USN · CV
Intrepid
Photos and infoEssex-class carrier. Commissioned 16 August 1943. From 29 January to 2 February 1944 she raided Roi and Namur, then went on to Truk, where a torpedo hit her quarter on the night of 17 February. Planes from Intrepid and Cabot began the attack that ended with American carrier planes sinking Musashi. She reached Ulithi on 13 March 1945, after the Iwo Jima landings. Decommissioned 22 March 1947. Preserved as a museum in New York.
| Class | Essex class |
|---|---|
| Type | Aircraft carrier (CV) |
| Hull | CV-11 |
| Builder | Newport News |
| Launched | 1943-04-26 |
| Commissioned | 1943-08-16 |
| Fate | Afloat. Decommissioned 22 March 1947. Preserved as a museum in New York. |
| Armament (class) | Fleet carrier. Flight deck, with the island set aft of amidships. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
USS Intrepid (CV-11) operating in the Philippine Sea in November 1944. U.S. Navy photograph NH 97468. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Sprague, Thomas LamisonCaptain from 16 August 1943Relieved on 28 March 1944RGGaines, Richard KennaCaptain from 28 March 1944Relieved on 19 April 1944
Sample, William DodgeCaptain from 19 April 1944Relieved on 19 May 1944RGGaines, Richard KennaCaptain from 19 May 1944Relieved on 30 May 1944
Bolger, Joseph FrancisCaptain from 30 May 1944Relieved on 15 February 1945GSShort, Giles ElzaCaptain from 15 February 1945Relieved on 31 January 1946RBBlick, Robert Edwin Jr.Captain from 31 January 1946Relieved on 11 April 1946
Sanchez, Henry GabrielCaptain from 11 April 1946Relieved on 4 November 1946AGGiesser, Arthur ArloCaptain from 4 November 1946Relieved on 22 March 1947Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · raided Roi and Namur, 29 January to 2 February
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · a kamikaze hit her on 16 April; not sunk
