USS Wasp, I served as flight deck corpsman early 92 until my honorable discharge in Nov 93. Did the Shellback initiation on that deck when we crossed equator during operations off the coast of Somalia summer 93.
@chrismiddendorf8919 My Dad was an Army Surgeon WWII Germany. He got Drafted 8 Months after his Brother was Killed in Combat April 6,1942 Bataan Philippines Listed MIA 2nd Lt John Roslick of the 31st Inf Reg.
I visited the USS Midway June of last year for my birthday. It was a really awesome experience and was really cool learning about the history of the carrier
have you ever seen the tv documentary called, Battle 360? 10 episodes about the USS Enterprise CV(N)-6. also has many interviews with former Sailors. if you like history, you're going to love this tv series. one of the places you can watch it at is tubi I once visited a WW2 sub. wow, you gain another level of respect for everyone who served aboard them. my closet is bigger than the captain's cabin
When she says surgery she actually understated the medical capabilities of the Wasp. The ship has EIGHT operating rooms. My father served on the Wasp when he was in the Navy and has very fond memories of his time aboard.
6 Operating rooms, 64 bed with 600 bed overflow (using troop berthing just forward of main medical) full medical laboratory etc. The 2nd most capable medical facility afloat besides the Mercy class hospital ships!
@@dundonrl Wrong 😑 the second best is a Nimitz / ford class carrier then w usns mercy / comfort served on both the mercy and Nimitz that’s how I know .
@@TheAidanodian that’s why sometimes those ships doc and serve as mini hospitals 🏥. They both did during 2020. For that at least the Marcy should get an award help the nation heal .
How the hell did it sink in Guadalcanal but it's docked in NYC right now and I'm not trying to be rude I'm actually just curious did they raise it or something
Got to say..this is really neat! She did an excellent job with the tour. I recall the first ship I went on, walking round and round..looked like a lost pup 😂I am Marine & Navy bias so this was a great jog to memory.
I served on the WASP, SAR det retired rescue swimmer. If you look in the video you’ll see the helicopter on the flight deck you can barely make out BR on the tail with a little octopus HC-8 which turned into HSC-28 outta Norfolk Va!
Damn, a lot of respect for rescue swimmers. Excuse my ignorance, but were you a detachment from the Coast Guard or do PJs perform rescue swimmer roles as well? Massive respect either way, I used to watch Coast Guard rescue swimmers practice all the time here in Rhode Island as a kid and my dad did a ton of work with the PJs, heard a lot of stories.
Huge respect to you sir. As a highschooler exploring my opinions, rescue swimming has always been an interest in mind. I have a vague understanding of the risks and challenges that come with rescue swimming, so I can't even begin to imagine the hard work and dedication the entire rate has instore. Thank you for your service!
My father did, too. He had a Wasp Association cap he would never let me wear. But years after his death in 2001, I wore it to an electronics store. As I stood in line to make a purchase I started talking to a young man behind me. I noticed his wife was looking at me. She then screamed, “Look at his cap!” He did and was somewhat shocked when he read Wasp Association. I told him my father had been on the Wasp’s first Pacific cruise in 1944. He said he had been a sailor on the new Wasp’s first cruise.
My son was the NGLO OFFICER for the 1-12 out of Hawaii (simperfi) he got to go on board the USS WASP when they went to ROCKET MANS FRONT DOOR. the boots I am now wearing were worn on that flight deck on that day. DANG IT BOY!!!! GO NAVY and US MARINES. ❤❤❤
my dad served on the USS Wasp 2 times in his career. He was 19 the first time as a Diesel worker and he just finished his second time in June. He was the Chief Engineer. The Wasp was his final ship. I could not be more proud of him
What does she mean by saying that the USS was the very first warship in 1775 did they make this ship in honor of that!?!? cus im like obviously this ship isn't from 1775
Idk if this is the same uss wasp that served during the golf war since there has been a couple wasps, but my dad served for 6 years on that ship, more than likely!
The type 075 is superior and better looking, and the type 076 will be superior and better looking when built, it is currently being manufactured right now, and the type 075 will be bigger too
In 1996 while serving onboard the USS SEATTLE AOE-3 while on an underway “REPLENISHMENT @SEA “ alongside the USS WASP our Helmsman lost control of *GYRO COMPASS” causing a collision ! I was at the aft end of the ship conducting flight quarters when I witnessed the wasp elevator taking out out flight quarters tower on the o3-deck and damaging out B and H crane on the o2 deck ! NO INJURIES REPORTED!
Mmmm, dropping a flat elevator from the flat deck to the hold so they can do "maintenance"... You gotta love how much the US doesn't want to openly discuss the fact that this is a small carrier in all but name
Yep. The US Navy doesn’t officially consider them Aircraft Carriers but for any other nation’s navy this would be an aircraft carrier. What the US Navy actually considers an Aircraft Carrier is *huge*
USS Wasp, I served as flight deck corpsman early 92 until my honorable discharge in Nov 93. Did the Shellback initiation on that deck when we crossed equator during operations off the coast of Somalia summer 93.
Ooh interesting!
So, you simualted getting bent over by a fellow sailor....ok...no a surpise.
Greetings from a sailor of the USS EISENHOWER. CVN-69. And a blue nose.
@chrismiddendorf8919
My Dad was an Army Surgeon WWII Germany. He got Drafted 8 Months after his Brother was Killed in Combat April 6,1942 Bataan Philippines Listed MIA 2nd Lt John Roslick of the 31st Inf Reg.
@@richlo8887,nu,jj,,,,_u0_.
She did a way better tour than I did in Germany
Bro 💀
Nah 💀
Germany is still full of lots of sauer kraut 😂 its socialism is still marching forward, on the backs of capitalism.
@@jonslg240yeah thats how its supposed to be here its called a social market economy
I mean the texas did a good tour in France soooo
I remember the USS Wasp for recovery of Gemini and Apollo astronauts in the 60s and 70s.
Wonderful!! ❤
USS Wasp CV-18 and USS Hornet CV-12 did this...this particular USS Wasp was not in service that early.
Most of those were the Hornet. My uncle was a helicopter crewman and helped pick up the skylab 3 and 4 and apollo 14 missions when he was in the Navy.
The uss wasp still holds the record for the heaviest thing moved across land
@@Comanchee0689 I did not know there was more than one christened Wasp. Thank you!
Only a real battlefield 4 fan knows what this ship is just from what we see
The USS Valkyrie.
@@taiwandxt6493 yes
yooo when I saw that ramp it hit me
I KNEW I RECOGNIZED THIS SHIT
The Valkyrie 😢
Would have loved a longer video on this, very interesting!
Such an underrated channel. Really love your videos man, so interesting!
HOW MANY GALLONS OF FECES AND URINE ARE IN THAT DISGUSTING BODY OF WATER.
I visited the USS Midway June of last year for my birthday. It was a really awesome experience and was really cool learning about the history of the carrier
have you ever seen the tv documentary called, Battle 360? 10 episodes about the USS Enterprise CV(N)-6. also has many interviews with former Sailors. if you like history, you're going to love this tv series. one of the places you can watch it at is tubi
I once visited a WW2 sub. wow, you gain another level of respect for everyone who served aboard them. my closet is bigger than the captain's cabin
@@Jerseybytes2 I haven't, but I've heard of the series. I've always been interested in history surrounding WW2 and I always want to learn more
@@mrreaper45 if that's the case you should totally check tubi out. they have a lot of ww2 documentaries like hell in the pacific
When she says surgery she actually understated the medical capabilities of the Wasp. The ship has EIGHT operating rooms. My father served on the Wasp when he was in the Navy and has very fond memories of his time aboard.
So it can do surgeries. I don’t think she understand it 😂
6 Operating rooms, 64 bed with 600 bed overflow (using troop berthing just forward of main medical) full medical laboratory etc. The 2nd most capable medical facility afloat besides the Mercy class hospital ships!
@@dundonrl Wrong 😑 the second best is a Nimitz / ford class carrier then w usns mercy / comfort served on both the mercy and Nimitz that’s how I know .
Damn that’s more than a small hospital
@@TheAidanodian that’s why sometimes those ships doc and serve as mini hospitals 🏥. They both did during 2020. For that at least the Marcy should get an award help the nation heal .
My great uncles were machinists on the Wasp when it sunk in Guadalcanal.
How the hell did it sink in Guadalcanal but it's docked in NYC right now and I'm not trying to be rude I'm actually just curious did they raise it or something
@@juicewrld5884 Different USS Wasp. The ship they are likely referring to is USS Wasp (CV-7) a one-off light carrier that served and was sunk in WW2.
@@juicewrld5884oh yeah man like a ship started in 1775 can survive 250 years
@@juicewrld5884ships keep getting the same name, to carry on the legacy after the predecessor retires or is sunk
@@juicewrld5884 New ship - old Name.
Got to say..this is really neat! She did an excellent job with the tour. I recall the first ship I went on, walking round and round..looked like a lost pup 😂I am Marine & Navy bias so this was a great jog to memory.
I served on the WASP, SAR det retired rescue swimmer. If you look in the video you’ll see the helicopter on the flight deck you can barely make out BR on the tail with a little octopus HC-8 which turned into HSC-28 outta Norfolk Va!
Damn, a lot of respect for rescue swimmers. Excuse my ignorance, but were you a detachment from the Coast Guard or do PJs perform rescue swimmer roles as well? Massive respect either way, I used to watch Coast Guard rescue swimmers practice all the time here in Rhode Island as a kid and my dad did a ton of work with the PJs, heard a lot of stories.
Huge respect to you sir. As a highschooler exploring my opinions, rescue swimming has always been an interest in mind. I have a vague understanding of the risks and challenges that come with rescue swimming, so I can't even begin to imagine the hard work and dedication the entire rate has instore. Thank you for your service!
Yay my 3rd ship. Am proud to say I’ve been on half the LHD’s on the East Coast 😊😊😊😊
I served on the Wasp 2010-2012..very interesting times to say the least 😅
Got to be to the USS Wasp temporarily and got to work with her! She’s fantastic and loved being there
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I served on her Sister Ship, the USS Iwo Jima LHD-7 for a short time, amazing Vessels.
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Saw her in Nassau a week ago. Cool ship
Plumber 'em
My father served on the USS WASP (CV 18) during Kate’s. He attended the commissioning of the LHD 1.
I was on the USS eagle Grove LSD 32 and I was one of the line handlers for the commissioning of the Wasp
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My father did, too. He had a Wasp Association cap he would never let me wear. But years after his death in 2001, I wore it to an electronics store. As I stood in line to make a purchase I started talking to a young man behind me. I noticed his wife was looking at me. She then screamed, “Look at his cap!” He did and was somewhat shocked when he read Wasp Association. I told him my father had been on the Wasp’s first Pacific cruise in 1944. He said he had been a sailor on the new Wasp’s first cruise.
WW2 German veteran
I served on her sister ship, USS Essex LHD-2 from April 93 till April 98, great ships!
This was surreal, I was there for fleet week, that is my ship currently
This is the LHD-1, I served on the the USS Essex, LHD-2! So cool
My son was the NGLO OFFICER for the 1-12 out of Hawaii (simperfi) he got to go on board the USS WASP when they went to ROCKET MANS FRONT DOOR. the boots I am now wearing were worn on that flight deck on that day. DANG IT BOY!!!! GO NAVY and US MARINES. ❤❤❤
I remember ramming a gunboat down into the welldeck and fighting off chinese invaders in Battlefield 4 on this style of carrier. Amazing ship class
Served on the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) back in 91’! One of the Great Memories of My Youth!
My GPA was a LT in the US Navy he survived pear harbor as he was stationed there. He retired in ‘55 Honorably. RIP GPA Herb🤙🏻
I really should make the effort one of these years to go to Fleet Week when they have an LHD & I can wear my LHA-4 Ballcap
my dad served on the USS Wasp 2 times in his career. He was 19 the first time as a Diesel worker and he just finished his second time in June. He was the Chief Engineer. The Wasp
was his final ship. I could not be more proud of him
The magic happened when harriers were taking off and landing.
My Dad was a cook in the KarianMy Dad was a cook in the Korean way he served from 1941 to 1953 !
What an awesome indoor swimming pool
MARINES are not soldiers, Soldiers are ARMY!! MARINES ARE MARINES
Wow haven't seen her in a few years hope it's still doing well
the USS Wasp was literally right next to my ship not so long ago. CVN 69.
Recently I was at a plane park in nyc, there was a carrier there that hade lots of ships, and best of all a space shuttle and a concord
I spent a time on the Essex on the 31st MEU, another WASP class ship. I thought the inside of that looked extremely familiar.
Been on an LHD on deployment it was fun! But we had a harrier crash on the flight deck and I was on the deck below it, pretty crazy lol
I deployed with the wasp and the 24th MEU. Thank you for your service squids.
This ship was identical the the USS Bohheme Richard which was the ship that caught fire in San Deigo
never forget the USS Liberty and the brave men who lost their lives that day
I proud mom from son’s Navy
I took that ship to Afghanistan in 2004 I also got my knee stitches in the medical room she showed. Awesome video!
Looking good Wasp. 2002-2004 🫡
Many years ago my daddy served on the USS Wasp
My grandpa worked up there in computers in the Vietnam war he said they had to write backwards to talk to each other on a glass window
I served on her 94-97 Abh 3 Perez air/v1
My dad served on this ship, it’s weird seeing it on UA-cam now wen I seen it as a kid
"Dang if we had that in1775 no wonder we beat the British."
First thing I thought of was Tombstone and the SS Valkyrie, RIP
Don’t piss off a hungry sailor 😂😂😂😂 must have a good cook!
Him: so does this function as a aircraft carrier.
Her: no it actually functions as a attack helicopter
I was in the shipyard when this ship was built.
I remember watching a movie where the hangar was like that, short and wide maybe they shot the movie in the Wasp?
My grandpa served on the uss wasp aircraft carrier in ww2
Served on this ship for my first 3 years in the navy moved over to the Ronald Reagan lord wasp was like luxury now that I think about it
Having surgery in the middle of the ocean would be a trip.
He definitely told her how many followers he has
Charleston has to Yorktown, possibly the best experience ever.
my grandfather was also a cook in the Korean War!
Navy men and women?😅 they’re called SAILORS😅
I was stationed on the WASP from 2004 to 2007. Lots of good times and a few bad on that ship.
The USS Wasp was my unit sole transportation when we went to Okinawa, main land Japan , Philippines and South Korea
Love those toys.
Good vid, thank you
What does she mean by saying that the USS was the very first warship in 1775 did they make this ship in honor of that!?!?
cus im like obviously this ship isn't from 1775
Yea
Good vid, a little to short. Just one suggestion, I wouldn't keep calling the marines on board ship, soldiers. They don't like it.
Idk if this is the same uss wasp that served during the golf war since there has been a couple wasps, but my dad served for 6 years on that ship, more than likely!
I saw WASP in the Philippines back in 2019, it had f-35’s on her deck. Such an amazing and scary thing to see
you just know shes doing it with a bunch of different guys on board. women in the navy are sooo bad for morale man..
All I can think of is battlefield 4
My older brother served on the USS wasp in the first desert Storm
F35s were melting the flight decks during testing on amphibs
When I heard USs Wasp, I thought of USS Hornet, I don’t know why
important to say the specific ship is not that old but the name is.
Her neckerchief is Unsat
I'm so happy women are finally allowed to wear pants now instead of those awful skirts
The type 075 is superior and better looking, and the type 076 will be superior and better looking when built, it is currently being manufactured right now, and the type 075 will be bigger too
In 1996 while serving onboard the USS SEATTLE AOE-3 while on an underway “REPLENISHMENT @SEA “ alongside the USS WASP our Helmsman lost control of *GYRO COMPASS” causing a collision ! I was at the aft end of the ship conducting flight quarters when I witnessed the wasp elevator taking out out flight quarters tower on the o3-deck and damaging out B and H crane on the o2 deck ! NO INJURIES REPORTED!
Saw one out of water in San Deigo. Was cool and amazing. Plus saw one being moved into dock by tugs.
I used to drive that boat.
😂
Mmmm, dropping a flat elevator from the flat deck to the hold so they can do "maintenance"...
You gotta love how much the US doesn't want to openly discuss the fact that this is a small carrier in all but name
I think we have eleven of these type ships? Any one of them would be the flagship on any other navy in the world.
Yep. The US Navy doesn’t officially consider them Aircraft Carriers but for any other nation’s navy this would be an aircraft carrier. What the US Navy actually considers an Aircraft Carrier is *huge*
did a MEU float in 2019 on this beauty... 31st MEU 19-2
Asking if it functions as an aircraft carrier while looking at the aircraft on the boat
Can u possible do a tour of a ship again I want to know what there jobs are what do they do and why what does it do please
I served on the wasp go mc1 blosh!
I live in Oslo and not so long ago the USS Gerald R. Ford was here
I went there and it was amazing
And yes I like my own comment
Correction it wasn’t made in 1775 it was made in 1987
Imagine The 17th century sailors seeing any of these ships.
I was on the USS Essex (LHD-2)
The LHD’s are the Swiss Army knife of the U.S. Navy. 😉
“Navy men and women” You mean…sailors?
All LHA's and LHD's are built at Ingall's Shipbuilding in my hometown of Pascagoula, Mississippi.
I precommed the USS ESSEX LHD-2 there in 1992
@@terrybutler818 Awesome. Not much to do down here though. Go to the casinos in Biloxi, New Orleans or the beach in Florida.
Carriers are epic
Spent a few MEU med cruises on the WASP. Lots of good memories on that ship 😁
i went on a tour through the ship. was awesome
Oh boy the top insect good times
Thank you for sharing bud. Very interesting and informative!
U dare you to go to Los Angeles and go to midway
She knows more about USS Wasp than any Star Wars nerd about Star Wars