U.S.S. Intrepid
Address:
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
North River, Pier 86
Manhattan
212-245-0072
Category: Historic Ships
Current use: Dockside museum. Dry docked for restoration 2006 to Fall 2008
Built: 1943 Newport News Shipbldg., VA
Length: 856, Beam: 93, Draft: 30/54.6
Displacement: 33292 Hull: STEEL
Original Use: Combatant
Designation: National Register of Historic Places, National Historic Landmark.
Description: One of 24 Essex Class carriers, Intrepid weighs 42,000 tons and is as tall as a 16-story building. She could reach speeds of 30 knots. Intrepid has had an active career beginning in WWII, where she joined the fleet at Leyte Gulf, the largest naval engagement in history. She has survived kamikaze hits, seven bomb attacks and a torpedo strike. She served in Korea and Vietnam, and was the prime recovery vessel for NASA, finally retiring in 1974. Host to Fleet Week activities each May.
