Wasp VIII (CV7)
Length: 739'. Beam: 80'9". Draft: 20'. Speed: 30 kts. Armament: 8 5"/38, 16 1.1in AA, 24 .50cal machine guns, 84 planes. Complement: 2,167. Built at Bethlehem, Quincy, and commissioned 25 April 1940. was sunk by Japanese submarine 15 Sep 42 while convoying the 7th Marine Regiment from Espiritu Santo to reinforce Guadalcanal.
Aircraft Carrier Photo Index USS WASP (CV7)
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Aircraft Carrier Photo Index USS WASP (CV7)
USS Wasp (CV-7). Anchored at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, "dressed ship" for Navy Day on 27 October 1940. Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 43461. Construction on the eighth Wasp (CV-7).
[943 x 1181]USS Wasp (CV7) in dry dock, in early 1942, at the Norfolk
While supporting the forces on Guadalcanal on September 15, 1942, USS Wasp (CV-7) was torpedoed by Japanese submarine, I-19, later scuttled by USS Lansdowne (DD-456). Also damaged by I-19.
Aircraft Carrier Photo Index USS WASP (CV7)
The USS Wasp (CV-7) was a conventionally aircraft carrier in service with the United States Navy during World War 2. She was classified as a "light" fleet aircraft carrier and was completed with light armor protection but could ferry, launch and recover over 70 aircraft of various types.
Aircraft Carrier Photo Index USS WASP (CV7)
The late Paul Allen's research team announced they found the wreckage of the World War II-era aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7) in the Coral Sea. The team aboard R/V Petrel found the Wasp wreck nearly 14,000 feet below the sea's surface.
Aircraft Carrier Photo Index USS WASP (CV7)
The expedition crew aboard the late Paul G. Allen's research vessel (R/V) Petrel discovered wreckage from USS Wasp (CV 7), which was sunk in 1942. Download. Download.
USN ShipsUSS Wasp (CV7)
USS Wasp (CV-7). US Naval History & Heritage Command By Kennedy Hickman Updated on July 03, 2019 USS Wasp Overview Nation: United States Type: Aircraft Carrier Shipyard: Fore River Shipyard Laid Down: April 1, 1936 Launched: April 4, 1939 Commissioned: April 25, 1940 Fate: Sunk September 15, 1942 Specifications Displacement: 19,423 tons
Aircraft Carrier Photo Index USS WASP (CV7)
The eighth Wasp (CV-7) was laid down on 1 April 1936 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 4 April 1939, sponsored by Mrs. Charles Edison, the wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Charles Edison, and commissioned on 25 April 1940 at the Army Quartermaster Base, South Boston, Mass., Capt. John W. Reeves, Jr.
Aircraft Carrier Photo Index USS WASP (CV7)
USS Wasp (CV-7) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier commissioned in 1940 and lost in action in 1942. She was the eighth ship named USS Wasp, and the sole ship of a class built to use up the remaining tonnage allowed to the U.S. for aircraft carriers under the treaties of the time.
Aircraft Carrier USS Wasp CV7, Norfolk June 1942, bow view World War
Launched April 4, 1939 as USS Wasp (CV-7) sponsored by Carolyn Edison, wife of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison and the eight ship named Wasp in the U.S. Navy (USN). Commissioned April 25, 1940 in the U.S. Navy (USN) at Army Quartermaster Base, South Boston, Massachusetts with Captain John W. Reeves, Jr. in command..
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USS Wasp (CV-7) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier commissioned in 1940 and lost in action in 1942. She was the eighth ship named USS Wasp, and the sole ship of a class built to use up the remaining tonnage allowed to the U.S. for aircraft carriers under the treaties of the time.
Aircraft Carrier Photo Index USS WASP (CV7)
CV-7 General Specifications Named for: Wasp Complement: 1800 Officers and Enlisted Length: 688 feet Beam: 80 feet 9 inches Draft: 20 feet Flank Speed: 29 Knots Final Disposition: Sunk by IJN I-19 15 September 1942 USS WASP (CV-7) Deployments & History
Aircraft Carrier Photo Index USS WASP (CV7)
USS Wasp (CV-7) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier commissioned in 1940 and lost in action in 1942. She was the eighth ship named USS Wasp, and the sole ship of a class built to use up the remaining tonnage allowed to the U.S. for aircraft carriers under the treaties of the time. As a reduced-size version of the Yorktown -class aircraft.
USS Wasp CV7 underway 1942 World War Photos
โ WW2 โข cold war Naval Aviation USS Wasp was the 7th USN aircraft carrier, built to use remaining treaty tonnage. She operated in the Atlantic and was sunk at Guadalcanal.
Aircraft Carrier Photo Index USS WASP (CV7)
1940 - 1942 Wasp (CV-7) anchored at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, "dressed ship" for Navy Day on 27 October 1940. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph, NH 43460. Any of numerous winged.