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	USS Wasp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wasp's single action of war was in October 1812 when she engaged HMS Frolic in battle, firing from a distance of 50-60 yards.
		Wasp was returned to her owners in early 1814 and the Lake Champlain battery transferred to the schooner USS Ticonderoga.
		Wasp was last seen in late November 1814 by a Swedish merchantman and was apparently lost in a storm at sea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Wasp (627 words)

	USS Wasp (CV-18) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wasp and her consorts raced toward Samar at flank speed until 1030 when they began launching planes for strikes at Kurita's ships which were still some 330 miles away.
		In the summer of 1948, Wasp was taken out of the reserve fleet and placed in the New York Naval Shipyard for refitting and alterations to enable her to accommodate the larger, heavier, and faster planes of the jet age.
		Wasp then resumed antisubmarine warfare exercises along the Atlantic seaboard and in the Caribbean until she underwent overhaul in the fall of 1963 for FRAM (Fleet rehabilitation and modernization) overhaul in the Boston Naval Shipyard.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Wasp_(CV-18) (8423 words)

	USS Wasp CV-18
		The respite was brief, for, on 30 June, Wasp sortied in TG 58.2-withTG 58.1-for strikes at Iwo Jima and Chiehi Jima.
		Wasp operated with Task Group Bravo throughout 1959, cruising along the eastern seaboard conducting operations at Norfolk, Va., Bermuda, and Quonset Point, R.I. On 27 February 1960, she entered the Boston Naval Shipyard for overhaul.
		Wasp returned to Quonset Point on 8 September and remained there through 11 October when she got underway to offload ammunition at Earle, N.J., prior to a period of restricted availability at the Boston Naval Shipyard beginning on 15 October.
	www.navyhistory.com /CV18Wasp.html (7813 words)

	Wasp (CV-7)
		Wasp was steaming at standard speed, 17 knots, a pace that she had been maintaining all day.
		Wasp and her escorts patrolled the stretch of the Atlantic between Bermuda and Hampton Roads until 5 July, as the Atlantic Fleet's neutrality patrol zones were extended eastward.
		Wasp and her consorts passed through the Straits of Gibraltar under cover of the pre-dawn darkness on 19 April, avoiding the possibility of being discovered by Spanish or Axis agents.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/carriers/cv7.htm (6505 words)

	USS WASP CV 7
		Wasp remained at Boston through May, fitting out before she got underwayon 5 June 1940 for calibration tests on her radio direction finder gear.After further fitting out while anchored in Boston harbor, the new aircraftcarrier steamed independently to Hampton Roads, Va., anchoring there on24 June.
		Wasp was steaming at standard speed 17 knots, a pace that she had been maintaining al; day.
		Wasp and her escorts patrolled the stretch of the Atlantic betweenBermuda and Hampton Roads until 5 July, as the Atlantic Fleet's neutralitypatrol zones were extended eastward.
	www.multied.com /Navy/Cv7Wasp.html (5948 words)

	USS Wasp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The ninth Wasp (CV-18) was laid down as USS Oriskany in March 1942 and renamed on November 13.
		Wasp was refitted for the jet age, recommissioned and assigned to both the East and West coasts from 1951-1953.
		Wasp actively participated in the Cuban blockade in November 1962 and recovered the Gemini IV[?] astronauts in June of 1965.
	www.city-search.org /us/uss-wasp.html (890 words)

	USS Wasp
		Wasp suffered six hits in her hull, and some of her rigging was shot away, but she remained sailable.
		Wasp made for the convoy and singled out the brig Mary which she quickly took as a prize, carrying off her crew as prisoners and burning her.
		The Wasp, unfortunately for her brave officers and crew, never reached a port in the United States; she foundered, as is supposed, between the 15th (when she was off Madeira) and the end of September.
	members.cox.net /tdshiflett/ships/data/sow/wasp3_sow.html (2761 words)

	USS Wasp (CV 18)
		USS WASP is heavily damaged by an explosion and subsequent fires when a helicopter engine explodes while being tested in hangar bay number 1.
		WASP puts into Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, on February 1 to determine the extent of her damages and effect as much repair as possible.
		USS WASP and USS TRUCKEE (AO 147) are damaged in a collision during underway replenishment.
	united-states-navy.com /cv/cv18.htm (609 words)

	DANFS: Wasp (CV-18)
		The respite was brief, for, on 30 June, Wasp sortied in TG 58.2-with TG 68.1-for strikes at Iwo Jima and Chichi Jima.
		Wasp returned to the Philippines a little before mid-month and continued to send strikes against targets in the Philippines-mostly on Luzon-until the 26th when the Army Air Force assumed responsibility for providing air support for troops on Leyte.
		Damaged as she was, Wasp recorded-from 17 to 23 March-what was often referred to as the busiest week in flattop history.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/CV/cv18.html (8506 words)

	Wasp Strike Group
		USS Wasp (LHD 1), the flagship for Expeditionary Strike Group 2, transited the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea Aug. 21 after more than six months deployed in support of the global war on terrorism.
		The fifth WASP was a ship-rigged sloop-of-war constructed in 1813 and commissioned in early 1814, WASP was put to sea on May1, 1814 for a war cruise to the western approach of the English Channel.
		Wasp was dispatched to the Pacific in June 1942 to reinforce U.S. Naval forces there in the wake of the carrier battles of Coral Sea and Midway and in preparation for offensive operations in the Southern Pacific.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/lhd-1.htm (2775 words)

	USS Wasp
		USS Wasp, considered roughly to be a modified USS Ranger with design ideas of the Yorktown Class.
		USS Wasp was built by Bethlehem, Quincy and laid down on the 1st April 1936, launched 4th April 1939 and completed 25th April 1940.
		USS Wasp could carry 76 aircraft and this was made up in 1942 with 27 fighters, 37 bombers and 12 torpedo Planes.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /uss_wasp.htm (805 words)

	USN Ships--USS Wasp (CV-18, later CVA-18 & CVS-18)
		USS Wasp, a 27,100-ton Essex class aircraft carrier built at Quincy, Massachusetts, was commissioned on 24 November 1943.
		On 26 April 1952, while en route to Gibraltar, Wasp collided with and sank the destroyer minesweeper Hobson, necessitating a return to the U.S. for repairs to her mangled bow.
		This photograph was included with a 11 February 1967 USS Wasp press release, concerning her appearance at New Orleans' Mardi Gras festivities.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-w/cv18.htm (1149 words)

	Revell/Germany 1/700 USS Wasp
		As large as a WWII Essex-class fleet carrier, Wasp and her sisters were designed to serve as the flagship for an Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), with command and control spaces for both the Navy ARG staff and the command element of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).
		With their modern command and control suite, ‘spacious’ accommodations for both personnel and equipment, and large medical facility, they are also well suited to a range of duties, including humanitarian assistance and rescue operations.
		I don’t trust my memory, but I do have a number of photos of Wasp from my time aboard, plus an exercise in which I participated in 1995, where she was the flagship.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2002/february/first-looks/rg_uss-wasp.htm (1214 words)

	USS Wasp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		After spending the first months of World War II in the Atlantic, where she made two successful runs ferrying Spitfires to reinforce Malta, she was transferred to the Pacific theatre in mid-1942.
		The Wasp is a little cleaner overall in the molding process, but there is now PE brass included for crane and other various details.
		The Wasp kit could be built without using the enclosed brass (with the exception of the 20mm and 50cal mounts), and have a fantastic little carrier.
	www.steelnavy.com /Corsair_Wasp.html (1371 words)

	Midshipmen Learn the Ropes on USS Wasp
		USS WASP, At Sea (NNS) -- When the midshipmen of U.S. Naval Academy and Navy ROTC checked on board, they had no idea what the fleet had in store for them.
		Because of the help of Wasp crew members, the future leaders of the Navy have a better perspective on the military and life at sea.
		More information about USS Wasp (LHD 1) can be found at www.wasp.navy.mil.
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=2049 (478 words)

	USS Wasp Heads Through Suez on Way Home
		Official U.S. Navy file photo of Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit taking in the view from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as it transits the Suez Canal.
		SUEZ CANAL (NNS) -- USS Wasp (LHD 1), the flagship for Expeditionary Strike Group 2, transited the Suez Canal and entered the Mediterranean Sea Aug. 21 after more than six months deployed in support of the global war on terrorism.
		As they begin their final month of deployment, Sailors and Marines aboard Wasp are looking forward to getting home to see their families and loved ones.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=14976 (488 words)

	USS Wasp CV 18 - US Navy - Korean War Project
		Comments: Machinist Mate, served on USS Wasp (CVA-18), USS Tarawa (CV-40) and USS Cabot (CVL-28), Nicknames were "Mac" or "Nub" from Louisville, KY, Was on ship when collided with Hobson.
		Comments: The USS WASP Association is sponsoring a WASP Memorial aboard the USS HORNET CV-12, herself a museum at the former NAS Alameda (San Francisco Bay).
		Wasp operated out of Subic Bay, Philippines, for a time, then sailed for Japan where, in April 1954, she was relieved by Boxer (CV-21) and sailed for her new homeport of San Diego, Calif.
	www.koreanwar.org /html/units/navy/uss_wasp.htm (1574 words)

	Uss Wasp Cvs 18 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		USS Harwood (DDE 861)and USS Wasp (CVS 18)with Task Group Bravo -...
		USS Harwood and USS Wasp with Task Group Bravo August 1959 In 1959 USS HARWOOD (DDE 861) and USS WASP (CVS 18) operated with Task...
		USS WASP (CV-18) (later CVA-18 and CVS-18) CLASS - ESSEX (Short Hull) Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions, 872' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7...
	www.getridofpests.info /uss-wasp-cvs-18.html (400 words)

	Wasp Switches to M-16 Rifle for Better Security (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		ABOARD USS WASP, At Sea (NNS) -- After 15 years of use, USS Wasp’s (LHD 1) ordnance division VG is finally saying goodbye to the ship’s traditional rifle, the M-14, and hello to a more compact, quick-action rifle, the M-16.
		The sudden transition is expected to improve external shipboard security by allowing watch standers to intercept potential enemies with a faster and lighter weapon.
		In 1963, the U.S. Army made the same transition during the war in Vietnam, and went on to adopt it as their standard combat weapon six years later in 1969.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=13452 (633 words)

	USS Wasp - CVS 18
		hi my name is Brad Leppek my dad was on the uss wasp it was CV-18 my dad was on this ship from 1968-1972 it was decommissioned in 1972.
		I was on the Wasp from 1969 until decomissioned (around 71-72) at Quonset Point.
		I thought he told me he served aboard the uss wasp, but not sure.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitCreatedPage/0,11003,200220,00.html (258 words)

	USS Wasp vs. USS Hobson - IV
		USS Wasp vs. USS Hobson - IV The Hobson Incident - IV These are representations of photographs and accompanying captions from unknown newspapers at the time of the collision of the USS Wasp with the USS Hobson.
		Two injured survivors of the destroyer-minesweeper Hobson sinking, Chief Storekeeper Gene J. St. Martin, left, Hartford, Conn., and Radio Seaman David D. Stanford, Starrucca, Pa., lie on stretchers aboard a navy launch in New York Harbor after being removed from the carrier Wasp.
		Martin has a fracture of the right leg, but still manages a smile and a wave.
	www.cv18.com /hist/hobson4.html (199 words)

	USN Ships--USS Wasp (CV-7)
		Wasp is painted in a Measure 12 (Modified) camouflage pattern.
		Scene on the carrier's port bridge wing, during operations off Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942.
		Note SBD-3 scout bombers (one with a rather small National star painted on its fuselage) on the flight deck and.30 caliber machine gun mounted on the bridge bulwark.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-w/cv7.htm (848 words)

	Hangar Bay Buffet on USS Wasp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		USS Wasp (LHD 1) Sailors enjoyed a rare opportunity for camaraderie and esprit de corps while steaming toward home port recently, filling the ships cavernous hangar bay to enjoy a buffet-style dinner during the last scheduled underway.
		The elaborate dinner, normally served to dignitaries, was the Supply Department’s Food Service Division’s way of saying "job well done" after Wasp successfully completed its final evaluation problem, missile exercise, and ammunition on load.
		Navy Supply Corps Newsletter story from the November/December 1999 issue.
	www.seabeecook.com /today/news/cook0075.htm (457 words)

	USS Wasp (LHD 1) First in the Fleet! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		USS Wasp (LHD 1) First in the Fleet!
		October 14, 2005 - The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp fills the well deck during timed rapid ballasting and deballasting well deck operations October 14, 2005.
		Wasp is currently engaged in multiple operations in the Atlantic Ocean.
	www.wasp.navy.mil (181 words)

	HyperWar: USS Wasp (CV-7) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Built at Bethlehem, Quincy, and commissioned 25 April 1940
		Wasp was sunk by Japanese submarine I-19 15 Sep 42 while convoying the 7th Marine Regiment from Espiritu Santo to reinforce Guadalcanal.
		For crew lists, and reunions see the Veterans Info Page.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/CV/CV-7_Wasp.html (105 words)

	USS Wasp CV-7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Welcome aboard the USS Wasp CV-7 page at Angelfire.
		and the men who served aboard the USS Wasp CV-7.
		Please take a minute and sign the USS Wasp CV-7 Guest Book
	www.angelfire.com /mo/WaspCV7 (50 words)

	Join the USS Wasp NCC 9107, TODAY!
		The USS Wasp NCC 9107, a Hornet Class Fighter Carrier is looking for you!
		We are a Las Vegas, NV Star Trek/SciFi club for on-line and locals.
		If you are interested in being either an on-line or a local member, please, visit our home page at: http://members.cox.net/usswasp Hope to hear from you!
	www.science-one.com /new-5044747-4827.html (101 words)

	Intro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Clink the link below to transport safely to the bridge of the
		USS Wasp is a chapter of Starfleet Command - United Federated Planets and Starfleet Command and is a non-profit fan club.
		Contents contained herein are intended for entertainment and information only and not meant to infringe on any trademarks or copyrights.
	members.cox.net /usswasp (126 words)

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