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KQED joined a 2024 overnight tour where guides used dowsing tools and flashlights to "communicate" with spirits. Guests said they felt a grip on a foot in the surgery room and saw a shadow and an orb. Guide Steve Jackson said he believes the ship is "exceptionally full of ghosts." Source: KQED, Oct. 31, 2024.
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Real history
Hornet, an Essex-class carrier completed in late 1943, fought in the Pacific in World War II and later recovered the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 crews (Wikipedia).
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Then and now
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Public access
Open to the public It operates as a museum ship (KQED). Last checked: Oct 31, 2026.
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