USS Wasp CVA 7
(As built, 1940)
Displacement: 14,700 tons standard (design); 19,116 tons full load
Dimensions (wl): 688' x 80.75' x 20'  /  209.7 x 24.6 x 6.1 meters
Dimensions (max.): 741.25' x 109'  /  225.9 x 33.2 meters
Armor: 60-lb STS conning tower; 3.5" (side), 50-lb (deck) over steering gear
Power plant: 6 boilers (565 psi); steam turbines; 2 shafts; 75,000 shp
Speed: 29.5 knots
Endurance (design): 12,000 nautical miles @ 15 knots
Armament: 8 single 5"/38 gun mounts; 4 quad 1.1"/75 machine gun mounts; 24 .50-cal machine guns
Aircraft: 80+
Aviation facilities: 2 elevators (+ 1 deck-edge); 2 flight-deck and 2 hangar-deck hydraulic catapults
Crew: 1,800 (ship's company + air wing) (peacetime) 





This model is 43 1/2" Long W/L, 10" High, 5 1/2" at Main Deck, and 6 1/2"

at the Fligh Desk.







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