![USS Wasp (Essex-class) underway off Trinidad, 22 Feb 1944, photo 1 of 2 [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/ship_waspessex11.jpg)
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Caption | USS Wasp (Essex-class) underway off Trinidad, 22 Feb 1944, photo 1 of 2 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | ||||
Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via United States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | ||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||
Identification Code | 80-G-221142 | ||||
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Photo Size | 1,896 x 1,509 pixels | ||||
Photos on Same Day | 22 Feb 1944 | ||||
Photos at Same Place | Atlantic Ocean | ||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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February 22 1944: Wasp (CV-18) had just completed shakedown in the Gulf of Paria Trinidad and was heading back to Boston, arriving there on Feb 27. On March 15 she left Boston for the Canal Zone and the Pacific, transiting the canal on March 21 and arriving at San Diego on March 28. She left for Pearl Harbor on March 30, arriving there on April 3 1944. Her first combat action was 2 days of strikes against Marcus with Essx and San Jacinto. She was attqached to TG 58.1 with Hornet and Belleau Wood on June 2 1944 just prior to the invasion o fthe Mariamas (Forager).