A good family activity, especially if at least one of you is a military history buff. By modern "super carrier" standards, she is not large, but by any other standard, our ability to turn these ships out rapidly doomed the Japanese Empire. People died on ships like these and it is a valuable reminder to stil have a few of them as museums.
I spent 3 hours exploring two decks of this WW II aircraft carrier and barely scratched the surface. At the top of the entrance gangway I was greeted by a docent who directed to the counter to pay the admission fee and receive an audio device for the self-guided tour. From there I was directed to another docent who showed me an 8-minute video about the history of the ship and previous ships named Hornet. The docent gave me a quick safety briefing and I began my self-guided tour of the hanger deck. After about an hour I had completed the tour of the hanger deck and climbed down a ladder to the next deck. There I explored the CPO Mess, berthing spaces, torpedo shop, sick bay, ship's offices, and spaces dedicated to other aircraft carriers in the same class as the Hornet. By then I had been on board three hours and needed to head home before I-880 became a rush hour parking lot. What I missed was the other hanger deck, flight deck, docent lead tours of the island and engine rooms. High lights: Apollo 11 artifacts including the Airstream isolation trailer, the restoration shop area; spaces dedicated to other aircraft carriers; and the Dolittle raid story. I will go back.
时逢周末去参观的航母,居然也没什么人,美国人民都去哪儿了?除了环球影城的人稍微多点(大多也是中国人),其余景点人都不多,参观了船仓,兵器库,还体验了小飞机,任玩。
My wife and I had a wonderful tour of the ship! If you are lucky enough to have Terry as your tour guide you will gain a wealth of knowledge about this historic ship. He turned a 2 hour tour into a 4 hour tour. He was a great guide.
This is a great historical location. The USS Hornet was in WWII and had a tremendous role to play in the astronaut program with recoverying the space capsule when it landed in the ocean. The docents are knowledgeable and the tours takes you through almost the whole ship. It is a huge aircraft carrier. There is a lot of walking involved, but one can stay on the main deck and view the video and not do all the ladders and stairs and still feel like you've seen the ship. The tour takes you down in the lower parts and up to the top and the air landing deck. Its a great things for kids, although they can't run wild, but can go on the tours. Seniors might get tired, but there are places to sit. It is located at the Alameda Naval Station which is no longer operational. Its a good family outing, and/or school field trip...would be good with the Air Museum that is located near the Airport for a day of militariana.
I've been on numerous carrier museums before because I love everything about them and finding out what each individual one. I took my cousins with me and v two of them are in eighrh grade so it was perfect for us. We used the groupon for $40 for a group of 4 which is a great buy. The boss were instantly intrigued by the size of the shop upon entering. We were going to take the engine room tour, but it was filled up so we went exploring. That was the best decision we made because when we were done exploring the engine room ourselves, we were back at the hanger bay and ran into a volunteer who told the boys about some of the helicopters and airplanes. It turns out David, our guide, was fantastic and well versed in the plane's history. He hung out with us for an extended amount of time before he had to go. He showed us the first footsteps that Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong took after going too the moon. David took us all around the ship exclaiming different parts of it. Once he found out their grandpa was in the navy, he told them to be sure to ask Grandpa a question, which they did and he was tickled they knew about it. They've lived in the area got a while, but have never experienced this piece of history. I'm glad that we all got to do it together and with David as our guide. We all had a blast!!! The only downside is that we didn't get to bring their little brother because he would've loved it. They can go back again since they love nearby. This is a must see.
As history buffs, my hubby and I had a fabulous day on the USS Hornet. It was made even better by taking the tour with a docent, who I must give credit to: Terry Shields. I have never been on a tour with such a pleasant, passionate, and knowledgeable docent. The history, the stories. The Hornet, original and "new", sure has seen a lot. It was an incredible learning experience!I highly recommend the docent tours!
带小孩去的这个大黄蜂航母在航母里算是小个头甲板上陈列的飞机也少,机库里面也是些很老的直升机有些地方VIP才能去,不爽
My dad would take me to the USS Hornet at least once a year, either memorial day or veterans day usually. I have very found memories of this area. There is so much history to absorb at this place. It is a definite place to go visit if you are in the area. The area is clean and the people who work/volunteer there are very nice.
This ship is an historical moment in time. The USN has always had ships that were designated by names. The USS Hornet is one of those. Check out the history of the USS Hornet. Check out the area below deck and see all the other aircraft carriers with their designations: " Wasp, Bonne Homme Richard, Enterprise, Carl Vinson, which is a newer ship of the line. These names have come down from colonial times. If you have ever been lucky enough to go on a dependent cruise, either to Hawaii from Alameda or just take a cruise out of San Francisco Bay, 50 miles out you will feel and see the power of the United States of America.