Propulsion: Two boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts Speed: 24 knots Crew ... The Wasp-class LHDs are currently the largest amphibious ships in the world. The lead ship, USS Wasp ...
What You Need to Know: The USS Wasp (CV-7), shaped by the limitations of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, is often cited as ...
USS Wasp (CV-7) was authorized by Congress in March 1934, at the height of the Great Depression, laid down in April 1936, launched in April 1939, and commissioned in April 1940.
U.S. service members aboard the Norfolk-based USS Wasp were victims of an assault in İzmir Monday, according to the U.S. Embassy in Turkey.