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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.
USS Wasp (CV-7) was operating some 150 nautical miles southeast of San Cristobal Island on 15 Sept 1942 when she sighted torpedo wakes coming straight for her. Wasp was struck by three torpedoes fired from Japanese submarine I-19 which hit the vicinity of the ship's gasoline and magazines.
USS Yorktown (CV-10) damaged by a bomb; USS Wasp (CV-18) damaged by a bomb; USS Franklin (CV-13) damaged by two bombs; USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) 15 carriers total in 4 task groups; IJN: IJN Amagi (CV) damaged by bombs while at anchor in the Inland Sea; IJN Katsuragi (CV) damaged by bombs while at anchor in the Inland Sea; IJN Ryuho (CVL) damaged ...
With the ten-ship Nimitz class complete by 2009, October 2013 saw the launch of Gerald R. Ford, lead ship of the planned ten-ship Gerald R. Ford class. This was followed by the launch of John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) in October 2019, while construction is underway on Enterprise (CVN-80) and Doris Miller (CVN-81) .
The following LPH ships were converted Essex class aircraft carriers, due to budget constraints with the construction of the Iwo Jima class ships. [15] USS Boxer (LPH-4), ex-CV-21; USS Princeton (LPH-5), ex-CV-37, Operation Dominic participant [14] USS Valley Forge (LPH-8) ex-CV-45; Casablanca class: MC type S4-S2-BB3
USS Wasp (CV-7), laid down in 1936, was an aircraft carrier that saw action in World War II until sunk by Japanese submarine I-19 in September 1942; USS Wasp (CV-18) an aircraft carrier launched in 1943 and served until 1972; USS Wasp (LHD-1) is lead ship of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ships and was launched in 1989 and in active service
Landing ship, medium Sunk 7 December 1944 10°57'N, 124°35'E Cressman, p 589 Naval Historical Center Rielly (2010) p 144 USS LST-447 United States: Landing ship, tank Damaged 6 April 1945 26°09'N, 127°18'E Cressman, p 656 DANFS: USS LST-447 United States: Landing ship, tank Sunk [71] 7 April 1945 26°09'N, 127°18'E Cressman, p 658 Warner p ...
Task Force 16 (TF 16) was one of the most storied task forces in the United States Navy, a major participant in a number of the most important battles of the Pacific War.. In July 1941, USS Wasp (CV-7) drew the assignment of ferrying army aircraft to Iceland because of a lack of British aircraft to cover the American landings.