USS Wasp

Last updated March 07, 2024

USS Wasp may refer to the following ships of the Continental and United States navies:

USS Wasp (1775) was a merchant schooner purchased by the Continental Navy in late 1775 and destroyed in 1777
USS Wasp (1807) was a sloop constructed in 1806 and captured during the War of 1812
USS Wasp (1810) was a schooner built in 1810 and sold after 1814
USS Wasp (1813) was a sloop chartered in 1813 and returned to her owners in 1814
USS Wasp (1814) was a sloop-of-war constructed in 1813 and lost in a storm at sea in 1814.
USS Wasp (1865), originally the captured Confederate Emma Henry, renamed Wasp in June 1865 and found unfit for further service in 1876
USS Wasp (1893), was the first steam yacht Columbia launched 1893 by William Cramp, acquired and commissioned in 1898 by the Navy and used as a training ship until sold in 1919
USS Wasp (SP-1159), a steel-hulled motorboat, was leased by the U.S. Navy and performed patrol duties in 1917
USS Wasp (CV-7), laid down in 1936, was an aircraft carrier that saw action in World War II until sunk by Japanese submarine I-19 in September 1942
USS Wasp (CV-18) an aircraft carrier launched in 1943 and served until 1972
USS Wasp (LHD-1) is lead ship of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ships and was launched in 1989 and in active service

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