USS Wasp

1941 unique aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. 
CV-7

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aircraft carrier, Bethlehem Steel, Fore River Shipyard, United States, United States Navy, mass: 19116 short ton, mass: 14700 short ton, length: 225.9 metre, draft: 6.1 metre, beam: 24.6 metre, 6 steam boiler, 2 drive shaft, 
See also USS Wasp (1987), USS Wasp (1943), USS Wasp (1893), USS Wasp (1813), USS Wasp (1806)

• Freebase entry^@
• Drachinifel article^@
• uboat.net article^@
• NavSource Naval History^@
  

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1942-09-15T00:00:00Z

I-19 attack on USS Wasp 1942

1936-04-01T00:00:00Z

keel laying 1936

1940-04-25T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning 1940

1939-04-04T00:00:00Z

ship launching 1939

1942-11-02T00:00:00Z

striking 1942

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ARRIVAL OF POWERFUL AMERICAN TASK FORCE TO OPERATE WITH HOME FLEET. 3 AND 4 APRIL 1942, ON BOARD HMS EDINBURGH, IN MID-ATLANTIC. THE TASK FORCE IS UNDER THE COMMAND OF REAR ADMIRAL R G GRIFFEN. A9234

Midshipman David Geisinger to SecNav., 4 November 1814, re USS Wasp dispatches

P-40Bs aboard USS Wasp, October 1940

USS Idaho (BB-42) and the USS Wasp (CV-7) anchored at Hvalfjord, Iceland in October 1941

USS Laffey (DD-459) with survivors of USS Wasp (CV-7) on board, at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, in September 1942 (80-G-13612)

USS Madison (DD-425) and USS Wasp (CV-7) off Scapa Flow, Scotland (UK), 3 April 1942 (80-G-20997)

USS Wasp (CV-7) anchored at Guantanamo Bay on 27 October 1940 (NH 43462)

USS Wasp (CV-7) anchored at Guantanamo Bay on 27 October 1940 (NH 43463)

USS Wasp (CV-7) anchored at Hvalfjörður, Iceland, in October 1941

USS Wasp (CV-7) bow 1940

USS Wasp (CV-7) entering Hampton Roads on 26 May 1942

USS Wasp (CV-7) en route to sea from Guantanamo Bay, circa in 1940 (NH 43464)

USS Wasp (CV-7) insignia, circa in 1940 (80-G-261334)

USS Wasp (CV-7) in Casco Bay, Maine (USA), circa early 1942 (NH 91119)

USS Wasp (CV-7) in at anchor in Casco Bay, Maine (USA), on 25 March 1942 (80-G-K-447)

USS Wasp (CV-7) off the Norfolk Navy Yard 1942

USS Wasp (CV-7) on 27 December 1940 (520814)

USS Wasp (CV-7) on Navy Day 1940

USS Wasp (CV-7) photographed in spring 1942

USS Wasp (CV-7) with other warships at Scapa Flow in April 1942

USS Wasp (CV-7), USS North Carolina (BB-55) and USS Washington (BB-56) in at anchor in Casco Bay, Maine (USA), 25 March 1942 (80-G-K-451)

USS Wichita (CA-45) and USS Wasp (CV-7) in Scapa Flow in April 1942

US warships in Hvalfjörður anchorage on 6 October 1941

Wasp (CV7). Port bow

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Drachinifel article@			Wikidata
link		uboat.net article@			Wikidata
link		NavSource Naval History@			Wikidata
conflict	1942	I-19 attack on USS Wasp			Wikidata
incident	1936	keel laying			Wikidata
incident	1940	ship commissioning			Wikidata
incident	1939	ship launching			Wikidata
incident	1942	striking			Wikidata
image		ARRIVAL OF POWERFUL AMERICAN TASK FORCE TO OPERATE WITH HOME FLEET. 3 AND 4 APRIL 1942, ON BOARD HMS EDINBURGH, IN MID-ATLANTIC. THE TASK FORCE IS UNDER THE COMMAND OF REAR ADMIRAL R G GRIFFEN. A9234			Wikimedia
image	1814	Midshipman David Geisinger to SecNav., 4 November 1814, re USS Wasp dispatches			Wikimedia
image		P-40Bs aboard USS Wasp, October 1940			Wikimedia
image	1941	USS Idaho (BB-42) and the USS Wasp (CV-7) anchored at Hvalfjord, Iceland in October 1941			Wikimedia
image		USS Laffey (DD-459) with survivors of USS Wasp (CV-7) on board, at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, in September 1942 (80-G-13612)			Wikimedia
image	1942	USS Madison (DD-425) and USS Wasp (CV-7) off Scapa Flow, Scotland (UK), 3 April 1942 (80-G-20997)			Wikimedia
image		USS Wasp (CV-7) anchored at Guantanamo Bay on 27 October 1940 (NH 43462)			Wikimedia
image		USS Wasp (CV-7) anchored at Guantanamo Bay on 27 October 1940 (NH 43463)			Wikimedia
image	1941	USS Wasp (CV-7) anchored at Hvalfjörður, Iceland, in October 1941			Wikimedia
image	1940	USS Wasp (CV-7) bow 1940			Wikimedia
image		USS Wasp (CV-7) entering Hampton Roads on 26 May 1942			Wikimedia
image		USS Wasp (CV-7) en route to sea from Guantanamo Bay, circa in 1940 (NH 43464)			Wikimedia
image		USS Wasp (CV-7) insignia, circa in 1940 (80-G-261334)			Wikimedia
image		USS Wasp (CV-7) in Casco Bay, Maine (USA), circa early 1942 (NH 91119)			Wikimedia
image		USS Wasp (CV-7) in at anchor in Casco Bay, Maine (USA), on 25 March 1942 (80-G-K-447)			Wikimedia
image		USS Wasp (CV-7) off the Norfolk Navy Yard 1942			Wikimedia
image	1940	USS Wasp (CV-7) on 27 December 1940 (520814)			Wikimedia
image	1940	USS Wasp (CV-7) on Navy Day 1940			Wikimedia
image	1942	USS Wasp (CV-7) photographed in spring 1942			Wikimedia
image	1942	USS Wasp (CV-7) with other warships at Scapa Flow in April 1942			Wikimedia
image		USS Wasp (CV-7), USS North Carolina (BB-55) and USS Washington (BB-56) in at anchor in Casco Bay, Maine (USA), 25 March 1942 (80-G-K-451)			Wikimedia
image	1942	USS Wichita (CA-45) and USS Wasp (CV-7) in Scapa Flow in April 1942			Wikimedia
image	1941	US warships in Hvalfjörður anchorage on 6 October 1941			Wikimedia
image		Wasp (CV7). Port bow			Wikimedia

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