USS Wasp

GPTKB entity

Statements (196)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:C-26_Metroliner
gptkb:Bombardier_CRJ-200
gptkb:F4_F_Wildcat
gptkb:DHC-8_Dash_8
gptkb:C-21_Learjet
gptkb:F-15_Eagle
gptkb:P-8_Poseidon
gptkb:F-14_Tomcat
gptkb:P-3_Orion
gptkb:S-2_Tracker
gptkb:C-17_Globemaster_III
gptkb:C-2_Greyhound
gptkb:E-2_Hawkeye
gptkb:T-38_Talon
gptkb:F-22_Raptor
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gptkb:B-52_Stratofortress
gptkb:C-12_Huron
gptkb:TBF_Avenger
gptkb:T-45_Goshawk
gptkb:SBD_Dauntless
gptkb:H-34_Choctaw
gptkb:A-1_Skyraider
gptkb:F4_U_Corsair
gptkb:F6_F_Hellcat
gptkb:T-1_Jayhawk
gptkb:T-6_Texan_II
gptkb:Embraer_ERJ-145
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gptkb:AV-8_Harrier
gptkb:H-3_Sea_King
gptkb:star
gptkb:C-130_Hercules
gptkb:F/_A-18_Hornet
gptkb:KC-135_Stratotanker
gptkb:MQ-1_Predator
gptkb:MQ-9_Reaper
gptkb:A-6_Intruder
gptkb:EA-6_B_Prowler
30 aircraft
90 aircraft
approximately 90 aircraft
up to 90 aircraft
gptkbp:armament gptkb:RIM-116_RAM
gptkb:Specification
Harpoon missiles
anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
gptkbp:beam 93 feet
108 feet
106 feet
gptkbp:casualties over 200 crew members
gptkbp:class gptkb:Wasp-class_aircraft_carrier
Essex-class aircraft carrier
Wasp-class
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:USS_Wasp_(LHD-1)
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_J._Hatter
gptkb:Captain_Forrest_P._Sherman
gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Cain_Sr.
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
1943
1943-04-28
2001-02-11
gptkbp:communication gptkb:AN/_SPS-48_E_radar
gptkb:AN/_SPS-49_radar
gptkb:AN/_SLQ-32_electronic_warfare_system
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkb:Northrop_Grumman_Ship_Systems
gptkbp:crew approximately 2,000
1,000 personnel
2,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1972
1943
1943-01-15
1972-05-01
2021-03-31
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:discontinued gptkb:1942
gptkbp:displacement 20,000 tons
40,500 tons
34,800 tons
19,800 tons
34,000 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 32 feet
27 feet
gptkbp:fate scrapped
sunk
sunk in battle
sunk by enemy action
gptkbp:frequency 1941-1942
gptkbp:historical_significance first aircraft carrier sunk in World War II
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Naval_Station_Norfolk
gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Wasp
gptkbp:launch_date 1997-07-29
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1940
gptkbp:length 843 feet
844 feet
gptkbp:location off the coast of Guadalcanal
gptkbp:losses gptkb:Japanese_submarine_I-19
gptkb:1975
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
1942-09-15
by a Japanese submarine
gptkbp:mission supporting landings at Guadalcanal
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkb:The_Wasp
The Fighting Wasp
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Operation_Hailstone
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Operation_Frequent_Wind
First aircraft carrier to launch a jet aircraft
First carrier to operate the F-4 Phantom II
Participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis
Rescue operations during the Vietnam War
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkbp:operates_in Pacific Theater
gptkbp:operational_status Active
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
Haitian earthquake relief
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine engines
steam turbines
Geared turbine engines
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:USS_Wasp_(LHD-1)
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:services gptkb:1940
gptkb:1972
1972-05-01
1943-04-01
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Fort_Lauderdale
gptkb:USS_Makin_Island
gptkb:USS_John_C._Stennis
gptkb:USS_Bon_Homme_Richard
gptkb:USS_Coral_Sea
gptkb:USS_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:USS_Essex
gptkb:USS_George_H._W._Bush
gptkb:USS_Hancock
gptkb:USS_Midway
gptkb:USS_Oriskany
gptkb:USS_Harrisburg
gptkb:USS_Kearsarge
gptkb:USS_Yorktown
gptkb:USS_George_Washington
gptkb:USS_America
gptkb:USS_Gerald_R._Ford
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gptkb:USS_Bonhomme_Richard
gptkb:USS_Franklin
gptkb:USS_Nimitz
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gptkb:USS_John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:USS_Kitty_Hawk
gptkb:USS_Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:USS_New_Orleans
gptkb:USS_New_York
gptkb:USS_St._Louis
gptkb:USS_Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:USS_Anchorage
gptkb:USS_Boxer
gptkb:USS_Carl_Vinson
gptkb:USS_Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:USS_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:USS_John_Basilone
gptkb:USS_San_Diego
gptkb:USS_Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkb:USS_Tripoli
gptkbp:speed 33 knots
30 knots
24 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USS_Bougainville