The USS Hornet (CV-8) was badly damaged by the forces of the Imperial Japanese navy during the Battle of Santa Cruz, near Guadalcanal, on October 26th, 1942. Abandoned, American destroyers were unable to sink the vessel, leaving it to the Japanese fleet who finished the job at 1:35 am the next day.
The last fleet carrier sunk in wartime, the Hornet was found last month in 17,000 feet of water off the Solomon Islands. This discover is but the latest from Paul Allen’s funded research vessel, the Petrel, which has been identify and plotting the resting places for a number of famous war wrecks. More
They’ve found the Lexington, Yorktown and now Hornet. All that’s left is the Wasp (CV-7) and they’ll have located all of our fleet carriers sunk during WWII. Given the Wasp also went down in the same region of ocean, it shouldn’t be long before they announce the finding of this wreck as well. List of sunk carriers Here