USS Wasp (CV-18)/Definition

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USS Wasp (CV-18) [r]: Essex-class U.S. Navy aircraft carrier; commissioned 1943 and fought in Battle of the Philippine Sea, assault on the Palaus, attacks on Okinawa, Formosa and the Philippines, and in the Battle of Leyte Gulf; modernized to angled deck in 1948-1951; recovery ship for five NASA space missions; scrapped 1972