Legendary warship that defeated the Japanese and recovered Apollo 11 turns into raunchy furry camp

This retired Navy killing machine, complete with gun batteries and a kill board listing dozens of downed WW2-era planes, is home to more than military memorabilia — much to veterans’ chagrin.

For three days a year, San Francisco furries flock to prowl, howl, and bark in its battle-hardened halls.

The USS Hornet museum in Alameda County sees fursonas of all kinds come to the ship during their summer convention, Galactic Camp, with this year’s iteration from May 29 to May 31.

They’ll see a storied US Navy ship which has seen much: combat in World War 2, Vietnam, and picking up the Apollo 11 astronauts when they landed in the Pacific Ocean.

The ship was launched in 1943 as the successor to the World War II sunken CV-8 version of the USS Hornet and was decommissioned following operations in the Vietnam War in 1970.

Some could see the ship as the perfect place to exhibit their “fursona.” At last year’s festival, there appeared to be plenty of people enjoying themselves.

One attendee wearing a baby blue deer head with yellow antlers referred to themselves in the video as “transgen-deer.”

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A speaker at the convention said it “would be interesting to have a society where everyone is in heat, once or twice a year,” suggesting an alternate universe where people followed seasonal mating rituals.

Another attendee, wearing a red, black, and white fur suit, said they came from “space” and “eat batteries.”

A man in multi-colored overalls said he believed autism “comes from people having way too much anal sex with bats.”

Among the activities the attendees can do this year include a furry scavenger hunt, Uno for funny animals, trash panda trashy karaoke, and R-rated “adult fursuit games” which involve “risque games with adult theme and toys.”

In the midst of the weirdness, an older male who said he was a Vietnam veteran with furry ears emerged. He said he isn’t a furry, but loves the “wonderful” energy of furries.

“It would make the world a better place if we were all a little more furry,” he declared.

Prospective attendees can register for the convention at military-themed price levels: seaman for $80, petty officer for $150, and captain for $300.

At the top level, registrants receive drink tickets and can stay on board the ship overnight for free.

The USS Hornet appears to host some events to fund its housed museum. It also hosted Carrier Con in March of this year, from which all proceeds went to the museum.

Carrier Con is an anime convention “celebrating cosplay, tabletop gaming, and Western and Japanese media.”

The California Post reached out to the museum and the furry convention organizers for comment.