USN · CV
Wasp
Photos and infoCarrier, CV-7. A one-off built from leftover treaty tonnage. She fought in the Atlantic, covered the Guadalcanal landings, and was sunk on 15 September 1942 by the same I-19 spread that hit North Carolina and the destroyer O'Brien. The later Wasp is CV-18.
| Class | Wasp class |
|---|---|
| Type | Aircraft carrier (CV) |
| Hull | CV-7 |
| Builder | Fore River, Quincy |
| Launched | 1939-04-04 |
| Commissioned | 1940-04-25 |
| Fate | Sunk. 15 September 1942, southeast of Guadalcanal. I-19's torpedoes hit her. Lansdowne scuttled her and she went down about 2100. The name went to CV-18. |
| Armament (class) | One fleet carrier, smaller than the Yorktowns. Flight deck and an island. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy. USS Wasp (CV-7) entering Hampton Roads, 26 May 1942. The destroyer in the distance is Edison (DD-439). This is CV-7, not the later Wasp. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi
1942-08-07 · aircraft covered the landings
I-19's attack, 15 September 1942
1942-09-15 · hit; scuttled by Lansdowne about 2100
