USS Wasp
Ship · United States · April 25, 1940 – September 15, 1942
American aircraft carrier that ferried fighters to Malta, covered the Guadalcanal landings, and was sunk by the submarine I-19 on 15 September 1942.
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Served with
- July 28, 1942 – September 15, 1942 Task Force 61 (1942) Sunk by I-19
Movements
Moved with Task Force 61 (1942).
- August 7, 1942 Guadalcanal campaign Covers the Guadalcanal landings Map
- August 24, 1942 Battle of the Eastern Solomons Map
- September 15, 1942 Wasp sunk south of the Solomons Map