USS Wasp

Summary

USS Wasp is an amphibious assault ship^[1]. It draws 4,816 Wikipedia views per month (amphibious_assault_ship category, ranking #3 of 28).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Wasp's instance of is recorded as amphibious assault ship^[3].
• USS Wasp is operated by United States Navy^[4].
• USS Wasp's manufacturer is recorded as Ingalls Shipbuilding^[5].
• USS Wasp's vessel class is recorded as Wasp-class amphibious assault ship^[6].
• USS Wasp's Commons category is recorded as USS Wasp (LHD-1)^[7].
• USS Wasp's country of origin is recorded as United States^[8].
• USS Wasp's shipping port is recorded as Naval Station Norfolk^[9].
• USS Wasp's armament is recorded as RIM-7 Sea Sparrow^[10].
• USS Wasp's armament is recorded as RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile^[11].
• USS Wasp's armament is recorded as Phalanx CIWS Km1992//0.33149874000/0482492-2^[12].
• USS Wasp's armament is recorded as M242 Bushmaster^[13].
• USS Wasp's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[14].
• USS Wasp's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[15].
• USS Wasp's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[16].
• USS Wasp's pennant number is recorded as LHD-1^[17].
• USS Wasp's location of creation is recorded as Ingalls Shipbuilding^[18].
• USS Wasp's described by source is recorded as Naval Vessel Register^[19].
• USS Wasp's described by source is recorded as NavSource Naval History^[20].
• USS Wasp's short name is recorded as Wasp^[21].
• USS Wasp's different from is recorded as USS Wasp^[22].
• USS Wasp's different from is recorded as USS Wasp^[23].
• USS Wasp's different from is recorded as USS Wasp^[24].
• USS Wasp's different from is recorded as USS Wasp^[25].
• USS Wasp's different from is recorded as USS Wasp^[26].
• USS Wasp's different from is recorded as USS Wasp^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for USS Wasp include Wasp-class amphibious assault ship^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1987^[30].

Why It Matters

USS Wasp draws 4,816 Wikipedia views per month (amphibious_assault_ship category, ranking #3 of 28).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Wasp-class amphibious assault ship^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1987^[30].