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CV-7 Wasp
United States Navy aircraft carrier
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Wasp 1936/04/01
Bethlehem Steel Co., Fore River, Mass.
1939/04/04 1940/04/25 1942/09/15
sunk
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41-42: Ms 12 Mod


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AtlFlt/CarDiv3 Grassy Bay, Bermuda   114 
42/06/10     18/FF joinPac-Panama Canal   66 
42/06/10 42/06/19   18/FF     66 
42/07/01 42/07/26   18/FF    
42/08/2 ? 42/09/03   18/FF xEasSol  
42/08/20     18/FF VS-71 damaging AVP-13 Mackinac off Ndeni   85 
42/08/26     18/FF VS-71 damaging I-17 off Guadalcanal (09-25S, 162-47E)   85 
42/09/03 42/09/15   18/FF off Guadalcanal - bring planes for VMFs on Henderson Field  
42/09/15     18/FF disabled(I-19), scuttled by Lansdowne off Guadalcanal - 173 KIA   103  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 12-25S, 164-08E
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars
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