The most haunted ship in America, the USS Hornet, is now available for overnight stays
Paranormal enthusiasts who have never actually experienced a ghostly event may get their first chance aboard the USS Hornet. The volunteers who work the ship in Alameda, California, commonly show visitors how their flashlights will turn on by themselves when left alone — but flashlights are just the beginning. Two U.S. Navy Grumman TBF-1C “Avenger” of Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2) pass over the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in 1944. (U.S. Navy) The Hornet (CV-12) is one of the most storied ships in American Military History . Built after the start of World War II, it was a U.S. Navy workhorse for the most important campaigns of the war, serving in the fights for New Guinea, Palau, the Marianas and the Philippines, just to name a few. Its service didn’t end with the war. The Hornet returned to action in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and was used to recover command modules and crews during the Apollo Program, including the crew that first landed on the moon in 1969. A...