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

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.., - b W ik - if T , 1 ieiiff' F ' ' , . A if p lf.z:gnl 5 t New 1 V ' ' 1..,,, Wasp Cha aclerlstlcs Displacement Dimensions - Main Engines Boilers Aircraft Landing Cratt Missiles Guns V Crew Troops A A-. Mr i snw ... Ov- 5.-p-J,..,M,'..'hH e . I 40.532 tons iFuIl Loadi Length 844 ft Beam 106 ft Steam Turbines: 2 Shafts-70,000 SHP 2 1600 PSI Each! 42 QCH-46i Helicopters or Equivalent 5 Harrier Jets 3 Landing Craft Air Cushions fLCACi 2 NATO Sea Sparrow Systems 2 Rolling Airframe Missile'Systems 3 Close-in-Weapons Systems 4 each 25 mm and .50 cal Machine Guns? 'S 1,075 1.600 'T 0 A I Q QM-.M Q. . ,. I -s.