USS Wasp (CV-18)
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USS Wasp was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship, the ninth US Navy ship to bear the name, was originally named Oriskany, but was ren
USS Wasp underway in 1967
Wasp underway, 22 February 1944
Wasp at Ulithi atoll on 8 December 1944
USS Wasp on 6 August 1945
Essex-class aircraft carrier
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The Essex class is a retired class of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. The 20th century's most numerous class of capital ship, the class consisted of 24 vessels which came in "short-hull"
USS Wasp (CV-18)
…USS Wasp (CV/CVA/CVS-18) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship, the ninth US Navy ship to bear the name, was originally named Oriskany…
USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47) underway in 1955
1941 design plans for the Essex class.
Leyte underway in 1948
Yorktown at sea in 1943