# Wreckage of USS Hornet located by R/V Petrel **URL:** \ **Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\ **Created:** [February 15, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wreckage-of-uss-hornet-located-by-r-v-petrel/50636 "2019-02-15T11:22:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dutchie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dutchie/32/170_2.png) [@Dutchie](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Dutchie)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wreckage-of-uss-hornet-located-by-r-v-petrel/50636/1 "2019-02-15T11:22:07Z")
![IMG_3975](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/c/cd7f0b69ff7b6a52cdff13507d48bcc3fc9dd672.jpeg) They are getting better and better in locating ship wreckages, this time it is the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. The ship is, after a resting period of almost 80 years on the Pacific’s bottom at a depth of 5000 meters, in a surprisingly good condition. A Grumman F 4F Wildcat, what a plane and still going strong, performing some aerobatics in an air show in 2015. ---
**Author:** ![Kingrobby](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kingrobby/32/68137_2.png) [@Kingrobby](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kingrobby)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wreckage-of-uss-hornet-located-by-r-v-petrel/50636/2 "2019-02-15T14:08:19Z")
Amazing work the RV Petrel is doing. Does anyone actually know anything about working on it? Crew nationality, hiring, etc? ---
**Author:** ![Ffinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Ffinn](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Ffinn)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wreckage-of-uss-hornet-located-by-r-v-petrel/50636/3 "2019-02-16T19:12:40Z")
Sadly no, but she was re-fitted by Dales Marine, Leith and there when I was in dry dock in 2016. Ex Seven Petrol, North Sea exploration vessel. Good luck to them and their endeavours! ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/wreckage-of-uss-hornet-located-by-r-v-petrel/50636/4 "2019-02-16T22:38:17Z")
The background of RV Petrel: > [@](#): > > History > Name: RV _Petrel_ > Owner: The estate of [Paul Allen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen) > Port of registry: ![23x12](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/6/660d6c9d6031371e89f909e39442e90f2bd3f497.png) [Isle of Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man) > Christened: 2003 > Acquired: c. 2015 – c. 10 > Identification: \* [IMO number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMO_number): [9268629](https://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/imo:9268629) > > - [MMSI number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Mobile_Service_Identity): [235102789](https://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/mmsi:235102789) > - [Callsign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_call_sign): 2HDR6 > General characteristics > Type: [Research vessel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_vessel) > Tonnage: 3,371 [GT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_tonnage) > Length: 76.45 m (250 ft 10 in) > Beam: 15 m (49 ft 3 in) > Draft: 7.465 m (24 ft 5.9 in) > Speed: 11.5 [knots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_(unit)) (21.3 km/h) > Crew: 20 marine crew and 10 project crew > > ## PREVIOUS NAMES > > |From|To|Name| > ||2016|Seven Petrel| > ||2013-4|Acergy Petrel| > ||2007-1-26|Seaway Petrel| > > Name: Seaway Petrel > Operator: “Stolt-Nielsen R/A”, Haugesund > Type: ROV Support (type KE 1874) > 2003: Built by “Soviknes Verft”/“Søviknes Verft” (Aker Brattvaag) at Søviknes (NOR) (YN 101) > 2003: dlivered to “Uksnoy & Co A/S”, mng “Stolt-Nielsen R/A” at Haugesund (NOR) She is owned by The estate of John Allen, managed by Vulcan Maritime Ltd., BVI, part of Vulcan Inc., Seattle Wa, another John Allen company. (??) The crew (or at least the Officers) appears to be directly hired by them.