CV-7 USS Wasp
| CV-7 USS Wasp | ||
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Class |
Wasp class |
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Builder |
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co. Quincy Massachusetts |
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Laid down |
1. April 1936 |
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Launched |
4. April 1939 |
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Commissioned |
25. April 1940 |
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| NEBP | ||
| Apr. 1940 - Sep. 1942 | Measures 12 | |
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| 28. June 1940 - 25. July 1940 | ||
| Shakedown (Caribbean) | ||
| VF-7 | F2F-1, F3F-1, SU-2 | 7-F-0 |
| VB-7 | BG-1 | 7-B-0 |
| VS-71 | SBU-1, J2F-1, NY-3 | 71-S-0 |
| VS-72 | SB2U-2 | 72-S-0 |
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| 21. August 1940 - 28. August 1940 | ||
| Shakedown (Atlantic) | ||
| VF-71 | F4F-3 | 71-F-0 |
| VF-72 | F4F-3 | 72-F-0 |
| VS-71 | SBU-1, J2F-1, NY-3 | 71-S-0 |
| VS-72 | SB2U-2 | 72-S-0 |
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| 12. October 1940 - 26. November 1940 | ||
| Caribbean | ||
| VF-71 | F4F-3 | 71-F-0 |
| VF-72 | F4F-3 | 72-F-0 |
| VS-71 | SBU-1 | 71-S-0 |
| VS-72 | SB2U-2 | 72-S-0 |
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| January 1941 - 8 March 1941 | ||
| Caribbean | ||
| VF-71 | F4F-3 | 71-F-0 |
| VF-72 | F4F-3 | 72-F-0 |
| VS-71 | SB2U-1 | 71-S-0 |
| VS-72 | SB2U-2 | 72-S-0 |
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| 26. April 1941 - 6. June 1941 | ||
| Caribbean | ||
| VF-71 | F4F-3 | 71-F-0 |
| VF-72 | F4F-3 | 72-F-0 |
| VS-71 | SB2U-1 | 71-S-0 |
| VS-72 | SB2U-2 | 72-S-0 |
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| 20. June 1941 - 13. July 1941 | ||
| Caribbean | ||
| VF-71 | F4F-3 | 71-F-0 |
| VF-72 | F4F-3 | 72-F-0 |
| VS-71 | SB2U-1 | 71-S-0 |
| VS-72 | SB2U-2 | 72-S-0 |
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| 28. July 1941 - 14. August 1941 | ||
| North Atlantic (Iceland) | ||
| VF-71 | F4F-3 | 71-F-0 |
| VF-72 | F4F-3 | 72-F-0 |
| VS-71 | SB2U-1 | 71-S-0 |
| VS-72 | SB2U-2 | 72-S-0 |
| 33 PS | P-40C, PT-17A | .. |
| The 33 PS was until the 6. August 1941 on bord of the USS Wasp. | ||
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| 22. August 1941 - 20. October 1941 | ||
| North Atlantic (Neutrality Patrol) | ||
| VF-71 | F4F-3 | 71-F-0 |
| VF-72 | F4F-3 | 72-F-0 |
| VS-71 | SB2U-1 | 71-S-0 |
| VS-72 | SB2U-2 | 72-S-0 |
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| October 1941 - 23. December 1941 | ||
| North Atlantic (Neutrality Patrol) | ||
| VF-71 | F4F-3 | 71-F-0 |
| VS-71 | SB2U-1, SB2U-2, TBD-1 | 71-S-0 |
| VS-72 | SB2U-2 | 72-S-0 |
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| 14. January 1942 - 21. March 1942 | ||
| North Atlantic | ||
| VF-71 | F4F-3 | 71-F-0 |
| VT-7 | TBD-1 | 7-T-0 |
| VS-71 | SB2U-2 | 71-S-0 |
| VS-72 | SB2U-2 | 72-S-0 |
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| 26. March 1942 - 3. April 1942 | ||
| North Atlantic | ||
| VF-71 | F4F-3 | 71-F-0 |
| VT-7 | TBD-1 | 7-T-0 |
| VS-71 | SB2U-2 | 71-S-0 |
| VS-72 | SB2U-2 | 72-S-0 |
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| 14. April 1942 - April 1942 | ||
| North Atlantic / Mediterranean (Ferry to Malta) | ||
| VF-71 | F4F-3 | 71-F-0 |
| RAF | Spitfire Mk. V | -.. |
| The RAF Spitfires where until the 20. April 1942 on bord of the USS Wasp. | ||
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| 3. May 1942 - May 1942 | ||
| North Atlantic / Mediterranean (Ferry to Malta) | ||
| VF-71 | F4F-3 | 71-F-0 |
| RAF | Spitfire Mk. V | -.. |
| The RAF Spitfires where until the 9. May 1942 on bord of the USS Wasp. | ||
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| May 1942 - May 1942 | ||
| North Atlantic | ||
| VF-71 | F4F-3 | 71-F-0 |
| VT-7 | TBD-1 | 7-T-0 |
| VS-71 | SB2U-2 | 71-S-0 |
| VS-72 | SB2U-2 | 72-S-0 |
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| 6. June 1942 - 19. June 1942 | ||
| Transit to San Diego | ||
| VF-71 | F4F-3 | 71-F-0 |
| VT-7 | TBF-1 | 7-T-0 |
| VS-71 | SB2U-2 | 71-S-0 |
| VS-72 | SB2U-2 | 72-S-0 |
| Wasp Air Group | ||
| 1. July 1942 - 15. September 1942 | ||
| West Pacific (Guadalcanal , Solomons) | ||
| VF-71 | F4F-3 | 71-F-0 |
| VT-7 | TBF-1 | 7-T-0 |
| VS-71 | SBD-3 | 71-S-0 |
| VS-72 | SBD-3 | 72-S-0 |
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Decommissioned (sunk) |
15. September 1942 |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| Capt. John Walter Reeves, Jr. | 25. Apr. 1940 | 31. May 1942 |
| Capt. Forrest Percival Sherman | 31. May 1942 | 15. Sep. 1942 |
