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USS Wasp (CV-7)

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central station unusable, and communication circuits went dead. Soon, a serious gasoline fire broke out in the forward portion of the hangar; within 24 minutes of the initial attack, there were three additional major gasoline vapor explosions. Ten minutes later Sherman decided to abandon ship as the firefighting was ineffectual. Survivors would have to disembark quickly to minimize loss of life.
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There was a rapid succession of explosions in the forward part of the ship. Aircraft on the flight and hangar decks were thrown about and dropped on the deck with such force that landing gear snapped. Aircraft suspended overhead in the hangar fell onto those on the hangar deck; fires broke out in the
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At 18:07 on 8 August, Vice Admiral Fletcher recommended to Ghormley that the air support force be withdrawn. Fletcher, concerned by the large numbers of Japanese planes that had attacked on 8 August, reported that he had only 78 fighters left (of 99 he started with) and that fuel for the carriers was
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was launched with almost no armor, modest speed, and more significantly, no protection from torpedoes. Absence of side protection of the boilers and internal aviation fuel stores "doomed her to a blazing demise". These were inherent design flaws that were recognized when constructed, but could not be
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on 14 July that her starboard high-pressure turbine even at lowest speeds was making a loud scraping noise. This limited speed to only 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) with just her port engine; leaving air operations entirely dependent on favorable wind. Repairs to the turbine were proposed at
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put over her rudder hard to starboard to avoid the salvo, but it was too late. Three torpedoes struck in quick succession about 14:45; one actually breached, left the water, and struck the ship slightly above the waterline. All hit in the vicinity of the ship's gasoline tanks and magazines. Two of
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fighters were destroyed by during low-level strafing passes. Shands was credited with four "Rufes" and one "Emily", while his wingman, Forrer, was credited with three "Rufes" and an "Emily" and would later be awarded the Navy Cross for his efforts. Lieutenant Wright and Ensign Kenton were credited
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but the radioman-gunner Harry E. Elliott was reported to have been killed before the crash. Further one fighter landed in the water but the pilot was recovered, another crashed on the deck and after the injured pilot was recovered the wrecked aircraft jettisoned overboard. A third fighter crashed
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was the first carrier fitted with a deck-edge elevator for aircraft. The elevator consisted of a platform for the front wheels of the plane and an outrigger for the tail wheel. The two arms on the sides moved the platform in a half-circle up and down between the flight deck and the hangar deck.
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Captain Sherman slowed to 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h), 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. At that point, flames made the
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disembarked her rescued mariners and immediately went into drydock at the Norfolk Navy Yard. The ship received vital repairs to her turbines. Portholes on the third deck were welded over to provide better watertight integrity, and steel splinter shielding around her 5 in (130 mm) and
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About 14:20, the carrier turned into the wind to launch eight Wildcats and eighteen Dauntlesses and to recover eight Wildcats and three Dauntlesses that had been airborne since before noon. Lt. (jg) Roland H. Kenton, USNR, flying a Wildcat of VF-71 was the last aircraft off the deck of
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launched 12 Avengers loaded with bombs for use against land targets, and led by Lieutenant H. A. Romberg. The Avengers silenced resistance by bombing Japanese troop concentrations east of the knob of land known as Hill 281, in the Makambo-Sasapi sector, and the prison on Tulagi Island.
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The carrier had drawn the assignment of ferrying those vital army planes to Iceland because of a lack of British aircraft to cover the American landings. The American P-40s would provide the defensive fighter cover necessary to watch over the initial American occupying forces.
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hangar and below decks. Soon, the heat of the intense gasoline fires detonated the ready ammunition at the forward anti-aircraft guns on the starboard side, and fragments showered the forward part of the ship. The number two 1.1 in (28 mm) mount was blown overboard.
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hurried to the battle zone. Her total aircraft group was 26 Grumman F4F Wildcats, 25 Douglas SBD Dauntlesses, and 11 Grumman TBF Avengers. (One SBD Dauntless was earlier lost on 24 August by ditching in the sea because of engine trouble). On the morning of 25 August,
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Over the 7 and 8 August one fighter pilot, Ens. Thaddeus J. Capowski, was reported missing in action when he was separated from the formation but was later found alive and safe. One Dauntless was shot down; the wounded pilot Lieut. Dudley H. Adams was recovered by
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subsequently flew off the Army planes in a test designed to compare the take-off runs of standard Navy and Army aircraft. This was the first time that Army planes had flown from a Navy carrier and foreshadowed the use of the ship in the ferry role in World War II.
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After the initial day's action in the Solomons campaign, the carrier spent the next month engaged in patrol and covering operations for convoys and resupply units headed for Guadalcanal. The Japanese began transporting reinforcements to contest the Allied forces.
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from an hour before sunrise until the time when the morning search returned to the ship at 10:00. Thereafter, the ship was in condition 2, with the air department at flight quarters. The only contact with the Japanese that day had been a Japanese four-engined
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with three patrol planes apiece and a motorboat tending the "Emilys"; Ensigns Reeves and Conklin were each credited with two and shared a fifth patrol plane between them. The strafing also destroyed an aviation fuel truck and a truck loaded with spare parts.
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in retiring from Guadalcanal. By midnight, the landing had attained the immediate objectives. Japanese resistance – except for a few snipers – on Gavutu and Tanombogo had been overcome. Early on 9 August, a Japanese surface force engaged an Allied one in the
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had successfully completed a trial making 27 knots with and 25 knot operations were possible with reduced reliability. Replacement turbine blades were available at Pearl Harbor, and repairs there was recommended after the current operations were complete.
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flew off 47 more. The first Spitfire that took off at 06:43, piloted by Sergeant-Pilot Herrington, lost power soon after takeoff and plunged into the sea, with loss of pilot and aircraft. The other planes flew off safely and formed up to fly to Malta.
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heading for the American transports, and was engaged by four Zeroes escorting the bombers. Howard shot down one Zero with his fixed guns while his rear gunner, Seaman 2nd Class Lawrence P. Lupo, discouraged Japanese fighters attacking from astern.
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only a matter of time, when the United States took another step toward involvement on the side of the British. To protect American security and to free British forces needed elsewhere, the United States made plans to take over the
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ran gunnery drills and exercises, as well as routine flight training evolutions into March. Underway for Hampton Roads on 4 March, the aircraft carrier conducted a night battle practice into the early morning hours of the 5th.
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S. W. Forrer, patrolled the north coast toward Gavatu. The other two headed for the seaplane facilities at Tanambogo. The Grummans, arriving simultaneously at daybreak, surprised the Japanese and strafed patrol planes and
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s air group flew day and night refresher training missions. In addition, the two ships conducted gunnery drills before returning to Grassy Bay two days later, where she lay at anchor on 7 December 1941 during the Japanese
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parted company from Task Force 16 (TF 16). Soon thereafter, the carrier turned into the wind and commenced launching the planes from the 33rd Pursuit Squadron. As the P-40s and the trio of trainers droned on to Iceland,
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Water mains in the forward part of the ship had been rendered inoperable, meaning no water was available to fight the forward fires, which continued to set off ammunition, bombs, and gasoline. As the ship listed
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trained in the Guantánamo Bay area. Her planes flew carrier qualification and refresher training flights, while her gunners sharpened up their skills in short-range battle practices at targets towed by the new
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hurried back to the U.S. for alterations and repairs at the Norfolk Navy Yard. During the carrier's stay in the Tidewater region, Captain Reeves – who had been promoted to flag rank – was relieved by Captain
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departed the Army Quartermaster Base on 21 August to conduct steering drills and full-power trials. Late the following morning, she got underway for Norfolk, Virginia. For the next few days, while destroyer
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into the barrier but was repaired and put back into service. Against the loss of three Wildcat and one Dauntless, 15 enemy flying boats, eight floatplane fighters, and one Zero had been shot down.
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had gotten underway for sea. The French were accordingly warned that the auxiliary cruiser would be sunk or captured unless she returned to port and resumed her internment. As it turned out,
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Post-attack assessment estimated that the antiaircraft and shore battery sites pinpointed by intelligence had been destroyed by the Dauntless dive bombers in their first attack. None of
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set sail for the British Isles while a German radio station broadcast the startling news that the American carrier had been sunk; on 11 May, Prime Minister Churchill sent a message to
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set out for Norfolk, patrolling en route, and arrived at her destination on 20 October. The carrier soon sailed for Bermuda and conducted qualifications and refresher training flights
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groups. The Dauntless made no contact with the Japanese during their two hours in the air, but at 08:15, Snowden sighted a "Rufe" some 40 nautical miles (46 mi; 74 km) from
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and took them to sea for qualification trials. for a week before the Marines and their planes were disembarked at Norfolk, and the carrier moved to Boston for post shakedown repairs.
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remained afloat for some time, sinking bow-first at 21:00. 193 men had died and 366 were wounded during the attack. All but one of her 26 airborne aircraft made a safe landing on
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it was under daily attack by German and Italian aircraft. The British, faced with the loss of air superiority over the island, and their own carriers unable to continue the
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fighters led by Lieutenant C. S. Moffett maintained a continuous CAP over the transport area until noon on 8 August. Meanwhile, a scouting flight of 12 Dauntlesses led by
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zones were extended eastward. Reaching Grassy Bay on that day, she remained in port a week before returning to Norfolk, sailing on 12 July in company with heavy cruiser
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An auxiliary fuel tank on another aircraft failed to draw; without the additional fuel the pilot could not make Malta, and his only alternatives were to land on board
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s crew looked forward to returning to Bermuda on 18 September, but the new situation in the Atlantic meant a change in plans. Shifted to the colder climes of
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sailed for Norfolk and arrived shortly after noon on 26 November. remaining at the Norfolk Navy Yard through Christmas of 1940. Then, after first conducting
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was initially employed in the Atlantic campaign, where Axis naval forces were perceived as less capable of inflicting decisive damage. After supporting the
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remedied within the allowed tonnage. These flaws, combined with a relative lack of damage control experience in the early days of the war, proved fatal.
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Wright, Christopher C. (September 2019). "Question 7/56: Concerning What Radar Systems Were Installed on U.S. Asiatic Fleet Ships in December 1941".
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E. M. Snowden searched a sector to a radius of 220 nautical miles (250 mi; 410 km) from their carrier, extending it to include all of the
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on 15 September 1942. The resulting damage set off several explosions, destroyed her water-mains and knocked out the ship's power. As a result, her
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the following day. The respite in port was a brief one, however, as the ship got underway again, late on 23 September for Iceland. In company with
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with only three more. The magnetic influence exploders on these were disabled and the depth set at 10 feet (3.0 m). All three detonated, but
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Although the submarine hazard caused the accompanying destroyers to lie well clear or to shift position, they carried out rescue operations until
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avoided 80 depth charges and escaped safely. She was subsequently sunk with all hands in a depth charge attack on 25 November 1943 by destroyer
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under cover of the pre-dawn darkness on 19 April, avoiding the possibility of being discovered by Spanish or Axis agents. At 04:00 on 20 April,
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ordered all transports to get underway and to assume cruising disposition. Eldridge was leading a formation of Dauntlesses from VS-71 against
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ferrying replacement aircraft to Malta, requested the use of Wasp to transport planes that could wrest air superiority from the Axis aircraft.
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was torpedoed a week later and departed the South Pacific war zone for repairs as well. That left only two carriers in the southwest Pacific,
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that seemed to be still within range. Although the SBD Dauntlesses shot down a flying boat, they could not find the enemy ships anymore.
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had not departed after all, but had remained in harbor. The tense situation at Martinique eventually dissipated, and the crisis abated.
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Meanwhile, the leader of the last section of VS-71 – Lieutenant, junior grade Robert L. Howard – unsuccessfully attacked twin-engined
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put to sea again on 22 August for carrier qualifications and refresher landings off the Virginia capes. Two days later, Rear Admiral
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and her airmen practiced day and night operations until Captain Sherman was confident that his airmen could perform their mission. "
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in mid-May, anchoring at Grassy Bay, Bermuda on the 12th. Eight days later, the ship got underway in company with the heavy cruiser
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headed home for Norfolk, her three escorts in company. After another week at sea, the group arrived back at Norfolk on 14 August.
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retired toward Gibraltar. However most of the Spitfires were lost when the Axis attacked Malta within minutes after they landed.
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was hit by one at 14:51 while maneuvering to avoid the other (structural damage from this torpedo hit would eventually lead to
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made port at Norfolk on the 21st without further incident. Shifting back to Casco Bay three days later, she sailed for the
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lowered a boat, at 00:16, and brought the remaining four men aboard from the foundering 152 ft (46 m) schooner.
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of the Royal Navy made the first landing of the war by a British plane on an American aircraft carrier when it landed on
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Following further losses and battle damage to American carriers in the Pacific War in November, the British carrier
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loaded another contingent of Spitfire Vs at King George V Dock Glasgow and sailed for the Mediterranean on 3 May in
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lay to, maneuvering alongside at 00:07 on 8 March. At that time, four men from the schooner clambered up a swaying
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gear. After further fitting out while anchored in Boston harbor, the new aircraft carrier steamed independently to
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three days later. She soon shifted to Guantánamo Bay and loaded maritime supplies for transportation to Norfolk.
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were proceeding to disrupt the Japanese offensive to establish a defensive perimeter around the edge of their "
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and her escorts patrolled the stretch of the Atlantic between Bermuda and Hampton Roads until 5 July, as the
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on 13 April, then departed on 14 April, this was the start of "Operation Calendar". Her screen consisted of
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had ordered American warships to do their utmost to destroy whatever German or Italian warships they found.
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conducted routine flight operations out of Hampton Roads over the ensuing days, into April. In company with
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launched a search mission. The Douglas SBD Dauntless of pilot Lieut. Chester V. Zalewski shot down two of
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was more vulnerable than other United States aircraft carriers available at the opening of hostilities.
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in the battles reduced the U.S. to three carriers in the Pacific, and it became imperative to transfer
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was sighted some 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) away, on the same course as the Americans.
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to starboard, oil and gasoline, released from the tanks by the torpedo hit, caught fire on the water.
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launched a search/attack mission of 24 Dauntlesses and 10 Avengers against the convoy of Rear Admiral
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Meanwhile, a large group of Japanese planes approached from Bougainville to attack the transports off
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The majority of TF 39 joined the British Home Fleet – renumbered to TF 99 in the process – to cover
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October had seen the incidents involving American and German warships multiplying on the high seas.
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The Navy sought to squeeze a large air group onto a ship with nearly 25% less displacement than the
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area. Plans were made to evict the Japanese before their Guadalcanal airfield became operational.
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In any event, if they had been in search of a German raider, they did not make contact with her.
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teams were unable to contain the ensuing fires that blazed out of control. She was abandoned and
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As a result, it looked as if a second ferry run to Malta was needed. The British Prime Minister
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s starboard side, punching a hole and completely flooding the destroyer's number one fireroom.
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through May, fitting out, before she got underway on 5 June 1940 for calibration tests on her
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s impending mission was an important one – one upon which the fate of the island bastion of
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The early flights of Wildcats and Dauntlesses were assigned specific targets: Tulagi,
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while the ships lay anchored in Hampton Roads. Underway on the 25th, in company with
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was then transferred to the Pacific in June 1942 to replace losses at the battles of
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was ordered south by Vice Admiral Fletcher to refuel and did not participate in the
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During the passage to Norfolk, heavy weather sprang up on the evening of 7 March.
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took part in the search, and one of them crashed while attempting to land aboard
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were prepared to make a breakout and attempt to get back to France. Accordingly,
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relieving Canadian forces there. On 23-24 July, 32 Army Air Forces pilots and 30
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was torpedoed and sunk with heavy loss of life on 30 October. Meanwhile, in the
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conducted a regular routine of flight operations into February. With destroyer
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commissioned in 1940 and lost in action in 1942. She was the eighth ship named
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was operating some 150 nautical miles (170 mi; 280 km) southeast of
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and retired with minimal damage after sinking four Allied heavy cruisers off
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nearby but 45 aircraft went down with the ship. Another Japanese submarine,
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and her consorts became TF 18, the carrier flying the flag of Rear Admiral
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The two carriers reached their launching points early on Saturday, 9 May -
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s sinking a month later). The sixth torpedo passed either astern or under
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from the Veterans History Project at Central Connecticut State University
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Combat History of the Supermarine Spitfire – The Defence of Malta (1942)
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Macintyre, Donald, Capt. RN (Ret.) (September 1967). "Shipborne Radar".
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sailed with TF 37 which was built around the carrier and the battleship
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slipped out to sea from Grassy Bay on 3 December and rendezvoused with
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arrived 18 July for those repairs and on 21 July CTF 18 reported that
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s planes were shot down, but Ensign Reeves landed his Wildcat aboard
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was ordered to torpedo the carrier and stand by until she was sunk.
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Early in May 1942, almost simultaneously with Operation Bowery—the
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operated on patrols out of Bermuda for the remainder of the month.
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With the accelerated activity entailed in the US Navy's conducting
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departed Grassy Bay and headed for Hampton Roads in company with
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and her embarked air group conducted refresher training off the
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on 4 April 1939, sponsored by Carolyn Edison (wife of Assistant
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for exercises at sea before returning to Grassy Bay on 3 June.
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fighters (fitted with long range fuel tanks) of No. 601 and
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buffeted by gusts of wind. Then, despite the raging tempest,
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was constructed with low-power propulsion machinery (compare
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was stationed, with four days estimated for the work there.
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on 28 October, and in the most tragic incident that autumn,
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in April 1942 and twice ferried British fighter aircraft to
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Some 10,000 men had been put ashore during the first day's
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as part of the convoy for the five transports carrying the
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and four destroyers. Those ships patrolled the foggy, cold
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fighters on her deck and quickly launched them to form a
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was under repair at Pearl Harbor until 16 November 1942.
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With tensions in the West Indies lessened considerably,
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running low. Ghormley approved the recommendation, and
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sailed for Norfolk three days later with the destroyer
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was the first carrier fitted with a deck-edge elevator.
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later that evening. Her wreck was found in early 2019.
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embarked the remainder of her complement of aircraft,
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4 Ă— hydraulic catapults (2 flight deck, 2 hangar deck)
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s first combat air patrol fighter took off at 05:57.
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at a distance of 1,000 yards (910 m). At 06:30,
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While at sea, the ship received the news of a German
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located the stranger in trouble. She was the lumber
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List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
3676:"Paul G. Allen expedition discovers the sunken USS 3260:were also hit by torpedoes during the same attack. 2782:was damaged and had to return to port for repairs. 1391:slipped out to sea on 28 July, with the destroyers 975:in Hampton Roads on 26 September 1940. Assigned to 941:launched and recovered her aircraft: fighters from 3434:Blee, Ben W., CAPT USN (July 1982). "Whodunnit?". 3264:later sank as a result of the torpedo damage, and 1574:unsuccessfully attempting to attack the destroyer 3502:"Glossary of U.S. Naval Code Words NAVEXOS P-474" 2998:had the same unrecognized flaws reported for the 1736:Naval authorities felt considerable anxiety that 1350:Following her return to Norfolk on 13 July 1941, 3950:United States naval ship classes of World War II 2796:, which had been in commission for only a year. 1063:For the remainder of October and into November, 292:Scuttled after attack by the Japanese submarine 2221:sailor observed it to be a "one wire" landing. 1701:. While the destroyer operated as plane guard, 1107:Arriving at Guantánamo Bay on 27 January 1941, 737:'s 150,000 shp (110,000 kW), and the 3813:Action report U.S.S. WASP (CV7) Loss in Action 3284:was transferred to serve under the USN in 1943 2627:F4Fs launching off Guadalcanal, 7 August 1942. 2540:, and the radio station dubbed "Asses' Ears". 2060:of the Home Fleet – a group that included the 1943:departed Scapa Flow on 9 April, bound for the 1224:1.1 in (28 mm) batteries was added. 767:Her keel was laid down on 1 April 1936 at the 380:80 ft 9 in (24.6 m) (waterline) 275:European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal 5218: 3935: 3838: 2197:flew off her 17 Spitfires in two waves; then 1986:drew ferry duty once again to participate in 1228:was one of 14 ships to receive the early RCA 1010:, as well as her own spares and utility unit 8: 5877:World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean 3609: 3607: 3598:The Landing in the Solomons, 7–8 August 1942 3429: 3427: 2290:and six destroyers. The group transited the 2193:to serve as CAP over the task force. First, 1957:John Brown Clydebank shipbuilding facilities 1806:After departing Norfolk on 14 January 1942, 5852:Aircraft carriers of the United States Navy 3818:USS WASP (CV-7) Detailed history on YouTube 3757:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 3563:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 3338:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 3081:s wreck was located by the research vessel 5225: 5211: 5203: 3942: 3928: 3920: 3845: 3831: 3823: 3620:. Naval Institute Press. pp. 158–159. 1597:on 22 September and fueled from the oiler 1304:After a brief stay in the Tidewater area, 1200:The sea, in the meantime, worsened from a 854:, who later became the Navy's top-scoring 3632:VADM William R., Smedberg III, USN (Ret.) 2739:on 24 August. After fueling on 24 August 2449:s engines became a problem, reporting to 1912:on 3 April. Those ships escorted them to 1899:, who flew his flag in the heavy cruiser 1660:. Anchoring in Grassy Bay on 1 November, 730:s 120,000 shp (89,000 kW), the 674:. After the construction of the carriers 635:was hit by three torpedoes from Japanese 3751:This article incorporates text from the 3327: 3325: 3323: 3321: 3168: 2878:the spread of torpedoes passed ahead of 2268:on 31 May. Departing Norfolk on 6 June, 1689:increased almost with each passing day. 1640:put to sea on 6 October in company with 30:For other ships with the same name, see 3646:(7/953). United States Naval Institute. 3442:(7/953). United States Naval Institute. 3374: 3372: 3319: 3317: 3315: 3313: 3311: 3309: 3307: 3305: 3303: 3301: 3297: 3241: 3020:, observed and reported the sinking of 1607:, four destroyers, and the repair ship 1308:headed back toward Bermuda on 20 June. 877:During shakedown on 9 July, one of her 744:'s 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)). 2929:on fire shortly after being torpedoed. 2338:Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere 2332:Meanwhile, preparations to invade the 1963:a tumultuous reception as she passed. 893:) from the ship killing the two crew. 357:741 ft 3 in (225.9 m) ( 38: 3634:(July 1982). "As I Recall...Sink the 3332:Cressman, Robert J. (20 April 2018). 2979:had 1,946 men embarked. The fires on 2864:at about 14:44 from the tubes of the 2713:, including two that had served with 1764:, departed Grassy Bay and headed for 1104:, she steamed independently to Cuba. 164: 7: 5882:Maritime incidents in September 1942 5857:Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts 3480:. London: John Murray. p. 320. 3412:. Naval History and Heritage Command 3404:Naval History and Heritage Command. 3340:. Naval History and Heritage Command 2882:and were observed passing astern of 987:on 11 October. There, she loaded 24 953:on 28 August for repair work on her 870:in time to "dress ship" in honor of 5887:Shipwreck discoveries by Paul Allen 3527:Steele, James M., CAPT USN (1942). 1407:later joined the formation at sea. 1401:as plane guards. The heavy cruiser 1162:was steaming at standard speed, 17 383:109 ft (33.2 m) (overall) 3572:Naval History and Heritage Command 2820:to Guadalcanal as reinforcements. 2406:Wasp – together with the carriers 2172:with her own load of Spitfires. 2157:to have "another good sting." and 1872:. That force was to reinforce the 1840:was detached and proceeded to the 1247:Returning to Norfolk on 30 March, 949:(VS-72). The carrier put into the 704:-class. To save weight and space, 464:1,800 officers and men (peacetime) 334:19,116 long tons (19,423 t) ( 303:General characteristics (as built) 25: 5872:Ships sunk by Japanese submarines 3453:Jordan, Winston (December 1987). 2915:s screen about 14:48, and struck 2486:, screened by the heavy cruisers 1844:, where her damage was repaired. 1793:, and escorted by the destroyers 1435:, five destroyers, the auxiliary 1098:experiments with the survey ship 5827: 5822: 5810: 5802: 3744: 3682:. warbirdnews.com. 13 March 2019 3159: 3150: 3144: 3132: 3126: 3114: 3107: 3101: 1555:and her escorts anchored in the 166: 80: 42: 5892:2019 archaeological discoveries 2804:On Tuesday, 15 September 1942, 2778:During the battle on 24 August 2560:"Emily" flying boats and seven 2245:a month later. The loss of the 1685:, tension between the U.S. and 1263:East Coast of the United States 1121:operated out of Guantanamo and 1044:in company with the destroyers 945:(VF-7), and scout bombers from 442:(54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph) 27:Aircraft carrier of the US Navy 3202:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal 3173:American Defense Service Medal 3024:, as other US destroyers kept 2737:Battle of the Eastern Solomons 2596:operations against Guadalcanal 2006:Spitfires and Wildcats aboard 1937:convoys routed to North Russia 1740:warships in the Caribbean and 1421:—consisting of the battleship 1301:as her anti-submarine screen. 763:Construction and commissioning 279:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal 263:American Defense Service Medal 1: 3760:. The entry can be found 3391:United States Naval Institute 2145:on her second voyage to Malta 2108:The group passed through the 1671:was torpedoed on 17 October, 985:Naval Operating Base, Norfolk 3785:General Plan for the U.S.S. 3334:"Wasp VIII (CV-7) 1940–1942" 2608:of the island by nightfall. 2179:steaming in column ahead of 1810:headed north and touched at 493:5 in (127 mm) guns 350:688 ft (209.7 m) ( 3614:Lundstrom, John B. (2005). 2583:after running low on fuel. 1060:and machine-gun practices. 796:South Boston, Massachusetts 508:0.50 in (12.7 mm) 18:Wasp-class aircraft carrier 5908: 3209:World War II Victory Medal 2841:that was downed by one of 2451:Commander in Chief Pacific 2361: 2294:on 10 June, at which time 2241:had been fought, then the 2046:Supermarine Spitfire Mk. V 2013: 1818:. On 16 March, as part of 1417:s group joined the larger 364:727 ft (222 m) ( 283:World War II Victory Medal 29: 5797: 5174: 5136:Motor torpedo boat tender 3904: 3878: 3863: 3476:Woodman, Richard (2000). 3200: 3181: 3171: 3097: 2845:s F4F Wildcats at 12:15. 2650:and shot the plane down. 2376:, the Japanese landed on 2319:Douglas SBD-3 Dauntlesses 1627:Chief of Naval Operations 1593:, the carrier arrived at 1240:on 22 March, arriving at 1040:then proceeded on toward 965:from 12 to 18 September. 937:operated as plane guard, 920:, stopped briefly at the 912:Franklin Delano Roosevelt 868:Guantanamo Bay Naval Base 524:1.5 in (38 mm) 302: 159: 59: 41: 2189:launched 11 Wildcats of 1866:, aboard the battleship 879:Vought SB2U-2 Vindicator 849:Lieutenant, junior grade 790:on 25 April 1940 at the 652:by torpedoes fired from 499:1.1 in (28 mm) 5181:Completed after the war 4012:Light aircraft carriers 3857:-class aircraft carrier 3658:"USS Wasp (Wasp-class)" 3478:Malta Convoys 1940-1943 3362:, pp. 179–180; Hammel, 3190:European-African-Middle 3183:American Campaign Medal 2547:Shands and his wingman 2502:one hour before dawn. 2239:Battle of the Coral Sea 1772:armed merchant cruiser 1195:Southwest Harbor, Maine 1008:2d Observation Squadron 1004:reconnaissance aircraft 910:in honor of President 881:dive bombers crashed 2 792:Army Quartermaster Base 672:Washington Naval Treaty 629:invasion of Guadalcanal 627:. After supporting the 587:-class aircraft carrier 393:20 ft (6.1 m) 271:American Campaign Medal 5166:Underway replenishment 3192:Eastern Campaign Medal 3055:12.41611°S 164.13333°E 2949:After consulting with 2930: 2758:Japanese cruiser  2628: 2354: 2315:Grumman TBF-1 Avengers 2146: 2072:anti-aircraft cruisers 2011: 1855:on 26 March 1942 with 1842:Philadelphia Navy Yard 1733: 1728:and the heavy cruiser 1711:attack on Pearl Harbor 1375:trainers from the AAF 1360:Battle of the Atlantic 1088: 1034: 822:radio direction finder 697: 3807:when it was torpedoed 3726:Warship International 3662:World War II Database 2925: 2707:Battle of Savo Island 2626: 2556:in the area. Fifteen 2543:The Wildcats, led by 2362:Further information: 2346: 2134: 2005: 1859:under the command of 1754:, and the destroyers 1724: 1461:amphibious cargo ship 1427:, the heavy cruisers 1377:33rd Pursuit Squadron 1365:occupation of Iceland 1346:Occupation of Iceland 1267:Newport, Rhode Island 1236:got underway for the 1191:Jacksonville, Florida 1083: 1028: 781:Secretary of the Navy 773:Quincy, Massachusetts 692: 670:was a product of the 599:occupation of Iceland 5187:Single ship of class 5116:High-speed transport 3776:Navy photographs of 3536:Operational Archives 3074:On 14 January 2019, 3060:-12.41611; 164.13333 2826:San Cristobal Island 2636:Lieutenant Commander 2424:Guadalcanal campaign 2372:was en route to the 2364:Guadalcanal campaign 2358:Guadalcanal Campaign 2353:s flight deck, 1942. 2110:Straits of Gibraltar 2050:No. 603 Squadron RAF 1814:, Newfoundland, and 1748:, the light cruiser 1650:Little Placentia Bay 1117:as her plane guard, 947:Scouting Squadron 72 901:1st Marine Air Group 832:in company with the 3508:on 24 February 2015 3051: /  2818:7th Marine Regiment 2640:Santa Isabel Island 2420:Frank Jack Fletcher 2327:2nd Marine Regiment 2118:Grumman F4F Wildcat 1864:John W. Wilcox, Jr. 1829:s bow plunged into 1648:until returning to 1521:and the destroyers 1410:Within a few days, 1279:and the destroyers 1087:on 27 December 1940 1000:North American O-47 803:John W. Reeves, Jr. 769:Fore River Shipyard 545:Aviation facilities 298:, 15 September 1942 236:Mrs. Charles Edison 211:Fore River Shipyard 5558:Empire Hartebeeste 2931: 2902:, narrowly missed 2659:Richmond K. Turner 2629: 2393:Robert L. Ghormley 2355: 2266:Forrest P. Sherman 2147: 2024:Having landed her 2016:Operation Calendar 2012: 1988:Operation Calendar 1734: 1493:Neutrality patrols 1150:, and destroyers. 1089: 1035: 991:fighters from the 977:Carrier Division 3 943:Fighter Squadron 7 698: 607:British Home Fleet 570:United States Navy 476:processing systems 416:water-tube boilers 88:United States Navy 5839: 5838: 5200: 5199: 4562:Destroyer escorts 3957:Aircraft carriers 3917: 3916: 3680:and her aircraft" 3459:usswashington.com 3214: 3213: 3167: 3166: 2996:Mark 15 torpedoes 2866:Type B1 submarine 2858:Type 95 torpedoes 2717:in the Atlantic: 2368:On 4 July, while 2151:Winston Churchill 2122:combat air patrol 2010:on 19 April 1942. 1974:hung. During the 1924:flown by Captain 1922:Gloster Gladiator 1920:. While there, a 1636:escort missions, 1383:— came on board. 1318:neutrality patrol 1261:operated off the 996:8th Pursuit Group 951:Norfolk Navy Yard 723:) machinery with 559: 558: 252:15 September 1942 233:Sponsored by 202:19 September 1935 107:Succeeded by 16:(Redirected from 5899: 5831: 5826: 5814: 5806: 5790: 5779: 5768: 5757: 5746: 5735: 5725: 5714: 5703: 5682: 5672: 5650: 5633: 5603: 5593: 5582: 5571: 5561: 5551: 5540: 5530: 5513: 5496: 5453: 5438:Oliver Ellsworth 5425: 5402: 5379: 5363: 5346: 5335: 5324: 5314: 5296: 5280: 5264: 5254: 5227: 5220: 5213: 5204: 5161:Submarine tender 5106:Destroyer tender 5081:Floating drydock 4083:Commencement Bay 3944: 3937: 3930: 3921: 3847: 3840: 3833: 3824: 3791:, hosted by the 3748: 3747: 3741: 3711: 3710: 3708: 3706: 3691: 3689: 3687: 3672: 3666: 3665: 3654: 3648: 3647: 3628: 3622: 3621: 3611: 3602: 3601: 3590: 3584: 3583: 3581: 3579: 3554: 3548: 3547: 3545: 3543: 3533: 3524: 3518: 3517: 3515: 3513: 3498: 3492: 3491: 3473: 3467: 3466: 3465:on 9 March 2012. 3461:. 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Rear Admiral 2604: 2600: 2599: 2576: 2562:Nakajima A6M2-N 2506: 2446: 2366: 2360: 2350: 2334:Solomon Islands 2235: 2102: 2098:also served in 2026:torpedo bombers 2022: 2014:Main articles: 2000: 1967: 1833: 1826: 1820:Task Group 22.6 1719: 1705: 1623:Harold R. Stark 1586: 1495: 1447:American Legion 1414: 1348: 1324:and destroyers 1033:in October 1940 993:Army Air Corps' 914:, whose yacht, 811: 809:Service history 765: 727: 712: 665: 475: 467:2,167 (wartime) 398:Installed power 258: 172: 167: 165: 81: 79: 55: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 5905: 5903: 5895: 5894: 5889: 5884: 5879: 5874: 5869: 5864: 5859: 5854: 5844: 5843: 5837: 5836: 5798: 5795: 5794: 5792: 5791: 5780: 5769: 5758: 5747: 5736: 5726: 5715: 5704: 5693: 5691: 5687: 5686: 5684: 5683: 5673: 5651: 5634: 5604: 5594: 5583: 5572: 5562: 5552: 5541: 5531: 5514: 5497: 5454: 5426: 5403: 5380: 5364: 5347: 5336: 5325: 5315: 5297: 5281: 5265: 5255: 5244: 5242: 5236: 5235: 5232: 5230: 5229: 5222: 5215: 5207: 5198: 5197: 5195: 5194: 5191: 5188: 5185: 5182: 5179: 5175: 5172: 5171: 5169: 5168: 5163: 5158: 5153: 5148: 5143: 5138: 5133: 5128: 5123: 5118: 5113: 5108: 5103: 5098: 5093: 5088: 5083: 5078: 5072: 5070: 5064: 5063: 5061: 5060: 5053: 5046: 5039: 5032: 5025: 5018: 5011: 5004: 4997: 4990: 4983: 4976: 4969: 4964: 4958: 4956: 4950: 4949: 4947: 4946: 4941: 4936: 4930: 4928: 4922: 4921: 4919: 4918: 4911: 4904: 4897: 4890: 4883: 4876: 4869: 4862: 4855: 4848: 4841: 4834: 4827: 4822: 4817: 4811: 4809: 4803: 4802: 4800: 4799: 4792: 4785: 4778: 4771: 4764: 4756: 4754: 4748: 4747: 4745: 4744: 4737: 4730: 4723: 4716: 4709: 4702: 4695: 4688: 4681: 4673: 4671: 4665: 4664: 4662: 4661: 4656: 4648: 4646: 4640: 4639: 4637: 4636: 4629: 4621: 4619: 4613: 4612: 4610: 4609: 4606:John C. Butler 4602: 4595: 4588: 4581: 4574: 4566: 4564: 4558: 4557: 4555: 4554: 4547: 4540: 4533: 4526: 4519: 4512: 4505: 4498: 4491: 4484: 4477: 4470: 4463: 4456: 4449: 4442: 4435: 4427: 4425: 4419: 4418: 4416: 4415: 4408: 4401: 4394: 4387: 4380: 4373: 4366: 4359: 4352: 4344: 4342: 4336: 4335: 4333: 4332: 4327: 4320: 4313: 4306: 4299: 4292: 4285: 4277: 4275: 4273:Light cruisers 4269: 4268: 4266: 4265: 4258: 4251: 4244: 4237: 4230: 4223: 4216: 4208: 4206: 4204:Heavy cruisers 4200: 4199: 4197: 4196: 4188: 4186: 4184:Large cruisers 4180: 4179: 4177: 4176: 4169: 4162: 4155: 4152:North Carolina 4148: 4141: 4134: 4127: 4120: 4113: 4106: 4098: 4096: 4090: 4089: 4087: 4086: 4079: 4072: 4065: 4058: 4051: 4043: 4041: 4035: 4034: 4032: 4031: 4024: 4016: 4014: 4008: 4007: 4005: 4004: 3997: 3990: 3983: 3976: 3969: 3961: 3959: 3953: 3952: 3949: 3947: 3946: 3939: 3932: 3924: 3915: 3914: 3912: 3911: 3905: 3902: 3901: 3899: 3898: 3889: 3879: 3876: 3875: 3873: 3872: 3864: 3861: 3860: 3852: 3850: 3849: 3842: 3835: 3827: 3821: 3820: 3815: 3810: 3800: 3795: 3782: 3771: 3770:External links 3768: 3767: 3766: 3742: 3732:(3): 192–198. 3719: 3716: 3713: 3712: 3667: 3649: 3623: 3603: 3585: 3574:. 8 April 2014 3549: 3519: 3493: 3486: 3468: 3445: 3423: 3396: 3368: 3364:Carrier Strike 3351: 3296: 3295: 3293: 3290: 3287: 3286: 3270: 3266:North Carolina 3254:and destroyer 3251:North Carolina 3240: 3239: 3237: 3234: 3233: 3232: 3218: 3215: 3212: 3211: 3206: 3199: 3186: 3185: 3180: 3165: 3164: 3157: 3143: 3142: 3141: 3139: 3125: 3124: 3123: 3120: 3119: 3100: 3099: 3098: 3092: 3089: 3071: 3068: 2976:Salt Lake City 2917:North Carolina 2814:North Carolina 2801: 2798: 2765:Nobutake KondĹŤ 2763:(Vice Admiral 2674:medium bombers 2670:Mitsubishi G4M 2530:Florida Island 2495:Salt Lake City 2359: 2356: 2275:North Carolina 2234: 2231: 1999: 1996: 1990:, one of many 1976:Siege of Malta 1926:Henry Fancourt 1918:Orkney Islands 1732:in Scapa Flow. 1718: 1717:Atlantic Fleet 1715: 1646:North Atlantic 1538:Admiral Hipper 1535:heavy cruiser 1502:H. Kent Hewitt 1494: 1491: 1381:Fletcher Pratt 1356:Virginia Capes 1347: 1344: 1314:Atlantic Fleet 1238:Virgin Islands 1210:Jacob's ladder 1204:to a state 7. 1137:heavy cruisers 1029:P-40Bs aboard 971:ran her final 924:on 10 August. 883:nautical miles 810: 807: 784:Charles Edison 764: 761: 747:Additionally, 715:s 75,000  664: 661: 646:damage-control 557: 556: 555: 554: 551: 546: 542: 541: 538: 534: 533: 532: 531: 528: 520: 516: 515: 514: 513: 504: 495: 487: 483: 482: 477: 471: 470: 469: 468: 465: 460: 456: 455: 448: 444: 443: 436: 432: 431: 429:steam turbines 425: 421: 420: 419: 418: 412: 399: 395: 394: 391: 387: 386: 385: 384: 381: 376: 372: 371: 370: 369: 362: 355: 346: 342: 341: 340: 339: 332: 319: 315: 314: 309: 305: 304: 300: 299: 290: 286: 285: 260: 254: 253: 250: 246: 245: 242: 238: 237: 234: 230: 229: 226: 222: 221: 218: 214: 213: 208: 204: 203: 200: 196: 195: 190: 186: 185: 180: 176: 175: 162: 161: 157: 156: 153: 149: 148: 145: 141: 140: 137: 133: 132: 129: 125: 124: 121: 117: 116: 108: 104: 103: 95: 91: 90: 77: 73: 72: 66: 62: 61: 60:Class overview 57: 56: 47: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 5904: 5893: 5890: 5888: 5885: 5883: 5880: 5878: 5875: 5873: 5870: 5868: 5865: 5863: 5860: 5858: 5855: 5853: 5850: 5849: 5847: 5834: 5830: 5825: 5821: 5817: 5813: 5809: 5805: 5801: 5796: 5789: 5788: 5781: 5778: 5777: 5770: 5767: 5766: 5759: 5756: 5755: 5748: 5745: 5744: 5737: 5734: 5733: 5732:Kuroshio Maru 5727: 5724: 5723: 5716: 5713: 5712: 5705: 5702: 5701: 5695: 5694: 5692: 5688: 5681: 5680: 5679:Empire Avocet 5674: 5671: 5670: 5665: 5664: 5659: 5658: 5652: 5649: 5648: 5642: 5641: 5635: 5632: 5631: 5625: 5624: 5619: 5618: 5612: 5611: 5605: 5602: 5601: 5595: 5592: 5591: 5584: 5581: 5580: 5573: 5570: 5569: 5563: 5560: 5559: 5553: 5550: 5549: 5542: 5539: 5538: 5532: 5529: 5528: 5523: 5522: 5515: 5512: 5511: 5505: 5504: 5498: 5495: 5494: 5489: 5488: 5482: 5481: 5475: 5474: 5469: 5468: 5462: 5461: 5455: 5452: 5451: 5446: 5445: 5440: 5439: 5434: 5433: 5427: 5424: 5423: 5418: 5417: 5411: 5410: 5404: 5401: 5400: 5395: 5394: 5389: 5388: 5387:Charlottetown 5381: 5378: 5377: 5372: 5371: 5365: 5362: 5361: 5356: 5355: 5348: 5345: 5344: 5337: 5334: 5333: 5326: 5323: 5322: 5316: 5313: 5312: 5306: 5305: 5298: 5295: 5294: 5289: 5288: 5282: 5279: 5278: 5273: 5272: 5266: 5263: 5262: 5256: 5253: 5252: 5246: 5245: 5243: 5241: 5237: 5228: 5223: 5221: 5216: 5214: 5209: 5208: 5205: 5192: 5189: 5186: 5183: 5180: 5177: 5176: 5173: 5167: 5164: 5162: 5159: 5157: 5154: 5152: 5149: 5147: 5144: 5142: 5139: 5137: 5134: 5132: 5129: 5127: 5124: 5122: 5119: 5117: 5114: 5112: 5109: 5107: 5104: 5102: 5101:Combat stores 5099: 5097: 5094: 5092: 5089: 5087: 5084: 5082: 5079: 5077: 5074: 5073: 5071: 5069: 5065: 5059: 5058: 5054: 5052: 5051: 5047: 5045: 5044: 5040: 5038: 5037: 5033: 5031: 5030: 5026: 5024: 5023: 5019: 5017: 5016: 5012: 5010: 5009: 5005: 5003: 5002: 4998: 4996: 4995: 4991: 4989: 4988: 4984: 4982: 4981: 4977: 4975: 4974: 4970: 4968: 4965: 4963: 4960: 4959: 4957: 4955: 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4133: 4132: 4128: 4126: 4125: 4121: 4119: 4118: 4114: 4112: 4111: 4107: 4105: 4104: 4100: 4099: 4097: 4095: 4091: 4085: 4084: 4080: 4078: 4077: 4073: 4071: 4070: 4066: 4064: 4063: 4059: 4057: 4056: 4052: 4050: 4049: 4045: 4044: 4042: 4040: 4036: 4030: 4029: 4025: 4023: 4022: 4018: 4017: 4015: 4013: 4009: 4003: 4002: 3998: 3996: 3995: 3991: 3989: 3988: 3984: 3982: 3981: 3977: 3975: 3974: 3970: 3968: 3967: 3963: 3962: 3960: 3958: 3954: 3945: 3940: 3938: 3933: 3931: 3926: 3925: 3922: 3910: 3907: 3906: 3903: 3897: 3895: 3891:Followed by: 3890: 3888: 3886: 3882:Preceded by: 3881: 3880: 3877: 3871: 3870: 3866: 3865: 3862: 3858: 3856: 3848: 3843: 3841: 3836: 3834: 3829: 3828: 3825: 3819: 3816: 3814: 3811: 3808: 3806: 3801: 3799: 3796: 3794: 3790: 3788: 3783: 3781: 3779: 3774: 3773: 3769: 3765: 3763: 3758: 3755: 3754: 3753:public domain 3743: 3739: 3735: 3731: 3727: 3722: 3721: 3717: 3700: 3696: 3681: 3679: 3671: 3668: 3663: 3659: 3653: 3650: 3645: 3641: 3637: 3633: 3627: 3624: 3619: 3618: 3610: 3608: 3604: 3599: 3595: 3589: 3586: 3573: 3569: 3565: 3564: 3559: 3553: 3550: 3537: 3530: 3523: 3520: 3507: 3503: 3497: 3494: 3489: 3487:0-7195-6408-5 3483: 3479: 3472: 3469: 3464: 3460: 3456: 3449: 3446: 3441: 3437: 3430: 3428: 3424: 3411: 3407: 3400: 3397: 3392: 3388: 3384: 3383: 3375: 3373: 3369: 3365: 3361: 3360:Japanese Navy 3355: 3352: 3339: 3335: 3328: 3326: 3324: 3322: 3320: 3318: 3316: 3314: 3312: 3310: 3308: 3306: 3304: 3302: 3298: 3291: 3283: 3282: 3274: 3271: 3267: 3263: 3259: 3258: 3253: 3252: 3245: 3242: 3235: 3231: 3227: 3226: 3221: 3220: 3216: 3210: 3207: 3203: 3198: 3193: 3188: 3187: 3184: 3179: 3174: 3170: 3162: 3158: 3153: 3147: 3140: 3135: 3129: 3122: 3121: 3117: 3110: 3104: 3096: 3090: 3088: 3086: 3085: 3077: 3070:Wreck located 3069: 3067: 3064: 3035: 3031: 3027: 3023: 3019: 3018: 3013: 3009: 3005: 3001: 2997: 2990: 2986: 2982: 2978: 2977: 2972: 2968: 2964: 2963: 2957: 2955: 2952: 2947: 2943: 2941: 2935: 2928: 2924: 2920: 2919:about 14:52. 2918: 2911: 2907: 2906: 2901: 2897: 2893: 2892: 2887: 2886: 2881: 2876: 2872: 2871: 2867: 2863: 2860:was fired at 2859: 2854: 2852: 2846: 2844: 2840: 2835: 2831: 2827: 2823: 2819: 2815: 2811: 2807: 2799: 2797: 2795: 2794: 2789: 2785: 2781: 2776: 2774: 2770: 2766: 2762: 2761: 2755: 2751: 2747: 2742: 2738: 2734: 2730: 2726: 2724: 2720: 2716: 2712: 2708: 2703: 2699: 2695: 2689: 2686: 2685: 2678: 2675: 2671: 2666: 2664: 2663:Mbangi Island 2660: 2656: 2651: 2649: 2645: 2641: 2637: 2633: 2625: 2621: 2619: 2615: 2611: 2597: 2592: 2589: 2584: 2582: 2575: 2570: 2567: 2563: 2559: 2558:Kawanishi H8K 2555: 2550: 2546: 2541: 2539: 2535: 2531: 2527: 2523: 2519: 2515: 2510: 2505: 2501: 2497: 2496: 2491: 2490: 2489:San Francisco 2485: 2481: 2478: 2474: 2470: 2469: 2465: 2462:), where the 2461: 2460:Tonga Islands 2457: 2452: 2445: 2441: 2437: 2435: 2431: 2427: 2425: 2421: 2417: 2416: 2411: 2410: 2404: 2402: 2398: 2394: 2391: 2387: 2386:New Caledonia 2383: 2379: 2375: 2374:South Pacific 2371: 2365: 2357: 2349: 2345: 2341: 2339: 2335: 2330: 2328: 2324: 2323:Tonga Islands 2320: 2316: 2312: 2308: 2303: 2301: 2297: 2293: 2289: 2288: 2283: 2282: 2277: 2276: 2271: 2267: 2262: 2258: 2256: 2252: 2248: 2244: 2240: 2233:Pacific Fleet 2232: 2230: 2228: 2224: 2220: 2216: 2212: 2208: 2203: 2200: 2196: 2192: 2188: 2184: 2183: 2178: 2173: 2171: 2170: 2164: 2160: 2156: 2152: 2144: 2140: 2139: 2133: 2129: 2127: 2123: 2119: 2115: 2111: 2106: 2101: 2097: 2096: 2091: 2090: 2085: 2084: 2079: 2078: 2073: 2069: 2068: 2063: 2062:battlecruiser 2059: 2055: 2051: 2047: 2043: 2039: 2035: 2031: 2027: 2021: 2017: 2009: 2004: 1998:Malta Convoys 1997: 1995: 1993: 1992:Malta Convoys 1989: 1985: 1981: 1977: 1973: 1966: 1962: 1958: 1954: 1950: 1946: 1945:Clyde estuary 1942: 1938: 1933: 1931: 1927: 1923: 1919: 1915: 1911: 1910: 1904: 1903: 1898: 1895:Rear Admiral 1893: 1891: 1887: 1883: 1879: 1875: 1871: 1870: 1865: 1862: 1858: 1857:Task Force 39 1854: 1853:British Isles 1850: 1845: 1843: 1839: 1832: 1825: 1821: 1817: 1813: 1809: 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1256: 1255: 1250: 1245: 1243: 1239: 1235: 1231: 1227: 1222: 1217: 1215: 1211: 1207: 1203: 1198: 1196: 1192: 1189:, bound from 1188: 1185: 1181: 1177: 1176:Cape Hatteras 1173: 1169: 1165: 1161: 1156: 1153: 1149: 1148: 1143: 1142: 1138: 1134: 1133: 1128: 1124: 1120: 1116: 1115: 1110: 1105: 1103: 1102: 1097: 1093: 1086: 1082: 1078: 1076: 1075: 1071: 1066: 1061: 1059: 1055: 1054: 1049: 1048: 1043: 1039: 1032: 1027: 1023: 1020: 1017:on the 12th. 1016: 1013: 1009: 1005: 1001: 997: 994: 990: 986: 982: 978: 974: 970: 966: 964: 960: 956: 952: 948: 944: 940: 936: 935: 929: 925: 923: 919: 918: 913: 909: 908:21-gun salute 904: 902: 898: 894: 892: 888: 884: 880: 875: 873: 869: 865: 861: 857: 853: 850: 846: 842: 840: 839: 835: 831: 827: 826:Hampton Roads 823: 819: 815: 808: 806: 804: 801: 797: 793: 789: 785: 782: 778: 774: 770: 762: 760: 757: 753: 750: 745: 743: 741: 736: 734: 726: 722: 719:(56,000  718: 711: 707: 703: 695: 691: 687: 685: 684: 679: 678: 673: 669: 662: 660: 658: 657: 651: 647: 643: 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Index

Wasp-class aircraft carrier
USS Wasp

Hampton Roads
United States Navy
Yorktown class
Essex class
Wasp
Fore River Shipyard
American Defense Service Medal
"A" device
American Campaign Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
I-19
Aircraft carrier
long tons
t
full load
waterline
overall
flight deck
shp
kW
water-tube boilers
steam turbines
knots
nmi
CXAM-1 radar

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