National Historic Landmark · aircraft carrier · New York, New York

Uss Intrepid (aircraft carrier)

Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy in New York, New York. Added to the National Register in 1986, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1986
428-GX-K-128503 (30267662650)A starboard quarter view of the docked anti-submarine warfare support aircraft carrier ex-USS INTREPID (CVS-11). The INTREPID is to be refitted and opened to the public as a museum - DPLA - a109ede8248a478a86e058638e14f0fdA-4E Skyhawk of VA-45 landing aboard USS Intrepid (CVS-11), circa in 1973A-4E Skyhawks of VA-45 in flight over USS Intrepid (CVS-11) c1973
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What it is

Wikipedia · USS Intrepid (CV-11)

USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11), also known as The Fighting "I", is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. She is the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in August 1943, Intrepid participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, including the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressIntrepid Sq., New York, NY
CountyNew York County
ListedJan 14, 1986
Reference number86000082
Type of placeaircraft carrier, museum ship, preserved watercraft
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressIntrepid Sq., New York, NY
Coordinates40.76479, -74.00090 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitTheodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site · 2 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyCamp Gateway - Staten Island 12 mi · Camp Gateway- Brooklyn Ny 13 mi · Camp Gateway - Sandy Hook 22 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 86000082. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.