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  National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific
USS Intrepid was extensively modernized by the Navy in 1954 to convert her to a modern attack carrier capable of handling jets.
USS Intrepid was hit by enemy action on five occasions and fought in the largest naval battle in history at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944.
USS Intrepid is in good condition and although extensively modernized in the years since 1945 retains much of her wartime integrity.
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 USS Intrepid - Memory Alpha - A Wikia wiki
A rescue priority was issued to the USS Enterprise to investigate the loss of the Intrepid in an unknown dark zone.
The USS Intrepid (NCC-74600) was the prototype for the Federation Intrepid-class of starships.
In 2379, the USS Intrepid was in Starfleet Battle Group Omega, deployed in sector 1045 to counter the Reman threat.
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 USN Ships--USS Intrepid (CV-11, later CVA-11 and CVS-11)
USS Intrepid, a 27,100 ton Essex class aircraft carrier built at Newport News, Virginia, was commissioned in August 1943.
Intrepid returned to the western Pacific in time for attacks on the Japanese home islands in mid-March 1945, during which she was lightly damaged by a "Kamikaze".
USS Intrepid was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in February 1982 and transferred to a New York City organization for further service as a museum, a role she plays to the present day.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-i/cv11.htm   (1065 words)

  
 the nuclear information project: uss intrepid (CVS-11) port visit to denmark, 1971
The USS Intrepid (CVS-11) arrived in Copenhagen in July 1971, only three years after Denmark's non-nuclear policy was tested by the crash of a nuclear-armed bomber in Greenland.
The route of USS Intrepid (CVS-11) during its extended overseas deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Northern Europe in 1971.
USS Intrepid's mission was to "sanitize" the waters for enemy submarines to enable the strike carriers to sail far enough north for their aircraft to strike the Kola Peninsula.
www.nukestrat.com /dk/intrepid.htm   (2293 words)

  
 Intrepid (CV-11)
Intrepid's planes struck Japanese position in the Palaus 6 and 7 September concentrating on airfields and artillery emplacements on Peleliu.
As Intrepid's planes flew missions in support of the Leyte landings 20 October 144, Japan's Navy, desperately striving to hold the Philippines, was converging on Leyte Gulf from three directions.
Intrepid operated along the Atlantic Coast for the next year from Nova Scotia to the Caribbean perfecting her antisubmarine techniques.
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 USN Ships--USS Intrepid (1804)
USS Intrepid, a 64-ton ketch, was originally built in France in 1798 for use in Napoleon's Egyptian campaign.
Subsequently sold to Tripoli and named Mastico, she participated in the capture of USS Philadelphia on 31 October 1803 and was herself captured by USS Enterprise while en route to Constantinople, Turkey, on 23 December of that year.
Taken into the U.S. Navy early in 1804 and renamed Intrepid, the ketch was placed under the command of Lieutenant Stephen Decatur and assigned a risky, but essential task: the destruction of the captured Philadelphia, whose presence in enemy hands threatened the U.S. Naval position in the Mediterranean.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-i/intrepid.htm   (670 words)

  
 USS Intrepid (CV 11)
USS INTREPID was the third ESSEX - class aircraft carrier and the fourth ship in the Navy to bear the name.
She sortied from Pearl Harbor with carriers USS CABOT (CVL 28) and USS ESSEX (CV 9) 16 January to raid islands at the northeastern corner of Kwajalein Atoll 29 January 1944 and pressed the attack until the last opposition had vanished 2 February.
INTREPID's planes struck Japanese positions in the Palaus 6 and 7 September 1944 concentrating on airfields and artillery emplacements on Peleliu.
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 USS Intrepid -- Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Located in Manhattan, New York, the USS Intrepid, the third Essex class carrier built by the United States, was laid down at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Virginia and commissioned on August 16, 1943.
In two years of fighting against the Japanese the USS Intrepid was hit by enemy action on five occasions and took part in the largest naval battle in history, the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944.
The USS Intrepid was extensively modernized by the Navy in 1954, converting it to a modern attack carrier capable of handling jets.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/aviation/int.htm   (572 words)

  
 USS Miranda Federation Starship Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Intrepid Class is fitted with new bio gel pack computer interfaces which enabled high speed information transfers and the newest sensor equipment who's efficiency exceeded that of the Galaxy Class by 30%.
The Intrepid's combat role was also somewhat limited by her size; unable to carry large numbers of torpedoes or high power phaser banks, Starfleet settled on a scouting and support mission for the ship.
Development of the intrepid class went relatively smoothly in the early and mid stages, but a major problem arose in 2370 with the discovery that the energy emissions of standard warp drives caused considerable cumulative damage to the structure of subspace.
www.ussmiranda.com /ships/intrepid.htm   (1038 words)

  
 USS Intrepid to Be Renovated, USS Intrepid, the Storied Floating Military Museum, to Be Renovated - CBS News
(AP) The USS Intrepid is steeped in history: the aircraft carrier took part in major battles and withstood repeated kamikaze attacks during the Pacific War, and later saw duty in Korea and as a recovery ship for NASA.
Officials were scheduled to announce that the USS Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum will close this fall for an extensive overhaul, a process expected to last 18 months to two years.
Intrepid officials had hinted a year ago that the ship needed some work after 25 years at the same location.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/07/06/ap/national/mainD8IMCAF00.shtml   (511 words)

  
 Intrepid class - Memory Alpha - A Wikia wiki
The Intrepid-class was developed and constructed at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards orbiting Mars, Sol, with the third vessel of the lineage, the USS Voyager being commissioned in 2371.
The hull configuration of the Intrepid adopted the saucer-type shape of previous starship classes, that of primary hull, secondary hull and nacelles driven by the physics of warp generation and control.
The intrepid class USS Bellerophon interiors were obviously a reuse of the Star Trek: Voyager sets for the USS Voyager
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 USS Intrepid (NCC-74600) - Star Trek Expanded Universe Database - A Wikia wiki
The first of her class, she was launched from Earth Station McKinley on 12 January 2371, and continued to serve as a testbed for new technologies, including the Emergency Medical Hologram, until late 2372, shortly before the outbreak of hostilities with the Klingons.
In 2382, under the command of Captain Talath, the Intrepid was assigned to the Chiron Colonial Convoy.
USS Intrepid and convoy in orbit of Chiron IV.
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 wcbstv.com - USS Intrepid Prepares For Shore Leave   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Intrepid's movement was to be marked with much pomp and ceremony -- patriotic music, speeches and a Navy F18 Hornet fighter bomber flyover for the ship that served during World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and as a recovery ship for NASA astronauts.
The Intrepid, launched in 1943, is one of four Essex-class carriers still afloat six decades after spearheading the naval defeat of Japan in the Pacific.
The USS Intrepid was scheduled to be moved on Monday.
wcbstv.com /topstories/local_story_309170914.html   (1042 words)

  
 USS Intrepid (CV-11) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The fourth USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.
Intrepid participated in the Pacific War, most notably the Battle of Leyte Gulf, recovered space capsules of the Mercury and Gemini projects, served in the Vietnam War, and since 1982 has been a museum ship in New York City called Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum.
Intrepid never lost propulsion nor left her station in the task group; and in less than 2 hours, had extinguished the last blaze.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Intrepid_(CV-11)   (2750 words)

  
 wcbstv.com - USS Intrepid To Sail For First Time In 25 Years   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
As a museum, Intrepid has become a top New York City tourist magnet, drawing 700,000 visitors a year in a city whose own military and naval traditions are all but invisible except during the annual Fleet Week observance.
Intrepid also supports a Fallen Heroes Fund that has provided $14 million to aid families of servicemembers killed and wounded in line of duty, and built a $35 million advanced training facility for disabled veterans.
The Intrepid was one of 24 Essex-class carriers, which wrote naval history as the Navy's "fast carrier force" in sea and air battles against Japan.
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 History for USS Intrepid - CVS 11
We helped with the disaster of the USS Forrestal as well as serving on Yankee Station in the Tonkin Gulf.
The fourth Intrepid (CV-11) was commissioned 16 August 1943.
Stuck by a torpedo in February 1944, Intrepid retired from combat duties for extensive repairs mid 1944.
www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageHistory/1,13506,200216,00.html   (183 words)

  
 cbs4denver.com - USS Intrepid Stuck In Mud On Way To Be Restored
Removal of 600 tons of water from the Intrepid's ballast tanks gave the ship added buoyancy, and dredges removed 15,000 cubic yards of mud to create a channel from dockside to deeper water.
The Intrepid serves as a living memorial to the arms services, a tourist attraction that draws hundreds of thousands people a year and, if the need arises, will become as an emergency operation center for city and federal authorities.
The USS Intrepid is being moved to N.J. for repairs.
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 USS Intrepid (CV 11)
The fourth INTREPID was launched 26 April 1943, by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va.; sponsored by Mrs.
INTREPID proved that carriers can safely conduct flight operations without turning into the wind and even launch planes while steaming downwind.
In September, INTREPID, with her work approximately 75 percent completed, eased down the East River to moor at the Naval Supply Depot at Bayonne, N.J., for the completion of her multi-million dollar overhaul.
www.swordsmen.org /intrepid.htm   (2323 words)

  
 Historic aircraft carrier USS Intrepid stuck in the mud - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
NEW YORK (AP) — The legendary aircraft carrier USS Intrepid got stuck in the deep Hudson River mud Monday as powerful tugboats fought to pull it free to tow the floating museum downriver for a $60 million overhaul.
After 24 years at the same pier on Manhattan's West Side, the Intrepid began inching backward out of its berth, but the tugs moved it only a few feet before its giant propellers jammed in the thick accumulation of mud.
The USS Intrepid "stands for countless men and women" who served and are serving the USA, Sen. Clinton said before tugboats attempted in vain to move the carrier.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2006-11-06-USS-intrepid_x.htm   (409 words)

  
 Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum -
Immediately following yesterday's effort to move the former aircraft carrier USS Intrepid to Bayonne, NJ, we reached out to Pentagon and other experts in order to begin to find a solution to the issue of how to move this wonderful ship from her New York home.
The plans to relocate the ship to Bayonne are unchanged, and we look forward to continuing her mission as the Intrepid embarks on another chapter in her extraordinary history.
On November 6, 2006, the aircraft carrier Intrepid was scheduled to be towed from its home at Pier 86 to Bayonne, NJ for restoration and refurbishment.
www.intrepidmuseum.org   (455 words)

  
 Legendary aircraft carrier USS Intrepid got stuck in the mud. - Military Photos
The USS Intrepid, a retired Essex-class aircraft carrier serving as a floating museum, is seen to the right of Pier 86 in New York City, in this June 12, 1990, file photo.
Tugboats work to free the USS Intrepid (CV-11) from its muddy footing at Pier 86 on the west side of Manhattan, Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 in New York.
After 24 years at the same Hudson River pier, the legendary aircraft carrier USS Intrepid was inched out of its berth by powerful tugboats on Monday _ but the trip never got under way because it got stuck in the mud as the tide went down.
www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=96379   (1309 words)

  
 USS Intrepid (1798) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first USS Intrepid was a captured ketch in the United States Navy during the First Barbary War.
Intrepid was built in France in 1798 for Napoleon's Egyptian expedition.
The anxious fleet heard two signal guns as Intrepid entered the harbor; at 9:30, sometime before she was expected to reach her destination, the American squadron was shaken by the concussion of a violent explosion.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Intrepid_(1798)   (867 words)

  
 EarthCam - USS Intrepid Cam
The historic "Send-off Salute" marks the beginning of the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier's two-year, 55 million dollar renovation.
The aircraft carrier made military history as a veteran of World War II and Vietnam, a NASA recovery vessel for the Mercury and Gemini space missions, and as a participant in the blockade of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
It is classified, as an Essex class short- hull Fleet Carrier that is 898 feet long, weighs 42,000 tons and is equipped with 1,600 hatches and doors and 20,000 miles of electric cable.
www.earthcam.com /usa/newyork/intrepid   (358 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Military -- USS Intrepid military museum to leave NYC pier on Hudson River for 2-year ...
The Intrepid's departure will begin with pomp and ceremony, including speeches, patriotic music, a Navy flyover and a parade of “honor ships,” Bill White, president of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, said Thursday.
Intrepid has become a top New York City tourist magnet, drawing 700,000 visitors a year in a city where military and naval traditions are all but invisible except during the annual Fleet Week observance.
The Intrepid was one of 24 Essex-class carriers, the Navy's “fast carrier force,” in sea and air battles against Japan.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/military/20061028-1130-ussintrepid.html   (729 words)

  
 Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: USS INTREPID (CV-11)
USS Intrepid (CV-11) operating in the Philippine Sea in November 1944.
USS Intrepid (CVA-11) prepares to launch a McDonnell F2H-2 "Banshee" jet fighter from the starboard catapult, June 1956.
USS Independence (CVA-62), USS Saratoga (CVA-60), and USS Intrepid (CVA-11) (listed from bottom to top) underway in 1961, with crewmen paraded on deck in a spellout commemorating the 50th birthday of Naval Aviation.
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 USS Intrepid and HS-11 pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
USS Intrepid Earth Cam - This EarthCam camera is mounted high atop the Museum, a 40,000 Ton, 900 foot-long aircraft carrier.
Launched in 1943, the USS Intrepid served the United States Navy for 31 years.
U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Intrepid (CV 11) - The fourth Intrepid was launched 26 April 1943, by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va
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 wcbstv.com - Mud Sinks Intrepid Repair Mission   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The mission to move the Intrepid after spending 24 years at the same Hudson River pier was called off for the day at around 10:30 a.m., according to Dan Bender, a Coast Guard spokesman.
After its refurbishment, the Intrepid, which serves as a living memorial to the armed services and a popular tourist attraction, also was to serve as a city and federal emergency operation center if the need arose.
The Intrepid's move was to be marked with patriotic music, speeches and a Navy F18 Hornet fighter bomber flyover.
wcbstv.com /topstories/local_story_310070103.html   (1025 words)

  
 Aircraft carrier stuck in New York City mud - CNN.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The legendary World War II aircraft carrier USS Intrepid got stuck in deep Hudson River mud Monday as powerful tugboats fought to pull it free to tow the floating museum down river for a $60 million overhaul.
Officials weren't sure Monday when they would try to move the Intrepid again, or whether they might try instead to leave it in place and refurbish it in its Manhattan berth, Intrepid President Bill White said at a news conference.
Elected officials, veterans who served on the Intrepid and others had waited on the flight deck for the beginning of the journey five miles down the river to a dry dock in Bayonne, New Jersey.
www.cnn.com /2006/US/11/06/ussintrepid.ap/index.html   (730 words)

  
 Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - USS Intrepid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
USS Intrepid won fame in the Pacific in World War II as the "Fighting I." She survived numerous kamikaze and bomb hits.
USS Intrepid embarked on her second career as a sea air space museum in New York City in 1982.
Permanent and rotating exhibits on Intrepid's hangar deck depict the past, present and future of military technology.
www.hnsa.org /ships/intrepid.htm   (223 words)

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