Warship Guide - USS Wasp CV-7
USS Wasp was the sole member of her class and a direct result of the interwar treaties. Even though the US Navy had just commissioned an undersized carrier, the USS Ranger, a few years prior and knew that 15,000 tons was not enough tonnage to build the carrier they wanted, the thought process was that having something was better than having nothing, especially with a war on the horizon. Wasp served in the Atlantic Theater during the early days of 1942 before being transferred to the Pacific Theater to make up for the US Navy's operational losses during the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway. It was here, in the South Pacific, where she would meet her demise on a September afternoon inside the infamous torpedo junction. Wasp earned 2 battle stars for her service and an Essex class carrier would later be named in her honor.
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