| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Aircraft Carrier |
| Class | Essex |
| Pennant | CV 18 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 18 Mar 1942 |
| Launched | 17 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 Nov 1943 |
| End service | 1 Jul 1972 |
| History | Oriskany was renamed Wasp (ii) on 26 September 1942. |
| Former name | Oriskany |
Commands listed for USS Wasp (ii) (CV 18)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/R.Adm. Clifton Albert Frederick Sprague, USN | 24 Nov 1943 | 22 Jul 1944 |
| 2 | T/Capt. Oscar Arthur Weller, USN | 22 Jul 1944 | 7 Jun 1945 |
| 3 | T/Capt. Wendell Gray Switzer, USN | 7 Jun 1945 | 4 Mar 1946 |
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