- Bomb Elevator
- Gun Sponson
- Gun Director
- Catapults
- Jet Blast Deflector
- FLOLS
- Cross Deck Pendants
- LSO Platform
- Landing Centerline
- Landing Area
Spaces Currently Open to the Public
( * = docent-led only)
Flight Deck (points of interest):
- Flight Deck Control Room
- 5" 38 Gun Mounts: * Mounts 51, 52, and 53 (02 Level)
- Hydraulic Catapults – used to launch aircraft off the flight deck
- Jet Blast Deflector – raised to protect personnel from the flame of jet exhaust
- Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System (FLOLS) – helped a pilot position his aircraft during landing
- Arresting Gear – metal boxes contained the wires that caught the aircraft’s tailhook to stop the plane
- Landing Signal Officer (LSO) Platform – where an LSO Officer used paddles to signal the pilots
- Landing Area – the landing centerline helped to guide pilots
Gallery Deck: *
- Combat Information Center – status of all friendly nd enemy forces were monitored here
- Captain's In-Port Cabins – used to entertain higher-ranking officers, presidents, and celebrities
- Admiral's In-Port Cabins – HORNET was often the flagship of a task force
- Radio Central - sponsored by USS Hornet Amateur Radio Club, NB6GC
For a comprehensive virtual tour, purchase Grey Ghost: The Story of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet.
