Well I goofed in not looking more closely at the main subject in the image. I was focused on the similarity of the photos. Do you have a source for this photo? There should be a 80-GK number associated with it. Many of the dates provided with photos from WWII are suspect and need research to verify or establish a date. Many dates given are when the photos were turned in, some are labelled as "Rec'd Date".
The photographers onboard USS WASP (CV-7) were quite prolific during her career. I have come across quite a few images (most are B&W of course) that they had taken of ships they sailed with during her career and their surroundings. Her aerial photographers took photos of their ship as well. USS WASP photographers took a series of famous color images of the ships in their convoy on her passage from San Diego to Tongatabu. It appears that her photos and color film (processing of color onboard ships wasn't possible) taken during that trip were turned in at Tongatabu, because no "verified" photos taken by USS WASP after Tongatabu up to her lost seem to exist ... likely going down with the ship.
I can help on a couple of the images you are referring to. This color image, 80-GK-447, of USS WASP (CV-7) erroneously dated as June 1942 at San Diego (the configuration didn't match that date), has been an unknown as to place and date when taken. See first image. I scanned the original 5x7 transparency at NARA. I also, found other images obviously taken at the same time and which seldom get used. Two other overhead aerial views, 80-GK-448 and 449, are generally not used because they are out of focus!! However, another overhead view, 80-GK-451 also a 5x7 transparency, showing USS WASP (CV-7) in company with other ships allowed me to be able to determine the date and place. See second image.
The second image shows USS WASP with the same aircraft deck park as the first image. But more important is the fact that USS NORTH CAROLINA and USS WASHINGTON are BOTH anchored near her. USS WASP and USS WASHINGTON operated together often in early 1942. However, USS NORTH CAROLINA was seldom with either of them during that period. By going through Deck Logs, I found that these three ships were only together from late 24 to early 26 March 1942 at Casco Bay, ME. USS WASP arrived late on 24 March with cruiser and destroyer escorts to meet up with USS WASHINGTON and other units designated to be part of TF 39 (becoming TF 99) that left for the UK early on 26 March 1942, to be temporally part of the Home Fleet.
Hence these photos have to have been taken on 25 March 1942, at Casco Bay just prior to a historic Task Force departure. Whose aircraft was used to take these photos, is an unknown.
In addition, I came across and scanned this image, 80-GK-768 another 5x7 transparency, taken onboard USS WASP at San Diego. Since USS WASP arrived at San Diego on 19 June 1942 and departed on 1 July 1942, this photo was taken during those dates. You should have a pretty good idea of what her deck and markings looked like at that time. This is likely one of the first images taken with color film from the voyage to Tongatabu.