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Wasp - Any of numerous winged hymenopterus insects possessing smooth, slender bodies, and an abdomen attached by a narrow stalk. They have well developed wings, biting mouthparts, and often administer painful stings |
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Sloop-of-war USS Wasp (V), circa 1814. Artist and source unknown. |
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Engravings of USS Wasp (V) and HMS Reindeer by Abel Bowen, from "The Naval Monument, 1838". |
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Marines aboard USS Wasp (V) engage HMS Reindeer, June 1814. Copy of a painting by Sergeant John Clymer -
1927 - 1981.
US National Archives and Records Administration cataloged under the ARC Identifier (National Archives Identifier) 532579. Record group: Record Group 127: Records of
the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 - 9999 (National Archives Identifier: 456). Series: General Photograph File of the U.S. Marine Corps, compiled 1927 - 1981, documenting the
period 1775 - 1981 (National Archives Identifier: 532396)
Painting by American artist, Staff Sgt. John F. Clymer, on display at the U.S. National Museum of the Marine Corps.
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