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	USS Wasp (CV-7)
		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's impending mission was an important one - one upon which the fate of the island bastion of Malta hung.
		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.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/USS_Wasp_(CV-7).html (6192 words)

	USS Wasp
		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 put to sea on May 1, 1814, for a war cruise to the western approach of the English Channel where she destroyed HMS Avon[?] and captured 15 British ships including HMS Reindeer[?].
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/USS_Wasp.html (788 words)

	USS Wasp (CV-7) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wasp was a byproduct of the Washington Naval Treaty.
		Wasp and her escorts patrolled the stretch of the Atlantic between Bermuda and Hampton Roads until 5 July, as the U.S. Atlantic Fleet's neutrality patrol zones were extended eastward.
		Wasp's impending mission was an important one—one upon which the fate of the island bastion of Malta hung.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Wasp_(CV-7) (6295 words)

	History of Ships and Navies/CV-7 USS Wasp
		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.
		Wasp's impending mission was an importantone-one upon which the fate of the island bastion of Malta hung.
		Wasp and her consorts passed through the Straits of Gibraltar under coverof the pre-dawn darkness on 19 April, avoiding the possibility of beingdiscovered by Spanish or Axis agents.
	www.multied.com /navy/Wasp.html (5904 words)

	LHD-1 Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		USS WASP and her sister ships are the first specifically designed to accommodate new Landing Craft, Air Cushion for fast troop movement over the beach and Harrier II (AV-8B) Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing jets which provide close-in air support for the assault force.
		USS Wasp was built using more than 21,000 tons of steel, 400 tons of aluminum, 400 miles of electrical/electronic cables, 80 miles of piping and tubing of various types and sizes, and 10 miles of ventilation ducting.
		WASP weighed more than 27,000 tons when moved onto the Ingalls floating dry-dock on July 30, 1987 for launch on August 4, 1987, becoming the largest man-made object rolled across land.
	www.wasp.navy.mil /lhd1information.htm (1683 words)

	USS Wasp - CV 7 history
		The eighth USS Wasp (CV 7) was laid down on 1 April 1936 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., launched on 4 April 1939; sponsored by Mrs.
		Wasp's impending mission was an important one, upon which the fate of the island bastion of Malta hung.
		On 4 July, while USS Wasp (CV 7) was en route to the South Pacific, the Japanese landed on Guadalcanal.
	www.uscarriers.net /cv7history.htm (6859 words)

	DANFS: Wasp (CV-7)
		The eighth Wasp (CV-7) was laid down on 1 April 1936 at Quincy, Mass., by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., launched on 4 April 1939; sponsored by Mrs.
		Wasp lay at anchor on 7 December 1941, observing "holiday routine"-it being a Sunday.
		Arriving at San Diego on 19 June, Wasp embarked the remainder of her complement of aircraft, Grumman TBF-1's and Douglas SBD-3's-10 of the former and 12 of the latter conducting their carrier qualification on 22 and 23 June, respectively-the latter replacing the old Vindicators.
	www.skyrocket.de /usnavy/danfs/cv-_7__wasp.htm (6504 words)

	Action Report: 7-8 August 1942
		The pursuit and determined attacks of the enemy horizontal bombers protected by fighters on 7 August by fighter sections led by Lieut(jg) T.S. Gay and Lieut(jg) G.E. Firebaugh, U.S. Navy, were carried out in such manner as to indicate a complete disregard of the personal hazard from the enemy's defensive firepower.
		The fact that twelve 500-lb and two 1000-lb bombs on August 7, and twenty-three 500-lb bombs on August 8, were returned to the ENTERPRISE after having been held in the air over good enemy targets is offered in substantiation of this conclusion.
		It is believed that if the forces on the ground had been able to call for and receive direct air support, such as the Germans employed in their attack on Crete, our losses in personnel would have been reduced and the time required for subjugating the enemy forces on Tulagi, Tanambogo, and Makambo materially shortened.
	www.cv6.org /ship/logs/action19420807.htm (2642 words)

	The Carrier Project - CV-7 USS Wasp
		Wasp and her escorts depart Norfolk on 6 June, pass through the Panama Canal on the 10th, and arrive in San Diego on the 19th.
		July: Wasp practices day and night operations with her new air group in preparation for her support role in the invasion of the island of Guadalcanal, along with the carriers CV-3 USS Saratoga and CV-6 USS Enterprise..
		Two of the three torpedoes, fired by the Japanes submarine I-19, strike the Wasp on the starboard side in the vicinity of her avgas fuel tanks and ammunition magazines.
	home.grandecom.net /~cvproj/cv07.htm (1169 words)

	CV-7 Wasp
		In the initial designs that were submitted to the concerned agencies, several designs proposed speeds as low as 25 knots, which constituted the bare minimum for flight operations in 1934.
		However, fortunately she turned out to be somewhat quicker than imagined, and being estimated at being good for 29.8 knots in common sea state and with the usual bottom fouling, in which condition she would only have made 28.7 knots with her designed power.
		Three torpedoes slammed into Wasp, which was just conducting flight operations, and caused a gasoline fire which the carrier was unable to combat successfully.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/ships/carriers/wasp.htm (820 words)

	USN Ships--USS Wasp (CV-7)
		She was commissioned in April 1940 and spent the next two years in the Atlantic area, taking part in exercises, Neutrality enforcement, "short of war" operations and early World War II tasks.
		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.
		The remainder of her service life was devoted to the effort to hold that vital island in the face of Japanese attempts to recapture it.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-w/cv7.htm (848 words)

	DANFS: USS Wasp (CV-7) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Wasp consequently cast off from Pier 7 and slipped out to sea through the swept channel at 0932 on 28 July, with O'Brien (DD-416) and Walke as plane guard.
		Wasp's impending mission was an important one--one upon which the fate of the island bastion of Malta hung.
		Arriving at San Diego on 19 June, Wasp embarked the remainder of her complement of aircraft, Grumman TBF-1s and Douglas SBD-3s--10 of the former and 12 of the latter conducting their carrier qualification on 22 and 23 June, respectively--the latter replacing the old Vindicators.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/CV/cv7.html (6555 words)

	Wasp (CV-7)
		Charles Edison, the wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison; and commissioned on 25 April 1940 at the Army Quartermaster Base, South Boston, Mass., Capt. John W. Reeves, Jr., in command.
		Operating off the southern drill grounds, the ship and her planes honed their skills for a week before the marines and their planes were disembarked at Norfolk, and the carrier moved north to Boston for post-shakedown repairs.
		On 1 July, she sailed for the Tonga Islands as part of the convoy for the five transports that had embarked the 2d Marine Regiment.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/carriers/cv7.htm (6505 words)

	Ten-Stinger USS Wasp History
		Wasp IX is the subject of this website.
		Wasp VI survived the conflict, then was decommissioned and sold in 1876.
		Wasp II that was once owned by President Roosevelt.
	www.cv18.com /hist/histlist.html (1248 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers: Loss of USS Wasp
		On Tuesday, 15 Sept. 1942, USS Wasp (CV 7) and USS Hornet (CV 8), along with USS North Carolina (BB 55) and 10 other warships, were escorting transports carrying the 7th Marine Regiment to Guadalcanal as reinforcements.
		Wasp's helmsman put the ship's rudder over hard to starboard, but it was too late.
		Wasp's skipper, Capt. Forrest P. Sherman, slowed to 10 knots, ordering the rudder put to port to try to get the wind on the starboard bow; he then went astern with right rudder until the wind was on the starboard quarter, in an attempt to keep the fire forward.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/wasploss.html (817 words)

	USS Wasp Buries Legendary Shipmate, World War II Hero (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		ABOARD USS WASP, At Sea (NNS) -- With bowed heads and a 21-gun salute, shipmates paid their last respects to a former USS Wasp (CV 7) Sailor and World War II hero.
		Wasp’s most senior PR aboard was appointed to handle Leggett’s cremains.
		Whether it was his survival of Wasp (CV 7) or his departure from Wasp (LHD 1), the crew will always honor their legendary shipmate.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/799132/posts (1045 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In naming LHD-1 "Wasp", the Navy honors nine previous ships, dating to the American Revolution, which have borne this illustrious name.
		Previous U.S. Navy ships named Wasp include: a schooner (1775-1777), a sloop of war (1806-1813), another schooner (1810-1814), a tender sloop (1813-1814), a ship-rigged sloop of war (1814), an iron-hulled side wheel steamer (1865-1876), a steam yacht (1898-1921), and the most famous of the nine, two aircraft carriers, CV-7 (1940-1942) and CV-18 (1943-1972).
		The eighth Wasp was a 14,700 ton, 741-foot aircraft carrier that earned two battle stars during World War II.
	www.wasp.navy.mil /history.htm (182 words)

	HyperWar: USS Wasp (CV-7) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		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)

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		Did not have an armor belt built into hull (to resist torpedo damage) due to remaining weight limitations imposed by treaty when Wasp was built
		I have added a page for the posting of tributes to Wasp crewmembers.
		If you have any words of thanks or just want to relate a story or two from a crewmember you know, please send them to my email and I will post them on this page.
	members.tripod.com /davidmclellan0/index_m.htm (277 words)

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