLESHIP COVE.* Battleship Cove, located in Fall River, Massachusetts, is a renowned maritime museum and war memorial. It boasts the world’s largest collection of World War II-era naval vessels, including the highly-decorated battleship USS Massachusetts. As a memorial, it honors all Bay Staters who perished in service during World War II. Battleship Cove serves as a historical tribute, preserving the military heritage of the New England region and the United States since 1965. It’s a place of education and reflection, offering visitors a chance to explore naval history and the sacrifices made for freedom. Many years ago, when my sons were young and in the Boy Scouts of America, my wife and I joined the troop ( _along with many other parents_ ) for a sleepover on the battleship *USS Massachusetts.* It was a truly wonderful, memorable experience! So whether you are on the West Coast or the East Coast, I highly recommend you bring your friends and family with you and spend a night or a weekend on board!
I am truly touched by your kind words and grateful for your recognition of my father's dedication to preserving the history of the Hornet. His service was truly admirable, and I am proud to continue his legacy. Thank you for your appreciation.
Fun Fact: Two of the vessels at Battleship Cove are movie stars. The submarine was used in Run Silent, Run Deep. The destroyer was used in 13 Days. We also had an East German missile boat, but it was scrapped due to maintenance costs. R.I.P. Hiddensee
Back when that naval air base was still operating, some friends and I helped a sailor repair his flat tire. He repaid us by giving us a tour of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier. This was back in the early 1990s. The Carl Vinson is a modern aircraft carrier that is still in service to this day.
I live in Alameda and love the Hornet not to mention spirits alley down through the air base. Most of the volunteers on the carrier are people who worked on the ship so you get first hand stories from them. Don't know how much longer that will last but it's a great experience.
Your words mean a lot to me and I am honored to carry on my father's legacy. It is heartwarming to see his hard work and dedication recognized by others. Thank you for showing appreciation for his service in preserving the history of the Hornet.
Gosh! I lived in Alameda for years! When my folks came to visit, my Dad always wanted to go out on the Hornet. It’s such an amazing piece of history and proud that she was restored.
The OG USS hornet and USS enterprise will always be my favorite aircraft carriers. Rest in peace Yorktown, Hornet, and Enterprise. The battle is won your memory, and sacrifice will never be forgotten. You can rest now.
I spent four years on the USS Enterprise. I loved your mini documentary of the Hornet Museum. Also, I 100% support left over pizza for breakfast. Nothing better.
DownieLive 809K subscribers The only World War 2 Museum ship that my family and I've visited so far was a Fletcher-class Destroyer, the USS Cassin Young (DD-793) back in 2016. USS Cassin Young (DD-793) is a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy named for Captain Cassin Young (1894-1942), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism at the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942. The USS Cassin Young (DD-793) was launched 12 September 1943 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, Los Angeles; sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Young; and commissioned on 31 December 1943. After serving in World War II, including the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Battle of Okinawa, the USS Cassin Young was decommissioned, but was reactivated during the Korean War and continued in active service until 1960. She is preserved today as a memorial ship, berthed at Boston Navy Yard in Massachusetts, across from the USS Constitution. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986 as one of only four surviving Fletcher-class destroyers still afloat. The USS Cassin Young can now be visited seasonally free of charge in the Boston Navy Yard at Boston National Historical Park.
Fantastic tour of a REAL piece of military history!! As a volunteer at a WW2 museum, I was geeking out over this video! Thank you for the amazing tour!
This is so cool, Mike, surprising Andrew and Kyle with this sleepover! My father, James Oliver, was an Aviation Ordinance Man on the U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard- CVA 31 from 1962 to 1965. His ship was also an Essex Class aircraft carrier. Since I was a boy, I've always wanted to tour an aircraft carrier, and your video helped me realize my dream, kind of. Thank you so very much for this! What a treat! And thank you, Kyle and Andrew, for all of the excellent editing work you do on this channel.
I remember vividly, being scared when they told ghost stories during a night cap while on here when I was young. Then sleeping in those bunker beds with the smell of metal and electrical hums. It was actually fun.
I used to live in Alameda in my childhood to adolescence years. Just watching you drive to the USS Hornet brought back so much memories especially the tube connecting Oakland and Alameda. I took some friends there and they were amazing how big navy ships are in person. 😊
One of 3 Yorktown Class of Aircraft Carriers. U.S.S. HORNET (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is the sister ship to USS Enterprise (CV-6) and USS Yorktown (CV-5). I am wondering is it haunted??? I hope you offered some pizza to the nice girl giving you the tour of the ship???
My dad's sister served aboard USS Eisenhower and her position would be on the flight deck bring in the planes as they land on the flight deck. I remember her picture of her going through the Suez Carnal.
We used to do this as a group trip for sub scouts. Never an aircraft carrier though, they were retired destroyers from world war 2. The USS Massachusetts was probably my favorite one
@lemmyspeaks can you read more than a sentence and construe connections between them? "they were retired destroyers from world war 2. The USS Massachusetts was probably my favorite one." In this sentence construction, "my favorite one" must refer to an item as being part of a set. Saying "The USS Massachusetts was probably my favorite one" alone loses meaning unless you know "one of what?" Favorite museum, favorite museum ship, favorite museum ship at Battleship Cove, favorite attraction in Fall River, MA - we don't know without context. But OP says "retired destroyers from world war 2". Thus, we plug that in where "one" was and we get "The USS Massachusetts was probably my favorite retired destroyer from world war 2", which is a correct statement of OP's personal preference but an incorrect status of the class of BB-59, which is in fact a retired battleship.
Spent 12 years as a docent on board. Had a great time and met some great people. Heard some interesting stories from WWll veterans that aren't in history books. Too many experiences to pass on here.....
Cool. A USS aircraft carrier in Alameda. That's 2 of the 3 needed to be Star Trek 4 The Voyage Home where, the USS Enterprise in Alameda was a nuclear wessel (per Checkov's pronunciation) having all 3 traits. The USS Hornet had boilers. Not a nuclear wessel.
@@paulgracey4697 the 1st nuclear US Navy Aircraft Carrier was the USS Enterprise (as Checkov mentioned in Star Trek 4) construction began in '54 and commissioned in '61. Essex class vessels were all diesel powered vessels. The USS Hornet (CV-12) was completed in late '43 well before the first nuclear aircraft carrier had been built. This whole conversation was about act9r Walter Koenig (Checkov) always saying WESSEL (in a thick Russian accent) instead of VESSEL normally heard from those whose use of the language is their native tongue. Anytime you hear a comment about NUCLEAR WESSELS... it's from this particular clip in the movie. th-cam.com/video/MdSJFrhb-HM/w-d-xo.html 'Nuclear WESSELS in Alameda' is what Checkov asked to learn the whereabouts. Essex class carriers were not nuclear WESSELS.
As a former sailor on the Hornet you guys did a great job, I was a IC man too, as well as a ships master at arms( ship police) I never saw a ghost. Greatest experience of my life. I was transferred before the decommissioning too. Greatest ship ever.
You guys are lucky. People might be shaving with scrap from Saratoga now. Watching her shrink slowly in the breakers yard from Google Earth point of view was very sad. My other ship, Yosemite went down in a SINKEX off of NC. At least she still exists a couple of thousand fathoms deep in the Atlantic. You guys can actually show friends/relatives your workspace and berthing. I truly envy you. Data Systems Technician here.
When I saw the thumbnail, I said, no way this is the USS Hornet! The carrier that launched the Doolittle Raid! I knew that carrier was sunk during WWII. But that USS Hornet was a Yorktown class carrier! This USS Hornet is a Essex Class carrier!
Makes me sad thinking about Hornet CV8 and her sister CV6. AKA USS Enterprise. Enterprise watched both her sisters die, and there was nothing she could do about it. In her anger, rage, and shear determination, she stared down the empire of Japan and won. After earning the most battle stars of any US carrier and serving her country even after enduring so much, we had audacity to scrap her. Rest in peace Yorktown, Hornet, and Enterprise. You fought the good fight, and the battle is won. You can now finally rest. Glory to the yorktowns and glory to my lady, the Grey Ghost.
They did a great job of restoring it and you were lucky to spend the night on it. At the beginnin g I misunderstood and thought they had turned it into a hotel like the Queen Mary in Long Beach.
I'm a docent aboard the USS Hornet Museum and you did a GREAT job of both story telling and photography. There are quite a few places aboard that you missed, but that can be corrected the next time you come on board. Great video.
I've been watching since your California Zephyr video, which inspired me to take the trip with my dad. Two 6ft+ men in that tiny roomette was cramped but it was definitely an unforgettable experience (We almost got left behind in Winnemucca at midnight while it was snowing). You've been on some crazy adventures but never would I have thought you'd make a video in my hometown.
Buddy....you can use "boat" all day. Ive helped design these and many of US vessels as well as Canadian ones. We use "boat" almost exclusively. This was AWESOME!!! I wanna go soooooooo bad!
I just started watching your channel and I want to say I enjoy it very well and I also subscribe to your other friends I might can't travel like you guys but I can enjoy pretending to be there with you guys keep up the great work 💯
I love my WW2 history, and the Hornet has it in spades. What an awesome experience to witness Bar just keeps getting higher haha. Awesome video....as usual. We truly do NOT know where you're going next Downie. But I know well all be there with ya.
I just told your friend will on his channel about my two disabled adult sons how they love watching his show also because one of them has the real short attention span we've been watched his show and now yours keep up the great work❤
Respectfully, that was the fantail, not the tail fin. I was on the USS Abraham Lincoln, CVN 72, which is an active nuclear Aircraft Carrier, for about 5 years.
It’s nice to see the uss hornet get more recognition on TH-cam from bigger creators I’m from alameda where it’s docked and it’s as amazing as it is in the video
That's the coolest sleepover EVER! it would be amazing to get about 20 or 30 people and sleep in the bunks where they put the scouts groups now. And then run drills at night 😂 I toured an aircraft carrier that is/was docked in Wilmington NC way back...gosh it might be almost 20 years ago. I can't remember the name of the ship now. It is HUGE! The one I toured was from WWII era, I think. We didn't get a sleepover though. *sigh*
That looks so cool! Would be really neat to stay on an aircraft carrier! If you are ever in Ontario, you should visit Smiths Falls and spend the night in a train caboose at the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario! You'd love that Mike! I did it twice and it was so much fun!
I so love your channel .... and I was born in Essex LOL OK so that's Essex UK & not an amazing aircraft carrier :-) Bruce & his fellow servicemen fantastic. Oh and a funny comment, I saw Top Gun on a flight to the USA, my first ever flight. And they showed Top Gun ...... planes falling out of the sky on my first ever flight. It was not reassuring LOL but a fantastic memory
Ah yes the Carrier that had a very important mission on board in April 18th, 1942. The Doolittle Raid. 16 B-25 Mitchell aircraft on board. (I would explain all the details further but TH-cam loves to delete my comments and i don't know why)
In the bomb room, that BDU-45 hanging in the air was painted wrong. They have it painted like a Mk 82. It was painted like a live bomb, but you could clearly see the smoke canisters on the back of the casing, making it an inert BDU-45. Should be blue. They need to fix that.
USS Hornet CV-8 was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier. She launched the famed Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in 1942 in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
I work on the Hornet now in the education department , and we usually run the school tours and overnights. Looks like you got a "Special Tour" with Nic and Laura. It's always funner with 100 of your closest friends onboard as well, but that's always fun too. Hope you guys enjoyed, and thanks for showing people around!
I had a SLEEPOVER on the U.S.S. Ranger CV-61 for 4 years. What is this bullshit. What did you guys do. Sleep in the Chiefs Quarters or something. Sleep in real racks!!!
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I did a sleepover on this exact aircraft carrier when I was a kid in boy scouts! What an interesting night it was! Probably in that exact bunk the tour guide mentioned they give the scouts!
I had a lot of sleepovers on aircraft carriers, they were called a WestPac & Med cruise respectfully... aboard the USS Coral Sea & the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (both gone now)
Nice! Now live there for ten months with three days ashore every month and the same food week after week. Also, you work every day for 8 hours if you’re lucky and 16 hours if you’re not. Even if you’re proud of your military service, like I am, and never in any real danger it’s still unending tedium. On the plus side you’ll work out a lot because there’s nothing else to do. I have nothing against these tours but don’t ever get it into your head that you’re getting the sailor experience.
Sad to see NAS Alameda today. Thanks to Fienstein the military left. Was stationed there from 77-80, MarDet, USS Coral Sea. Need to get a reunion of Marines and sleep over on her if the MarDet Berthing area ever opens.
8:31 "I don't know how you know where you are on the ship" as he pans past a Bullseye that tells him exactly where he is. We changed the nomenclature on them so that they were easier to read. I don't know where he is other than in a space between frames 44-50 as I can't fully read the old ones. 11:11 Points to a Sound Powered Phone Handset. The Navy still uses those...in fact that same model.
Loved this one! You knew some stuff, kept it concise but i was disappointed that you left out how much it was, unless i just missed it which i possible. Not a complaint! Thanks for all the great content! P.s. is anyone else getting Downy detergent ads in these vids or is it just me? Lol its perfect
I did the sleepover on the Lexington, which is also an Essex class carrier. I found it remarkable that there 14 Essex carriers that saw serious action in WWII. Total that were sunk: 0.
Now me? Being a Deck Ape? I would grab a wad of bubble wrap and make a pillow out of it, and sleep on the Flight Deck. Best place to sleep if you can swing it.
This is cool, but nothing like being on an active duty aircraft carrier. It's missing the thousands of sailors passing each other in narrow corridors. You are missing the loud noise of the catapult launching planes during flight ops and then drawing back in a crescendo of noise. Older sailors will correct you if you leave fresh water on too long in the head, because fresh water is at a premium on any warship. There are long lines at the chow hall to get meals like "shit on a shingle," which is actually pretty tasty!
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My grandfather was in one of the branches of the military when my dad was a kid. Him and his family sailed on the hornet When they moved back from Hawaii to the states. He said that at the time, it had a space shuttle or capsule painted on the side of it. I tried looking it up to fact check that before commenting but couldn’t find anything, but that’s what him and his brothers claim If anyone can confirm
Too bad y'all didn't join the Navy when you were young and it actually experience the excitement and pride I'm being part of a working aircraft carrier.
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That's fantastic. There's so much shadow-banning and sensorship going on, its nice to find an outlet for the whole truth. Or both sides of a story😌
I go there for fleet week
You should do a day in life of u.s. coast gaurd at coast gaurd island ther
You should go see a rocket launch in FL or TX and cover that in a video! Sure someone who works down there would love to show you around!
My Dad served on the Hornet when they picked up Apollo 11. When it came to Alameda to be a floating museum, he was a part of the first group of volunteers to help with restoration and took us to where he worked/lived while onboard AND his name was still on his locker in the Machine Shop! He was very proud to have served on that ship as well as help get it repaired and cleaned up for the public. He didn't get to see its full restoration, but I know he took pride in his time doing what he could on CVS -12 both in Service and in Restoration... Thank you for the awesome video!
For ur dad: thanks for the service
Probably your father was a person who had killed many
@@chesscostley2952war criminals
I was a volunteer on the Hornet in the early years of it being converted to a living museum. I might have crossed paths with your father. I worked security and helped with the restoration of the F-8 Crusader Cop Pit that was on display. Was there when the F-14 was delivered to the ship. Haven’t been there in about 10 years but from what I can see there has been a lot of progress in the restoration.
@@LFMotorhead I am sure you guys did, many people helped bring that ship back to life. William Butler was his name.
High school senior here! We JUST had our Senior prom on this ship literally like 2 weeks ago, so cool to see it more in depth !
I’m sorry, did you say you had your SENIOR PROM at ship?!?! Seriously that’s so cool, I would have killed to have such an awesome prom
Where exactly did you gather for the prom activities? On deck? In a room below deck? If so, which room?
@@mbgrafixthere’s an event space inside the ship I think it’s the main museum floor
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Wow! Who knew?
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Hey, get your own interjections to use! I paid good money for that "wow!"
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...and you used up all of my exclamation points! ( _I was gonna use three here._ )
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Makes me sad thinking about Hornet CV8 and her sister CV6. AKA USS Enterprise. Enterprise watched both her sisters die, and there was nothing she could do about it. In her anger, rage, and shear determination, she stared down the empire of Japan and won.
After earning the most battle stars of any US carrier and serving her country even after enduring so much, we had audacity to scrap her.
Rest in peace Yorktown, Hornet, and Enterprise. You fought the good fight, and the battle is won. You can now finally rest. Glory to the yorktowns and glory to my lady, the Grey Ghost.
The Hornet was NOT the sister ship of the CV-6 Enterprise. It was the YORKTOWN. The Hornet was of another class.
@@PauloPereira-jj4jv no it wasn't cv8 was designated as a Yorktown.
I had a "sleepover" on the USS Hornet when I was about 10 years old and in Boy Scouts back in 1998-ish. 60 of us stayed on the ship and had to do things like night shifts and do "guard" at various locations of the boat. All fun and games until you learn that this boat is insanely haunted. The first 2 hours on the boat was a presentation by the 2 volunteers who painted 80% of the lower decks themselves. Their stories were something else... My friends and I had to do night watch about 4 decks down and in the middle of the boat. We literally just sat in a room by ourselves (bunch of 5th graders) with nothing but a notepad and flashlights. The sounds you hear is something else. Foot steps, voices, knocks... We thought our parents were messing with us, but you are in the middle of a metal city with zero people around you. We didn't sleep that night.
How very true when I spent the night on the ship I heard doors opening and closing
Didn't seem very haunted to me when I was overnight on it as a seascout. Ships are.... loud.
The exact same thing I did.
From upstate New York
That's amazing! Your dad must have had some incredible stories to share about his time on the Hornet. It's wonderful to hear that he was able to contribute to the restoration of such a historic ship. His dedication and pride in his service are truly commendable. Thank you for sharing this touching tribute to your father.
I remember as a kid doing a night cap, of them telling spooky stories with flashlights then being scared afterward. We were in a smaller group, not by ourselves though. 2004? ish?
I got to sleep aboard the Hornet last week, as I'm going to be doing some work on one of the displays.
I wandered the ship just before dawn.
I am grateful for your kind words and support. I am committed to continuing my father's work and preserving the history of the Hornet. Thank you for recognizing his dedication.
Downie's dad lore is gonna be epic
I am grateful for your appreciation of my dad's dedication to preserving the history of the Hornet. His service was truly admirable and I am proud to continue his legacy. Thank you for your kind words.
I'm glad to hear that you appreciate my kind words. It's touching to see the impact that my dad's stories and dedication to the Hornet have had on others. I'm truly thankful for the memories we shared and the legacy he left behind.
I was also an Interior Communications Electrician first on a Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG2) Then on the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) until I retired. The unique thing is we were responsible for equipment in almost every compartment on board, So we had to learn are way around.
This brought back some good memories, THANKS.
I live on the East Coast of America, and over here we have a very similar experience known as
*BATTLESHIP COVE.*
Battleship Cove, located in Fall River, Massachusetts, is a renowned maritime museum and war memorial. It boasts the world’s largest collection of World War II-era naval vessels, including the highly-decorated battleship USS Massachusetts. As a memorial, it honors all Bay Staters who perished in service during World War II. Battleship Cove serves as a historical tribute, preserving the military heritage of the New England region and the United States since 1965. It’s a place of education and reflection, offering visitors a chance to explore naval history and the sacrifices made for freedom.
Many years ago, when my sons were young and in the Boy Scouts of America, my wife and I joined the troop ( _along with many other parents_ ) for a sleepover on the battleship *USS Massachusetts.* It was a truly wonderful, memorable experience!
So whether you are on the West Coast or the East Coast, I highly recommend you bring your friends and family with you and spend a night or a weekend on board!
I am truly touched by your kind words and grateful for your recognition of my father's dedication to preserving the history of the Hornet. His service was truly admirable, and I am proud to continue his legacy. Thank you for your appreciation.
Fun Fact: Two of the vessels at Battleship Cove are movie stars.
The submarine was used in Run Silent, Run Deep.
The destroyer was used in 13 Days.
We also had an East German missile boat, but it was scrapped due to maintenance costs.
R.I.P. Hiddensee
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Did not know that (or I forgot).
Back when that naval air base was still operating, some friends and I helped a sailor repair his flat tire. He repaid us by giving us a tour of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier. This was back in the early 1990s. The Carl Vinson is a modern aircraft carrier that is still in service to this day.
I live in Alameda and love the Hornet not to mention spirits alley down through the air base. Most of the volunteers on the carrier are people who worked on the ship so you get first hand stories from them. Don't know how much longer that will last but it's a great experience.
Your words mean a lot to me and I am honored to carry on my father's legacy. It is heartwarming to see his hard work and dedication recognized by others. Thank you for showing appreciation for his service in preserving the history of the Hornet.
AF has an airbase, and the Navy has a Naval Air Sation
You got the fancy accommodations 😂 I was enlisted and they’re not the spacious nor nice lol
I helped move the Hornet to Alameda when it was going to become a museum! Cool!
Had to laugh when you said Tail fin on the stern, Fantail.
Ya, I notice that and chuckled too.
Gosh! I lived in Alameda for years! When my folks came to visit, my Dad always wanted to go out on the Hornet. It’s such an amazing piece of history and proud that she was restored.
Hey now, nice profile pick. "Are you kind?"
@@jeremynall9173 yes I am🙂
POV: the boys are having a sleepover
The OG USS hornet and USS enterprise will always be my favorite aircraft carriers. Rest in peace Yorktown, Hornet, and Enterprise. The battle is won your memory, and sacrifice will never be forgotten. You can rest now.
Well, technically, the "OG" Hornet was from the war of independence, so 1775. CV-12 Hornet is the 8th US Ship named Hornet.
@@KennethStone but you know which ones I meant right.
@@zacharyfreelove6101 wasn’t sure, so that’s why I asked. I hear “OG Hornet”, I think “1775”. If I hear “the last Hornet”, I think “CV 8”.
I spent four years on the USS Enterprise. I loved your mini documentary of the Hornet Museum. Also, I 100% support left over pizza for breakfast. Nothing better.
Breakfast of Champions, except that you're missing the warm beer. Then its really the Breakfast of Champions.
Imagine the boat trailer.
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809K subscribers The only World War 2 Museum ship that my family and I've visited so far was a Fletcher-class Destroyer, the USS Cassin Young (DD-793) back in 2016. USS Cassin Young (DD-793) is a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy named for Captain Cassin Young (1894-1942), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism at the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942.
The USS Cassin Young (DD-793) was launched 12 September 1943 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, Los Angeles; sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Young; and commissioned on 31 December 1943.
After serving in World War II, including the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Battle of Okinawa, the USS Cassin Young was decommissioned, but was reactivated during the Korean War and continued in active service until 1960. She is preserved today as a memorial ship, berthed at Boston Navy Yard in Massachusetts, across from the USS Constitution. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986 as one of only four surviving Fletcher-class destroyers still afloat.
The USS Cassin Young can now be visited seasonally free of charge in the Boston Navy Yard at Boston National Historical Park.
Fantastic tour of a REAL piece of military history!! As a volunteer at a WW2 museum, I was geeking out over this video! Thank you for the amazing tour!
This is so cool, Mike, surprising Andrew and Kyle with this sleepover! My father, James Oliver, was an Aviation Ordinance Man on the U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard- CVA 31 from 1962 to 1965. His ship was also an Essex Class aircraft carrier. Since I was a boy, I've always wanted to tour an aircraft carrier, and your video helped me realize my dream, kind of. Thank you so very much for this! What a treat! And thank you, Kyle and Andrew, for all of the excellent editing work you do on this channel.
Your father has a great comedy news show.
My kids and I got to do a sleepover when they were in scouts on the Hornet! Best overnight trip EVER!! The coolest!
I remember vividly, being scared when they told ghost stories during a night cap while on here when I was young. Then sleeping in those bunker beds with the smell of metal and electrical hums. It was actually fun.
I used to live in Alameda in my childhood to adolescence years. Just watching you drive to the USS Hornet brought back so much memories especially the tube connecting Oakland and Alameda. I took some friends there and they were amazing how big navy ships are in person. 😊
I hope next time you'd get to ride an actual deployed aircraft carrier
If you are a relative of an active duty sailor on a deployed carrier, ask for when they going to have a tiger cruise
One of 3 Yorktown Class of Aircraft Carriers. U.S.S. HORNET (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is the sister ship to USS Enterprise (CV-6) and USS Yorktown (CV-5). I am wondering is it haunted??? I hope you offered some pizza to the nice girl giving you the tour of the ship???
"MAKE A HOLE!!" going down the ladder.
I’m surprised the flight deck is so empty! Other carrier museums like the Midway and intrepid have tons of planes on their flight decks!
The Intrepid even having a space shuttle.
My dad's sister served aboard USS Eisenhower and her position would be on the flight deck bring in the planes as they land on the flight deck. I remember her picture of her going through the Suez Carnal.
We used to do this as a group trip for sub scouts. Never an aircraft carrier though, they were retired destroyers from world war 2.
The USS Massachusetts was probably my favorite one
Isn't USS Massachusetts a battleship?
@@djcfrompt can you read? “Never an aircraft carrier though, they were retired Destroyers from WW2”
@lemmyspeaks can you read more than a sentence and construe connections between them?
"they were retired destroyers from world war 2. The USS Massachusetts was probably my favorite one."
In this sentence construction, "my favorite one" must refer to an item as being part of a set. Saying "The USS Massachusetts was probably my favorite one" alone loses meaning unless you know "one of what?" Favorite museum, favorite museum ship, favorite museum ship at Battleship Cove, favorite attraction in Fall River, MA - we don't know without context. But OP says "retired destroyers from world war 2". Thus, we plug that in where "one" was and we get "The USS Massachusetts was probably my favorite retired destroyer from world war 2", which is a correct statement of OP's personal preference but an incorrect status of the class of BB-59, which is in fact a retired battleship.
Spent 12 years as a docent on board. Had a great time and met some great people. Heard some interesting stories from WWll veterans that aren't in history books. Too many experiences to pass on here.....
Cool. A USS aircraft carrier in Alameda. That's 2 of the 3 needed to be Star Trek 4 The Voyage Home where, the USS Enterprise in Alameda was a nuclear wessel (per Checkov's pronunciation) having all 3 traits. The USS Hornet had boilers. Not a nuclear wessel.
Nuclear powered vessels have nuclear reactors that boil steam for propulsion too.
@@paulgracey4697 the 1st nuclear US Navy Aircraft Carrier was the USS Enterprise (as Checkov mentioned in Star Trek 4) construction began in '54 and commissioned in '61. Essex class vessels were all diesel powered vessels. The USS Hornet (CV-12) was completed in late '43 well before the first nuclear aircraft carrier had been built.
This whole conversation was about act9r Walter Koenig (Checkov) always saying WESSEL (in a thick Russian accent) instead of VESSEL normally heard from those whose use of the language is their native tongue. Anytime you hear a comment about NUCLEAR WESSELS... it's from this particular clip in the movie.
th-cam.com/video/MdSJFrhb-HM/w-d-xo.html
'Nuclear WESSELS in Alameda' is what Checkov asked to learn the whereabouts. Essex class carriers were not nuclear WESSELS.
A so-called USS Enterprise was at sea at the time. So they needed to stand in.
the jerkiness of the camera gave me a headache.. unfortunately I couldn't finish the video. Cool ship though
Visiting Battleship Cove in Mass. and touring those ships made me appreciate having joined the USAF.
Thanks Mike for bringing back some great memories. My father served in the US Navy during World War Ii. Thank you.
Don't mind me wondering why i feel like I've already seen that video only to remember I watched it on nebula
I didn't see anything or maybe I just couldn't find it??? What does it cost to do this????.
As a former sailor on the Hornet you guys did a great job, I was a IC man too, as well as a ships master at arms( ship police) I never saw a ghost. Greatest experience of my life. I was transferred before the decommissioning too. Greatest ship ever.
You guys are lucky. People might be shaving with scrap from Saratoga now. Watching her shrink slowly in the breakers yard from Google Earth point of view was very sad. My other ship, Yosemite went down in a SINKEX off of NC. At least she still exists a couple of thousand fathoms deep in the Atlantic. You guys can actually show friends/relatives your workspace and berthing. I truly envy you. Data Systems Technician here.
I have a question - How do 3 young lads have so much pizza left over? 😂
"wake up, babe! another DownLive video dropped!" - me
Trust me they are not huge, just big. Go on a Nimitz class if you want big.
When I saw the thumbnail, I said, no way this is the USS Hornet! The carrier that launched the Doolittle Raid! I knew that carrier was sunk during WWII. But that USS Hornet was a Yorktown class carrier! This USS Hornet is a Essex Class carrier!
Makes me sad thinking about Hornet CV8 and her sister CV6. AKA USS Enterprise. Enterprise watched both her sisters die, and there was nothing she could do about it. In her anger, rage, and shear determination, she stared down the empire of Japan and won.
After earning the most battle stars of any US carrier and serving her country even after enduring so much, we had audacity to scrap her.
Rest in peace Yorktown, Hornet, and Enterprise. You fought the good fight, and the battle is won. You can now finally rest. Glory to the yorktowns and glory to my lady, the Grey Ghost.
They did a great job of restoring it and you were lucky to spend the night on it. At the beginnin g I misunderstood and thought they had turned it into a hotel like the Queen Mary in Long Beach.
Welcome to Alameda! Damn wish I knew you were in town!
Going down the ladder well backwards is so funny
Started watching your channel with the UK Boat series then found out you like F1 too. Can't wait till you travel with one of the F1 teams 😁
Like this? th-cam.com/video/E6Bc2ktdFR4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=I0BQch_V4mjX7j8Q
I'm a docent aboard the USS Hornet Museum and you did a GREAT job of both story telling and photography. There are quite a few places aboard that you missed, but that can be corrected the next time you come on board. Great video.
Not the complete experience without eating from the galley.
Unfortunately as part of the contract with the Navy museum ships aren’t allowed to operate the galley, which is a damn shame if you ask me.
I've been watching since your California Zephyr video, which inspired me to take the trip with my dad. Two 6ft+ men in that tiny roomette was cramped but it was definitely an unforgettable experience (We almost got left behind in Winnemucca at midnight while it was snowing). You've been on some crazy adventures but never would I have thought you'd make a video in my hometown.
Buddy....you can use "boat" all day. Ive helped design these and many of US vessels as well as Canadian ones. We use "boat" almost exclusively. This was AWESOME!!! I wanna go soooooooo bad!
I just started watching your channel and I want to say I enjoy it very well and I also subscribe to your other friends I might can't travel like you guys but I can enjoy pretending to be there with you guys keep up the great work 💯
OH BOY HES BACK AT THE SEA ONCE AGAIN!! LESSS GOOO
I love my WW2 history, and the Hornet has it in spades. What an awesome experience to witness
Bar just keeps getting higher haha. Awesome video....as usual. We truly do NOT know where you're going next Downie. But I know well all be there with ya.
I just told your friend will on his channel about my two disabled adult sons how they love watching his show also because one of them has the real short attention span we've been watched his show and now yours keep up the great work❤
holy motion sickness get more stable cameras
Why is the camera so shaky for this entire video?
Respectfully, that was the fantail, not the tail fin. I was on the USS Abraham Lincoln, CVN 72, which is an active nuclear Aircraft Carrier, for about 5 years.
I've slept on the USS Midway in San Diego, I slept in the crew quarters, which are very compact. The USS Midway is a museum as well.
It’s nice to see the uss hornet get more recognition on TH-cam from bigger creators I’m from alameda where it’s docked and it’s as amazing as it is in the video
That's the coolest sleepover EVER! it would be amazing to get about 20 or 30 people and sleep in the bunks where they put the scouts groups now. And then run drills at night 😂
I toured an aircraft carrier that is/was docked in Wilmington NC way back...gosh it might be almost 20 years ago. I can't remember the name of the ship now. It is HUGE! The one I toured was from WWII era, I think. We didn't get a sleepover though. *sigh*
Rivet city fantasy. Although the bow is still attached.
That looks so cool! Would be really neat to stay on an aircraft carrier! If you are ever in Ontario, you should visit Smiths Falls and spend the night in a train caboose at the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario! You'd love that Mike! I did it twice and it was so much fun!
thats not just any aircraft carrier
Na guys this is cool
I visited Hornet Sister U.S.S.INTREPID New York city Yorktown Mt.Pleasant South Carolina, U.S.S.LEXINGTON CVS-16 Texas
1:50
Sir, this is a ship. Not a boat.
I so love your channel .... and I was born in Essex LOL OK so that's Essex UK & not an amazing aircraft carrier :-) Bruce & his fellow servicemen fantastic. Oh and a funny comment, I saw Top Gun on a flight to the USA, my first ever flight. And they showed Top Gun ...... planes falling out of the sky on my first ever flight. It was not reassuring LOL but a fantastic memory
Ah yes the Carrier that had a very important mission on board in April 18th, 1942. The Doolittle Raid. 16 B-25 Mitchell aircraft on board.
(I would explain all the details further but TH-cam loves to delete my comments and i don't know why)
In the bomb room, that BDU-45 hanging in the air was painted wrong. They have it painted like a Mk 82. It was painted like a live bomb, but you could clearly see the smoke canisters on the back of the casing, making it an inert BDU-45. Should be blue. They need to fix that.
USS Hornet CV-8 was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier. She launched the famed Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in 1942 in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
I work on the Hornet now in the education department , and we usually run the school tours and overnights. Looks like you got a "Special Tour" with Nic and Laura. It's always funner with 100 of your closest friends onboard as well, but that's always fun too. Hope you guys enjoyed, and thanks for showing people around!
you said it Mike, awesome!
I had a SLEEPOVER on the U.S.S. Ranger CV-61 for 4 years. What is this bullshit. What did you guys do. Sleep in the Chiefs Quarters or something. Sleep in real racks!!!
I miss the 'good old days' when Vancouver, BC and the west was showcased on this fine channel. Now it's all about the biggest and the most extravagant. Look at me. Look how much I've grown. UNSUBSCRIBE.
Stabilize your camera it's making me sea sick
Working on it
I did a sleepover on this exact aircraft carrier when I was a kid in boy scouts! What an interesting night it was! Probably in that exact bunk the tour guide mentioned they give the scouts!
I’ve had MANY Sleepovers just like this……about 4 years worth….only it was much much louder and dangerous….
Bro took people to the grand prix's went on trips around the world. And now his friends get to experience a museum. i would be so dissapointed haha
I’d prefer an Aircraft Carrier any day (As I’m an RAF Air Cadet and Student Pilot)
I had a lot of sleepovers on aircraft carriers, they were called a WestPac & Med cruise respectfully...
aboard the USS Coral Sea & the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (both gone now)
Ya but you will get a peacefully nite sleep.
Try and sleep on a CVN WITH NITE OPERATIONS GOING
ON BOARD AS WELL.
Awesome job mike drop a like for you.
Much appreciated
No problem
Nice! Now live there for ten months with three days ashore every month and the same food week after week. Also, you work every day for 8 hours if you’re lucky and 16 hours if you’re not.
Even if you’re proud of your military service, like I am, and never in any real danger it’s still unending tedium. On the plus side you’ll work out a lot because there’s nothing else to do.
I have nothing against these tours but don’t ever get it into your head that you’re getting the sailor experience.
Sad to see NAS Alameda today. Thanks to Fienstein the military left. Was stationed there from 77-80, MarDet, USS Coral Sea. Need to get a reunion of Marines and sleep over on her if the MarDet Berthing area ever opens.
8:31 "I don't know how you know where you are on the ship" as he pans past a Bullseye that tells him exactly where he is. We changed the nomenclature on them so that they were easier to read. I don't know where he is other than in a space between frames 44-50 as I can't fully read the old ones.
11:11 Points to a Sound Powered Phone Handset. The Navy still uses those...in fact that same model.
7:38 I haven’t heard the word “spelunking” since playing “Where In the World is Carmen Sa!diego” in elementary school!!!
Loved this one! You knew some stuff, kept it concise but i was disappointed that you left out how much it was, unless i just missed it which i possible. Not a complaint! Thanks for all the great content!
P.s. is anyone else getting Downy detergent ads in these vids or is it just me? Lol its perfect
Woah I went to a rave here last year haha
I did the sleepover on the Lexington, which is also an Essex class carrier. I found it remarkable that there 14 Essex carriers that saw serious action in WWII. Total that were sunk: 0.
Interesting, but I'll bet you could finagle a night about a working USN carrier. I have done it. They would love the publicity.
My “overnights” was one year on the USS Ticonderoga CVA14 and two plus years on the USS Coral Sea CVA43 as an ET.
Now me? Being a Deck Ape? I would grab a wad of bubble wrap and make a pillow out of it, and sleep on the Flight Deck. Best place to sleep if you can swing it.
This is cool, but nothing like being on an active duty aircraft carrier. It's missing the thousands of sailors passing each other in narrow corridors. You are missing the loud noise of the catapult launching planes during flight ops and then drawing back in a crescendo of noise. Older sailors will correct you if you leave fresh water on too long in the head, because fresh water is at a premium on any warship. There are long lines at the chow hall to get meals like "shit on a shingle," which is actually pretty tasty!
I had plenty of ‘sleep overs’ on boats during my 10-yr navy career! 😂 but I wish I did something like this with my boys when they were younger.
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My grandfather was in one of the branches of the military when my dad was a kid. Him and his family sailed on the hornet When they moved back from Hawaii to the states. He said that at the time, it had a space shuttle or capsule painted on the side of it. I tried looking it up to fact check that before commenting but couldn’t find anything, but that’s what him and his brothers claim If anyone can confirm
I went with my son's Troop and did the Scout experience. Would have like your accommodations better. Was a fantastic experience none the less.
wish they keep the Big E...
Awesome video, have always been a fan of your channel, cool to show off to your audience an important and historic museum ship!
Too bad y'all didn't join the Navy when you were young and it actually experience the excitement and pride I'm being part of a working aircraft carrier.