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Name: Wasp "Darlene"

Ship: USS Wasp

Class: Essex-class aircraft carrier

Hull Number: CV-18

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Displacement27,100 long tons (27,500 t) (standard)36,380 long tons (36,960 t) (full load)Length820 feet (249

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Displacement
27,100 long tons (27,500 t) (standard)
36,380 long tons (36,960 t) (full load)
Length
820 feet (249.9 m) (wl)
872 feet (265.8 m) (o/a)
862 feet (262.7 m) (fd)
Beam
93 ft (28.3 m) (waterline)
Draft
34 ft 2 in (10.41 m) (full load)

Installed power
8 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
150,000 shp (110,000 kW)

Propulsion
4 × shafts; 4 × geared steam turbines

Speed
33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)

Range
14,100 nmi (26,100 km; 16,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)

Armament
4 × twin, 4 × single 5 in (127 mm) DP guns
8 × quadruple 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
46 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns

Armor
Waterline belt: 2.5–4 in (64–102 mm)
Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm)
Hangar deck: 2.5 in (64 mm)
Bulkheads: 4 in (102 mm)
Aircraft carried
91–103 aircraft

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