Deep sea explorers discover WWII aircraft carrier USS Wasp

[@NewCastleIndiana]

My father served on the USS Wasp CV-7 until the day she was torpedoed. He survived this attack and retired after 20 years as an enlisted sailor in the US Navy.

[@DifferentProducer]

Sailor*

[@NewCastleIndiana]

Yep. I knew/know. Sometimes it takes me 3 tries PER WORD to come close typing almost anything. I hate (typed HAVE first... ) today's tech. :( @@DifferentProducer

[@brainwashingdetergent4128]

@@NewCastleIndiana bless you and your father, two true american patriots!

[@NewCastleIndiana]

Thanks for your kind words. @@brainwashingdetergent4128

[@brainwashingdetergent4128]

@@NewCastleIndiana no problem! my grandfather served on the other front. He did the African tour then landed on Omaha beach faught through the battle of the bulge then did occupation duty for about a year afterwards. Thankfully he helped eradicate those nazis but now we have to deal with grammar nazis 😂😂😂

[@JoeGallo43]

My Grandpa was a survivor of the Wasp. I have a picture of it sinking and being torpedoed, which is etched on to his tombstone as well. His name was GM² (Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer) Summerville. He got knocked in the head by a deck gun and his buddy helped him to come to in time to abandon ship. I ended up serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and my Grandpa was always my Naval hero.

[@bakerz129]

The Wasp was a poorly designed ship, but her men fought bravely, and she gave everything she had.

[@mactac25]

Wasp was built to a scaled-down Yorktown design, but it was up against tonnage limits set by the London Naval Treaty.

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

Probably expertly designed to give the U.S. Navy the best ship possible within the very strict limitations. It went in harm’s way for a long time in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean where the carriers Ark Royal (of 1941 Bismarck fame) and Eagle were sunk by submarines by 1942.

[@wagyu52]

What a twist of fate. Ships that were thought lost ended up being saved from the scrappers torch at the bottom of the ocean

[@treyporter2886]

Ships underwater still get scrapped

[@jacobthomason1257]

My great grandfather served on this ship until the Wasp CV-7 was hit with the 3 torpedos and remained in the navy until 1944, I wish he could’ve lived to see the ship found

[@Freddels1]

My father was also on the USS Wasp during WWII. He was on it when it was torpedoed.

[@charliepark739]

My dad's brother Charles Mann Park was on the USS WASP when it was hit. Still listed as missing in action today. Dad named me after him.That's him as my profile picture. He was a fireman 3rd class in "M" division. I have his purple heart and other papers the Navy sent to my grandmother. I have 2 letters he wrote to my dad, last one dated August 9th 1942. Dad's brother Kenneth was on the USS MONTEREY CVL-26. His brother John was on the USS ARKANSAS BB-33. Dad was Army Air-Corps and US Air Force, Europe and Korea wars. I was US MARINES on a carrier sailed some of the same waters as Charles, 1982 West-Pac. It gave me the he-be ge-be's. I did like the Philippines though...good ole Subic Bay...Olongopo...lol. Much Respect for those who have served and still serve. 🇺🇸

[@madanimations2973]

My grandfather was on the USS Hornet and this made my eye start to tear up cause he died on it

[@anibalcesarnishizk2205]

Accordin to Edwyn Hoyt who wrote"Guadalcanal"the I-19 commanded by capt.Kinashi made the most difficult operation a sub commander can do: A six torpedo salvo, expecting if the coveted targed was missed the torpedoes could hit another target.They hit three:USS Wasp,USS North Carolina and the USS O'Brien.The latter got hit but didn't sink in the moment but when It was steaming to Noumea.

[@thomasmcray8195]

My grandfather Allen C McRay, served on the Wasp when she went down. If he had died that day, I would not be here today.

[@thomassmythe8258]

I enjoy they show footage of the ships instead of so much we get to see the vets and ships not of the guys who find them.

[@nthatomalope]

"Grabbed my nose & the family jewels..." LOL!

[@jonathanhansen3709]

My late father who was a career Navy Chief (another 30 year man) spoke about an individual he sailed with in the 1950’s who had been on board the USS LEXINGTON, USS YORKTOWN, and USS WASP, when they were sunk in WW2. Said the standing joke was “OH NO! THIS GUY’S ON BOARD! THE SHIP’S GONNA SINK!”

[@xnato-uq1tn]

Surprised they sent this guy to sea and that the crew accepted his presence. I know for a fact that any number of old CPOs and salty sailors made warding signs every time they had contact with this sailor. And have no doubt that the entire crew knew the scuttlebutt damned fast.

[@NewCastleIndiana]

My dad survived at least two torpedo attacks. USS Wasp CV-7 and USS Independence CVL-22. Anyone that served proudly, actively like my dad for 20 years enlisted and not sit behind desks likely saw a lot of tragedy, carnage, and things.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

The US navy lost four fleet carriers in the entirety of WW2. And this legend survived three of them.

[@ferrarogaming223]

My grandpa served on the wasp, he was on the cv-18 which was decommissioned in 71 I believe, he was on the ship during the Cuban missile crisis and vividly remembered when a Russian helicopter landed on the ship and gave the admiral a bottle of vodka

[@kiryu-chan1590]

wait really

[@gabrielmaefiri6531]

USS Hornet sunk close to my home islands in the Eastern part of the Solomon islands. we can still find the wreckage of the air planes fought during the war. (Battle of Santa Cruz Islands)

[@timothywalker4563]

What a find when searching for the wasp and interviewing a surviving vet😊🇺🇸

[@yotsubafanfan]

My great Uncle survived the attack on the Wasp. He treaded water for about 10 hours when he finally got picked up by a Dutch Merchant ship.

[@Jusaguy000]

Who heard mark Phillips iPhone go off during the interview

[@sirboomsalot4902]

I heard that! I thought it was mine going off until I saw this comment

[@iangoddi]

My grandfather was on the Second Wasp. He was my inspiration to join the Navy and become an air crewman. My grandfather was an aviation ordnance man. He wore a red shirt on Deck. He said one of the Kamikazes was a biplane.

[@edhunter1976]

R.I.P. to the brave soldiers! Greetings from Germany!

[@olivernorthrup8502]

Japan actually.

[@28ebdh3udnav]

Sailors

[@dr.meddenrasen4193]

Holy my man looks good for 98

[@bobr6714]

My Dad was on it when it was hit but he would never talk about it.

[@dylanogden812]

Happy memorial day to those brave sailors that gave their life's for freedom and To protect our countries I thank them ill never forget our heros no one should ever disrespect these great men like that God bless our veterans 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Freddels1]

My father was on this ship (USS Wasp) .

[@johnslaughter5475]

In a span of just over 5 months we lost 4 Fleet Carriers: USS Lexington (CV-2) - 8 May 1942 USS Yorktown (CV-5) - 7 June 1942 USS Wasp (CV-7) - 15 September 1942 USS Hornet (CV-8) - 26 October 1942 While we would lose another 9 carriers, one in the Atlantic, none were Fleet Carriers. One of these was the U.S.'s first carrier, USS Langley (CV-1).

[@stanleyprosser2518]

My Dad was on the USS WASP he died in 1978 of suicide im 61 and Retired 82 Airborne

[@gracejerkins2996]

My 3 brothers were on this ship

[@lonnietoth5765]

An old friend of mine is a double plank owner . Was on the first and then the second Wasp ! He was on the fresh water system ?

[@makssy8411]

USS Hornet, USS Lexington, USS Yorktown, and nowadays USS Wasp. I wonder if they can find USS Gambier Bay?!!

[@xnato-uq1tn]

That would be cool. But Gambier Bay went down hard, I wonder how much is left of her by now, CEs weren't built to stand up in head to head fighting, or to last.

[@peterson7082]

The wrecks off Samar are deep- < 22,000ft

[@anibalcesarnishizk2205]

As the USS Princeton,USS Ommaney Bay and USS St.Lô.And the last carrier sunk in the Pacific by the japanese the USS Bismarck Sea.

[@anibalcesarnishizk2205]

....And the only plane carrier sunk by the Germans,the USS Block Island.

[@makssy8411]

I did not just mention the USS Gambier Bay. it sank not just in deep water. such as USS Bismark Sea, USS Black Island, USS Sent Lo (for example), but in region fillipine trench According to historical data USS Gambier Bay was sunk by about 11°46′N 126°09′E . The deep ocean in this pleace about 23000 Futs. If USS gambier Bay, USS Johnston, USS Hoel, USS Samuel B. Roberts, and japanece cruisers Chikuma, Chōkai, Suzuya are found, this will be a real breakthrough in the field of history.

[@twstf8905]

Absolutely amazing. 👍😊🇺🇸

[@smc1942]

Needed more footage of the ship. Less of newsies talking.

[@teresacornejo68]

Found a letter from the USS Wasp

[@olivernorthrup8502]

Great uncle Jake Jacob schuch was transferred from the uss Arizona to the north african theater as a native German speaker he could help decipher German radio transmissions on December 6th 1941 just hours before the Arizona was destroyed at Pearl Harbor within months he was transferred to the USS Wasp it was on board when she was sunk out from under him. You never lived to see her found he died in the 1980s and was buried at Sea my grandfather and my father off the coast of California Grandma Tina never let him live down the fact is that for a year-and-a-half she's already had died on the Arizona during the Pearl Harbor attack because he wasn't allowed to contact any of his family let me know he has survived and is not been on board the Arizona when the attack happened which is why he contacted her as soon as possible let her know he is survived the sinking of the wasp you never forgot either ship or the friends he lost on both of them.

[@xnato-uq1tn]

In my previous post I forgot to mention that USS Wasp, CV7 had insufficient engine power. Her turbines were too small to move her at fleet carrier task force speeds, as I recall her best flank speed was 26 to 27 kts although she was rated at 30 kts. But this was accomplished at a cost, her machinery was chronically over worked, during her war life she had to go into dry dock to have her engine turbines overhauled, twice as I recall. Then she was killed. At least she died with her flag flying, not demolished for scrap like they did to the USS Enterprise, CV 6.

[@wyominghorseman9172]

@TheSlot1942 Halsey wasn't in the dog house for the Typhoons. They couldn't predict weather like they can now. He was , however, chastised for the battle of Leyte Gulf. He failed to detach a section of his battle fleet to cover the IJN Center force approach at the Samar strait when he took the bait and charged after the IJN carrier group which he destroyed. It almost became a disaster. The Battle of Samar kzbin.info/www/bejne/anLHlKl6nqZmoqc

[@model-man7802]

Yes,Wasp was the duty carrier that day while Saratoga was offshore refueling and resupplying.Wasp was providing air support for the marines on Guadalcanal.Luckily most of her air group was in the air at the time of the attack.Wasp was not built with WW2 in mind so to speak even though everyone in the Navy knew it was coming.They knew she was unarmored and weak but they had no choice and sent her to the very Dangerous Med. where the Germans controlled the air and then to the Pacific.Ranger went too and tore the Vichy French and Germans a new one.My Dad was on the Yorktown CV5 and this was a huge gamble for the Navy the could not afford to ignore.The early carriers including Sara ,Lex and Langley all held the line in a very Dangerous world where none of them belonged but that's why they were built.Langley was by this time a seaplane tender but she went to Java anyway.Ranger Taught most of the Navy to fly.Yorktown was baldy damaged at Coral Sea and Watched Lexington explode and burn while they fought to save themselves.Hornet was pounded into a burning wreck and refused to die.Enterprise was badly damaged and alone for awhile on her own.I encourage all of you to read up on our early Carriers.Its high adventure on the best Moral plain ever.

[@navyskaterdude]

I was an AO, ( Aviation Ordinanceman ) in the Navy. Nice Story

[@fentanelfloyd8383]

navyskaterdude GM here, shipmate

[@Fleet_of_fog]

Dude looks good for 98 I'd easily mistake him for some in prob late 70s

[@buick1955]

It would be nice to find the USS Oklahoma BB37 . Lost while being tow to California .

[@admiralprince7925]

Did she sink or float away? I don't remember her fate.

[@hevendor958]

She sunk after she was under tow to be scrapped

[@ginnrollins211]

Hope they find her sister the Nevada as well. I know she sank about 60 miles away from Pearl Harbor, but we never went down to see it.

[@hevendor958]

Yeah

[@1992AC]

ginnrollins211 they have found the Nevada. She is upside down at a depth of 15,400 feet and about 65 miles southwest of Pearl. She was found on May 25, 2020 by Ocean Infinity.

[@ginnrollins211]

I hope we will find both Nevada-class battleships and the Japanese carriers sunk during the Battle of Midway.

[@hevendor958]

I'm hoping for Shinano

[@camilleyelverton171]

Yet another adventure to add to my bucket list

[@loubrew8030]

My grandfather was on the uss wasp. He survived the ship but I never met him, only had the stories my father told me. Wonder if there’s a way I can research him (googling begins..)

[@xnato-uq1tn]

I recently read that USS Wasp, CV7 was a poorly designed ship, that she was the bock beer carrier of the Washington Naval Treaty, the tonnage left over from what was allowed for in the treaty. Not quite big enough, with fuel tanks and magazines that lacked sufficient armor protection located directly under the island. The water main could be disabled by one good break, DC capacity was insufficient. And the boiler rooms and fire rooms were joined, a single hit killed both. No power, your ship will die. I believe this is correct. Please correct me, Wasp was a fine ship, a proud member of the USN. She and her crew gave their all, succumbing in battle, they deserve the honor of being remembered factually.

[@wyominghorseman9172]

You are correct. Wasp kzbin.info/www/bejne/imKloKSXn7ynl5Y

[@m_hub3957]

she was built with left-over tonnage from a treaty best they could do

[@fishbloop4448]

@2:23 dude looks just like the sub pilot in the Titanic omg XD

[@Nikohere]

Which dude? In this video looks like him?

[@fishbloop4448]

Niko here the pilot with the pony tail

[@fishbloop4448]

Niko here front row with glasses. look like a younger version but the exact same type of white guy

[@ronaldheit196]

The Petral should proudly stencil the outlines of both historic extremely patriotic Aircraft Carriers on her stack or other large flat upper surface with the carriers number clearly seen. It's because of her that we now know where out brave sailors final resting place is.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

They have the outlines of some of the ships they’ve found on the wall at 3:02

[@stephengordon8968]

Show me a scavenger that can get to s ship 3 1/2 miles under the ocean !

[@fluent4530]

There is nothing to scavenge

[@hevendor958]

I'm hoping they find Yamato's sister ship IJN Shinano Her wreck hasn't been found yet

[@anthonyjimenez6902]

Noelle L you mean musashi?

[@hevendor958]

What no I mean the Aircraft Carrier Shinano

[@anthonyjimenez6902]

Noelle L than its not Yamato’s sister?

[@hevendor958]

I mean the Shinano was a Yamato class war ship (I mean aircraft carrier since the hall was completed but it was converted into a Carrier because due to the break out of WWII)

[@anthonyjimenez6902]

Noelle L ohhh ok

[@allgood6760]

Amazing 👍

[@Nikohere]

Nice!

[@SuperAgentman007]

4:20 it’s kind of hypocritical here they don’t wanna let people know the exact locations of those ships because they are war graves but yet the titanic has been ravaged By people over the years isn’t that a grave too?

[@number6338]

I know I am very late to this but the thumbnail is actually USS Hornet. Kinda rude to do that but whatever.

[@anthonyjimenez6902]

Will they protect these wrecks?

[@xnato-uq1tn]

Yes, the wrecks are considered grave sites, sacred ground. No country will allow any salvaging or sacrilege to occur upon these sites, the wrecks are considered national monuments. Small items, perhaps the ship's bell may be recovered for historical display purposes but no other disturbance is allowed. And the various navies do not take kindly to poachers.

[@anthonyjimenez6902]

762x51nato to bad we were too late for the Houston and the Perth 😔

[@anthonyjimenez6902]

762x51nato the U.S.S. Houston and HMAS Perth was badly damaged by metal scavengers

[@xnato-uq1tn]

@TheSlot1942 How about we send a couple of FGs out to the Solomons and have them lob a couple of 5in into Iron Bottom Sound? Remind them that what's down there is not theirs.

[@Gearing-s8q]

They don’t need to. Hornet and Wasp are safe from being torn apart

[@ladderman2255]

Pretty sure they used the wasp to resupply Sicily or something (Mediterranean)

[@bobr6714]

They resupplied Malta with Spitfire fighters twice. Led Winston Churchill to say, who says a wasp can't sting twice.

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

Sicily was enemy!

[@rob6603]

That dude is no way 98

[@hitoshisawa8479]

Rip

[@Nfl_fan_12]

I have this think were what ever picture I see or an ship that sunk I can see me surviving it and see it happen in my real live or can see what it is like to live in the 60s is that weird or normal or like can see me being that person in the picture

[@karlkennedy3825]

My dad was on the USS wasp Kennedy where y'all I'm Carl Kennedy I'm his son

[@karlkennedy3825]

My dad was on the USS wasp I'm his son Carl Carl Kennedy are named Oliver d Kennedy

[@Okiedog1]

Now if they could only find all four Japanese carriers sunk at Midway....

[@Greenpoloboy3]

wow

[@dondidykes6664]

Should start bringing up the air craft

[@steven_green]

Should have just asked Nick Fury

[@jakobming4831]

The hornet NOT THE WASP

[@hevendor958]

It is the Wasp

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

Attention span.

[@camilleyelverton171]

Wow

[@michaelscott9040]

So what is the purpose of these type of missions? They look expensive.

[@bennybop5387]

Well I had read that the people that found Titanic weren't really looking for her, rather they were looking for Russian submarines or something and they used Titanic as like the cover...and once they found the sub they were then allowed to look for Titanic

[@sirboomsalot4902]

To preserve history and find out what happened to the ships lost in WWII. Many of them are grave sites, like the USS Juneau they found a while back. Was lost with all but around 10 crew out of 700, including the 5 Sullivan Brothers

[@xnato-uq1tn]

For posterity. For the nation. To pay our respects, and to remind us all of the cost of our continuing freedom. Are those enough reasons for you? We might be speaking German Japanese and Italian as a nation had we lost WW II. We got lucky.

[@RCN2820]

Pretty sure this is a private project by bill gate's friend.

[@johnelliott7375]

History and money was donations along with their time.

[@herewego2788]

I just hope my tax dollars aren't going to projects like this.

[@bennybop5387]

They are...

[@sirboomsalot4902]

I don’t pay taxes yet, but I would be glad if mine were going towards this. (Precedes to be lectured about taxes)

[@RCN2820]

Pretty sure this is a private project by bill gate's friend.

[@timdavis5937]

Why would you say that? Shame on you. That is a war grave and it is the obligation of the United States and the military to find and identify the remains of all of our fallen soldiers and sailors.

[@johnmunn2537]

Paul Allen and now his legacy fund Petrel and her exploration s.