The Most Haunted Ship in the Navy

Haunted Road

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Known as the Grey Ghost, the USS Hornet is one of the most important ships in American military history. More than 300 lives were lost aboard while she was commissioned as an active ship, including, according to some, the highest rate of suicide in the Navy. Today, it's considered the most haunted ship in the Navy.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Haunted Road, a production of I Heart Radio and Grim and Mild from Aaron
0:05.4	Manky.
0:06.4	Listener discretion is advised.
0:11.3	Known as the Great Ghost, the USS Hornet is one of the most important ships in American
0:16.9	military history.
0:18.6	During World War II, the aircraft carrier participated in some of the most significant
0:23.5	Pacific Theatre military action of the entire war, including the Battle of the Philippine
0:29.2	Sea, during which the Hornet shot down 72 enemy planes in a single day, and the Battle
0:35.5	of Laitaigulf, the largest naval battle in modern history.
0:40.1	But with that history, comes a heavy legacy.
0:43.6	The ship known today as the USS Hornet is actually the eighth U.S. naval ship to hold
0:48.9	the name Hornet, and the history of what came before is a lot to bear.
0:53.8	The previous iteration of the USS Hornet sank in battle, taking 140 men down to the bottom
0:59.9	of the ocean with her.
1:01.8	Today, the USS Hornet is permanently docked in Alameda, California, and is a land, sea,
1:08.4	and air museum.
1:09.4	It's also widely believed to be the most haunted ship in the Navy, full of both friendly
1:15.7	sailors taking care of the boat they loved, and restless spirits of those who died of
1:20.7	horrific injuries, doing some of the most dangerous work in the world.
1:25.9	More than 300 lives were lost aboard while she was commissioned as an active ship, including
1:31.6	according to some, the highest rate of suicide in the Navy.
1:36.3	Who is staying behind on the USS Hornet?
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