USS Wasp

Survived

Type	Aircraft carrier
Class	Essex
War	Second World War
Main guns	12 × 5″ guns

Named for the Wasp sunk off Guadalcanal. Fought at the Philippine Sea. Served until 1972.

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CVS-18) underway, circa in early 1967. On deck are Grumman S-2E Tracker aircraft of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 52 (CVSG-52). This photograph was included with a 11 February 1967 USS Wasp press release, concerning her appearance at New Orleans' Mardi Gra Photo: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

12 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns
32 × 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
46 × 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns

Armour

Waterline belt: 2.5–4 in (64–102 mm)
Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm)
Hangar deck: 2.5 in (64 mm)
Bulkheads: 4 in (100 mm)

Builder	Fore River Shipyard
Laid down	18 March 1942
Launched	17 August 1943
Commissioned	24 November 1943
Displacement	27,100 long tons (27,500 t) (standard) 36,380 long tons (36,960 t) (full load)
Length	820 feet (249.9 m) (wl) 872 feet (265.8 m) (o/a)
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement	2,600 officers and enlisted men

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

17 August 1943

Battle of the Philippine Sea

Survived

19–20 June 1944