USS Intrepid (CV-11/Cva-11/Cvs-11): From World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to Museum Ship (Legends of Warfare: Naval #22) (Hardcover)

USS Intrepid (CV-11/Cva-11/Cvs-11): From World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to Museum Ship (Legends of Warfare: Naval #22) By David Doyle Cover Image
By David Doyle
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This is book number 22 in the Legends of Warfare: Naval series.

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USS Intrepid, the "Fighting I," was one of America's longest-serving aircraft carriers. Launched during WWII, Intrepid and her crews weathered kamikazes, torpedoes, and typhoons throughout three years of heavy combat.
  • Decommissioned after WWII, Intrepid was recommissioned in 1955 and designated as an attack carrier (CVA), and in 1961 as an antisubmarine warfare carrier (CVS).
  • In the early 1960s, Intrepid served to retrieve some of the nation's first astronauts during the pioneering Mercury and Gemini spaceflights.
  • In 1966, Intrepid made the first of three deployments to the Tonkin Gulf for combat operations with Carrier Air Wing 10 during the Vietnam War.
  • Intrepid cruised 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, Intrepid first hosted the Navy exhibits during the US bicentennial celebrations in 1976, before finding a new home as the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on the Hudson River waterfront in New York City.



Product Details
ISBN: 9780764363573
ISBN-10: 0764363573
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Publication Date: May 28th, 2022
Pages: 144
Language: English
Series: Legends of Warfare: Naval
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