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The width of the flight deck of USS Wasp LHD 1 is 140 ft., the beam is 106 ft. LHD 1 is the tenth US Naval ship to bear that name and was commissioned in July, 1989.
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What does WASP stand for in the military?
Women Airforce Service Pilots were noncombatatant ferry pilots who shuttled aircraft from factory to bases from 1942 to 1944.Perhaps it is the LHD-1 Amphibious Helisopter Dock.It could be a reference to the USS Wasp, HMS Wasp, the British APC equipped with a flame cannon, a WWI American Tri-Plane or the 1960 Westland Wasp British Naval ASW Helicopter.
How many battleships and aircraft carriers were sunk during world war 2?
The USN permanently lost: 1. Battleships USS Arizona, USS Utah, and USS Oklahoma. 2. Aircraft Carriers USS Lexington (at Coral Sea); USS Yorktown (at Midway); USS Hornet (at Santa Cruz Islands); USS Wasp (at Guadalcanal). 3. LIGHT Aircraft Carrier USS Princeton. 4. Six CVE's, Escort Carriers aka "Jeep Carriers."
What us sub sank 1 Japanese carrier and severly damaged another one in World War 2?
The Japanese sub I-19 fired one salvo of 6 torpedoes and sunk the aircraft carrier USS Wasp; damaged the battleship USS North Carolina; and damaged (which sank later) the destroyer USS O'Brian.
How many battleships does the US Navy have?
The USN has eight...all are retired: 1. USS Texas (the only Dreadnaught remaining afloat) 2. USS North Carolina (a survivor of a triple torpedoing in WWII in which the carrier USS Wasp was sunk, the destroyer USS O'Brian sank later, and North Carolina was seriously damaged...all from ONE TORPEDO SALVO). 3. USS Alabama 4. USS Masschusett 5. All four Iowa sisters: A. USS Iowa B. USS Missouri (WWII surrender occurred upon her decks 02 Sept '45) C. USS Wisconsin D. USS New Jersey (the only Vietnam War veteran of the four sisters)
What are the ratings and certificates for The Buccaneers - 1956 The Wasp 1-5?
The Buccaneers - 1956 The Wasp 1-5 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:G
What ocean liners sinking provided impetus in leading the US to join the Allies in World War 1?
The attack on Pearl harbor did indeed bring US to the war. USS California USS Maryland USS Oklahoma USS Tennessee USS West Virginia USS Arizona USS Nevada USS Pennsylvania
What are the release dates for MegaStructures - 2004 USS Ronald Reagan 1-1?
MegaStructures - 2004 USS Ronald Reagan 1-1 was released on: USA: 2005
How many us air craft carriers were destroyed at pearl harbor?
The USN only lost aircraft carriers in WW2: FOUR Fleet Carriers (CV) & ONE redesignated aircraft carrier: 1. USS Lexington-Battle of the Coral (lost to enemy airplanes) 2. USS Yorktown-Battle of Midway (lost to enemy airplanes/submarine) 3. USS Wasp-Sunk by submarine (I-19); the same torpedo salvo sunk the destroyer USS O'Brian (sunk later) and damaged the battleship USS North Carolina. 4. USS Hornet-Sunk by airplanes and surface warships at the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands. 5. USS Langley-Sunk by airplanes following the Battle of the Java Sea. It was no longer classified as an aircraft carrier at the time it was sunk. ONE Light Carrier (CVL): 1. USS Princeton-Bombed by airplanes. FIVE Escort Carriers (CVE) (also known as Jeep Carriers or Baby Flattops): 1. USS St. LO-Sunk by Kamikazes 2. USS Bismarck Sea-Sunk by Kamikazes 3. USS Liscombe Bay-Sunk by I-175 (Submarine) 4. USS Block Island-Sunk by U-549 (Submarine) 5. USS Gambier Bay-Sunk by surface warships. Surviving crewmen state that they were sunk by 18" shells from the battleship IJN Yamato.
What American ships were sunk in World War 2?
US warships sunk (permanently): 1. Battleships: USS Arizona, USS Utah (training ship at time of loss), USS Oklahoma. 2. Cruisers: USS Chicago, USS Vincennes, USS Helena, USS Atlanta, USS Indianapolis, USS Quincy, USS Houston, USS Juneau, USS Northhampton, USS Astoria. 3. Carriers (Fleet): USS Lexington, USS Yorktown, USS Hornet, USS Wasp. Carriers (Light): USS Gambier Bay, USS St Lo. Carriers (Escort): USS Bismarck Sea. 4. US Destroyers/Destroyer Escorts: 87 lost 5. US Submarines: 52 lost 6. US Patrol Torpedo Boats (PT Boats): 69 SUNK FOR TARGET PRACTICE 1946-1948 (in the Pacific Ocean): Battleships USS Pennsylvannia, USS New York, USS Arkansas, USS Nevada. Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga (sister ship of USS Lexington).
What does the 65 stand for on the uss enterprise?
CVN-65 is the 65th Fleet Carrier designated to be built; some carriers were assigned a number and never buillt, consequently their number was skipped, so there were not 65 aircraft carriers built when #65 was constructed. CV-1 was the USS Langley (sunk during the time frame of the Battle of the Java Sea campaign); CV-2 was USS Lexington (sunk at the Battle of Coral Sea); CV-3 was USS Saratoga (sunk during atomic bomb testing in 1946); CV-4 was USS Ranger (only used in the Atlantic during the war, was deemed to risky to assign her to the Pacific/ulitimately scrapped); CV-5 USS Yorktown (sunk at Midway); CV-6 USS Enterprise (the USN's most decorated warship/scrapped); CV-7 USS Wasp (Sunk during the battle of Guadalcanal); CV-8 USS Hornet (sunk during the battle of the Santa Cruz Islands); etc. CV-63 was the USS Kitty Hawk, CV-64 was the USS Constellation, etc.
What is a Ginny wasp?
Ginny wasp are a small cousin to the red or black wasp only smaller. they are only about 1 inch in length and about the size of a pencil lead.. they are very aggressive and are native to Florida
How do you get the area if you have the width and the perimeter?
Perimeter = 2 lengths + 2 widths 1/2 perimeter = length + width Length = 1/2 perimeter - width Area = length x width That's (1/2 perimeter - width) x (width) .
