Deep sea explorers discover WWII aircraft carrier USS Wasp Deep sea explorers found the USS Hornet in the South Pacific earlier this year, but the Hornet was not the only ship located on that ...

The wreck of World War II aircraft carrier USS Wasp has been discovered in the Coral Sea more than 70 years after the ship was sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign.

A look at every U.S. aircraft carrier sunk in WWII, from USS Langley to USS Bismarck Sea, the battles they fought, and the ...

Nearly 14,000 feet below the surface of the South Pacific, a remote-controlled research craft has glimpsed the hull of an aircraft carrier, the USS Wasp, that hadn't been seen since 1942.

A deep-sea research vessel discovered the remains of the USS Wasp, a World War II aircraft carrier sunk during the battle for Guadalcanal. The ship’s fuel tanks were hit by a torpedo in 1942 ...

Key point: The Navy had allocated all but 14,700 tons of its carrier treaty allowance and decided to build a small carrier, USS Wasp, with the remaining tonnage. The particular compromises allowed ...

The USS Wasp, an aircraft carrier that saw service during World War II from Iceland to Guadalcanal, has been located lying 14,000 feet deep in the Coral Sea 77 years after its sinking.

Nearly 14,000 feet below the surface of the South Pacific, a remote-controlled research craft has glimpsed the hull of an aircraft carrier, the USS Wasp, that hadn’t been seen since 1942.

Key Point: The demands of the treaty instilled a number of weaknesses in Wasp. Armor was extremely light for a peacetime aircraft carrier, with machinery, magazines, aviation fuel, and rudder ...

A deep-sea research vessel discovered the remains of the USS Wasp, a World War II aircraft carrier sunk during the battle for Guadalcanal. The ship’s fuel tanks were hit by a torpedo in 1942 ...

Nearly 14,000 feet below the surface of the South Pacific, a remote-controlled research craft has glimpsed the hull of an aircraft carrier, the USS Wasp, that hadn’t been seen since 1942.

A deep-sea research vessel discovered the remains of the USS Wasp, a World War II aircraft carrier sunk during the battle for Guadalcanal. The ship’s fuel tanks were hit by a torpedo in 1942 ...