A visual history of USS Intrepid, one of the most visited museum ships in the world! USSIntrepid, the "Fighting I," was one of Americas longestserving aircraft carriers. Launched during WWII,Intrepidand her crews weathered kamikazes, torpedoes, and typhoons throughout three years of heavy combat. Decommissioned after WWII,Intrepidwas recommissioned in 1955 and designated as an attack carrier (CVA), and in 1961 as an antisubmarine warfare carrier (CVS). In the early 1960s,Intrepidserved to retrieve some of the nations first astronauts during the pioneering Mercury and Gemini spaceflights. In 1966,Intrepidmade the first of three deploymentsto the Tonkin Gulf for combat operations with Carrier Air Wing 10 during the Vietnam War. Intrepidcruised throughout the North Atlantic and Mediterranean in the early 1970s while patrolling for Soviet submarines in antisubmarine operations during the Cold War. With her days at sea over,Intrepidfirst hosted the Navy exhibits during the US bicentennial celebrations in 1976, before finding a new home as theIntrepidSea, Air & Space Museumon the Hudson River waterfront in New York City.

Binding: Hardback;144 pages; Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd; Classification: HBW; Weight: 1064 g; Dimensions: 235 x 235 x 21

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