Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers cannot be preserved for safety, security, and cost reasons—meaning that these five ships will likely be the final carriers ever to be preserved as museum ships. The ...

Key Points and Summary - Commissioned in August 1943, the Essex-class carrier USS Intrepid fought across the Pacific, surviving a torpedo at Truk and multiple kamikaze strikes while launching raids ...

“Intrepid” means “fearless, undaunted, adventurous,” and all those words could certainly describe the World War II aircraft carrier that is now a floating museum on New York City’s West Side.

The USS Intrepid, the decommissioned United States aircraft carrier, has been a mainstay on the New York City shoreline since 1982. Offering insight into a type of place that very few people see, this ...

In a unique partnership between the Intrepid Museum and FARO Technologies, one of America's most historic aircraft carriers has been digitally preserved with millimeter-level precision, creating a ...

One of the largest undeveloped sites in Manhattan overlooking the Hudson River is set to become a massive housing project.

Former crew members of the USS Intrepid are being called back to the ship for its 75th anniversary this August. The Intrepid was commissioned on Aug. 16, 1943, marking this year as its 75th ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The USS Intrepid is turning 80, and for the occasion, around 200 former crew members are expected to show up to share old war stories and celebrate another milestone aboard the ...