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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Wasp Class Carrier<br/>
Authorized March 27 1934 as replacement for [[LANGLEY AV 3|LANGLEY]]<br/>
Keel Laid April 1 1936 - Launched April 4 1939<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WASP CV-7'''<br/>
Commissioned April 25 1940<br/>
Heavily Damaged (Torpedoes) September 15 1942 by Japanese I-19<br/>
During the Battle of Guadalcanal<br/>
LOST (Scuttled) by [[LANSDOWNE DD 486|USS LANSDOWNE DD-486]]<br/>
193 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on active duty
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:WASP CV7 PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>[[Wasp_CV_7_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1936-41)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 3r <br/>(Killers blank)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-04-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400425_4_pm3.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400425_4_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day in Commission<br/>
Unlisted with black killers




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 3r<br/><br/>"FIRST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-04-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400425_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400425_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day in Commission




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 9v
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-04-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400425_4_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400425_4_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day in Commission




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 9x
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-04-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400425_4_pm2.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400425_4_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day in Commission




<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"NAVY /<br/>DAY"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Ranger_CV7_19401027_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Ranger_CV7_19401027_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Navy_Day_ | Navy Day]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_Neumann_ | George Neumann]] and [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_Horton_ | Frederick Horton]]




<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"NAVY /<br/>DAY"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Ranger_CV7_19401027_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Ranger_CV7_19401027_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Navy_Day_ | Navy Day]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_Neumann_ | George Neumann]] and [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_Horton_ | Frederick Horton]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"NORFOLK /<br/>VA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-09-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400912_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400912_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z (BTB)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-05-02
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Ranger_CV7_19420502_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Ranger_CV7_19420502_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored sailor's mail




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>6ep(2)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-09-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400912_1_pm2.jpg|thumb|center|250px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400912_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Listed as Type 6fp in USCS Catalog




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>7
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-04-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19410404_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19410404_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>7z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-11-20
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19411120_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19411120_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9v
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-09-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400912_1_pm3.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400912_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efw
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-09-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400912_1_pm5.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400912_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9x
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-09-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400912_1_pm4.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Wasp_CV_7_19400912_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
WASP received two battle stars for her World War II service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
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<br/><br>
'''NAMESAKE''' - To commemorate seven U.S. warships which had previously borne the name




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