The vessel most seen in the movie was USS "Lexington", representing both USS "Hornet" and a Japanese carrier. All aircraft take-offs during the movie were filmed on board the "Lexington", a museum ship in Corpus Christi, Texas. The aircraft on display were removed for filming and were replaced with film aircraft as well as World War II anti-aircraft turrets. Other ships used in filler scenes included , and during filming for the carrier sequences. Filming was also done on board the museum battleship located near Houston, Texas.