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Meet The USS Wasp: America's 'Leftover' Carrier That Was A Total Disaster

A port bow view of the ship shows her aflame and listing to starboard, 15 September 1942. Men on the flight deck desperately battle the spreading inferno.

Disaster! The USS Wasp Was America's Weakest Aircraft Carrier During World War II

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USS Wasp Was Without a Doubt the Worst Aircraft Carrier Ever

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