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USS Wasp (CV-7)
Displacement: As built:
14,700 tons standard
19,116 tons full load
Length: 688 feet (209.7 m) (waterline)
741 feet 3 inches (225.9 m) (overall)
Beam: 80 feet 9 inches (24.6 m) (waterline)
109 feet (33.2 m) (overall)
Draught: 20 feet (6.1 m)
Propulsion: 6 × boilers at 565 psi
Parsons steam turbines
2 × shafts
70,000 shp
Speed: 29.5 knots (33.9 mph; 54.6 km/h)
Range: 12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km) at 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement: 1,800 officers and men (peacetime)
2,167 (wartime)
Sensors and
processing systems: CXAM-1 RADAR[1]
Armament:
As built:
8 × single 5 inch/38 caliber guns
4 × quad 1.1 inch/75 caliber guns
24 × .50 caliber machine guns
Armour: As built:
60 lb STS conning tower
3.5 inch side and 50 lb deck over steering gear
Aircraft carried:
As built: Up to 76
3 × elevators (1 at deck edge)
2 × flight deck hydraulic catapults
2 × hangar deck hydraulic catapults
Displacement: As built:
14,700 tons standard
19,116 tons full load
Length: 688 feet (209.7 m) (waterline)
741 feet 3 inches (225.9 m) (overall)
Beam: 80 feet 9 inches (24.6 m) (waterline)
109 feet (33.2 m) (overall)
Draught: 20 feet (6.1 m)
Propulsion: 6 × boilers at 565 psi
Parsons steam turbines
2 × shafts
70,000 shp
Speed: 29.5 knots (33.9 mph; 54.6 km/h)
Range: 12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km) at 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement: 1,800 officers and men (peacetime)
2,167 (wartime)
Sensors and
processing systems: CXAM-1 RADAR[1]
Armament:
As built:
8 × single 5 inch/38 caliber guns
4 × quad 1.1 inch/75 caliber guns
24 × .50 caliber machine guns
Armour: As built:
60 lb STS conning tower
3.5 inch side and 50 lb deck over steering gear
Aircraft carried:
As built: Up to 76
3 × elevators (1 at deck edge)
2 × flight deck hydraulic catapults
2 × hangar deck hydraulic catapults