Wasp (LHD 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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sf' , :eq , X tux Msn ffwnsrl BEN V I e LHD1 multipurpose amphibious assault Ship Glas are named' for famous U.S. Navy warships which themselves e not named for battles. In naming LHD 1 WASP, the Navs honors nine previous ships, dating to the American Revolutiony l which have born,e,,th,is,tsliustrrous name. :gif ,i.. A,,t, e is,f1 f ttf A lfii1 i s s i 1 A Previous5?UfifSs1 FN9VY l,SblPS U3mSd WASP include: a schooner 11775-17777,i a stoop' of war. 11806- 1L813l,, another schooner 11810-18143, a tender eieepueirs-18145, a Shipqigged mp of F war t1814l, an iron-hulled sidewheel steamer 11865-18765, a steam yacht C1898-19215, and the most famous of the nine, two eps, 7 Q1940-19425 and CV 18 11943-1972l. The eighth WASP was a 14,700 ton, 741 -foot aircraft carrier that earned two battle stars during World War ll. WASP's sterling I performance evoked British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's famous quote, Who said a WASP couIdn't sting twice? 1 After shifting to the Pacnic theater of operations, CV 7 partici- pated in a number of major engagements before being sunk during the Battletof Guadalcanal on September 15, 1 1942.1 , Following the loss of CV 7, CV 18, already u der construction ,at the ti ei, became the ninth WASP. The ship earned eight r 5,git'sQ yVaJr1fservice in the Pacific. After 29 ure-L as , - 7 :ali y , rt ,, ,, Rrice, CV 18 was decommissioned in se .rr l I in- rs 'q L e.. 4 Q55 WAS