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USS Wasp (LHD-1) is a United States Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship, and the lead ship of her class. She is the tenth USN vessel to bear the name since 1775, with the last two ships named Wasp being aircraft carriers. She was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
May 7, 2024 · USS Wasp is the first of eight Wasp-class multi-purpose amphibious assault ships and is the 10th warship to carry the name. The ship's primary mission is to support U.S. Marines...
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.
Jan 11, 2022 · 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) began...
Mar 14, 2019 · Three hours after nightfall on Sept. 15, 1942, the U.S.S. Wasp, a United States Navy aircraft carrier, slipped beneath the waves 350 miles southeast of Guadalcanal.
Mar 13, 2019 · In 1942, a volley of torpedoes sent the U.S.S. Wasp to the bottom of the Pacific. For decades, the families of the dead wondered where in the lightless depths of the ocean the ship could possibly...
Mar 26, 2015 · But after a highly successful combat systems ship qualification trial (CSSQT), Wasp has sent a clear, concise, and concussive message to the fleet: She is back in the fight. For various reasons...
