A sonar image of the sunken World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet, which sank after the Battle of Santa Cruz Island, Oct. 26, 1943. Courtesy Paul G. Allen's Vulcan Inc.

Damage on the hull of the USS Hornet. Photo courtesy of Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Inc. A five-inch gun on the wreckage of the USS Hornet. Photo courtesy of Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Inc. An F4F-4 ...

A research vessel has found the World War II aircraft carrier’s wreckage more than 17,000 feet below the surface of the South Pacific, near the Solomon Islands.

The aircraft carrier USS Lexington went down in the 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea, with 216 lives lost. Skip to content. Watch Live ... was made by Mr Allen's company Vulcan on Sunday.

The wreck of the World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) has been discovered off the Solomon Islands by a research organization set up by the late billionaire Paul Allen.