Laid down on December 1, 1941, and commissioned on August 16, 1943, the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid was one of 24 of its kind built during World War II. Having been launched so late in ...
Just off Pier 86 in Manhattan, New York City, lies the USS Intrepid, a famous WWII-era aircraft carrier. The Intrepid began her storied military career in 1943, being sent to capture the Marshall ...