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USS Wasp (CV-7) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier commissioned in 1940 and lost in action in 1942.

4 × hydraulic catapults (2 flight deck, 2 hangar deck).

3.5 in (89 mm) side and 1.25 in (32 mm) deck over steering gear.

Scuttled after attack by the Japanese submarine I-19, 15 September 1942

American Defense Service Medal ( "A" device) / American Campaign Medal/ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (1 star) / Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 star) / World War II Victory Medal