USS Intrepid

If you have been in New York, you may have gone to the intrepid Museum. It one of the well-known museums where you can tour the famous Air Craft Carrier. But the history of this ship and its mission had changed over the years.

The building of the Intrepid had started in the months leading up to the pearl harbor bombing, and the ship would be sent out onto the open seas in 1943. In 1994, the ship survived its most brutal test when, in the pacific ocean, when it was struck by five Japanese Kamikaze planes. During World War II, the intrepid and its crew shot down 301 Japanese aircraft and sunk 122 ships.

The Intrepid would come back to the ocean long after the second world war. This time during the height of the cold war. The ship would practice and simulate attacks on the Soviet Union in a scenario when they would have to use Nuclear Weapons. The ship was in a way the first line of defense and the crew was very serious about their job because they felt that they were the ones keeping World War III from happening. The Cold War sparked a technological rivalry in the space race. The Intrepid was sent out on two recovery missions for when rockets came back and splashed into the Ocean.

One of Intrepid's last missions was to go to Vietnam for the Vietnam war. That Mission was known for the rigorous work that the put in on a daily basis. Most of them were extremely motivated because they all had a friend who was in Vietnam. They were hoping that the work they did on the Ocean would limit some of the work and suffering that was on land.

The Intrepid was retired in 1974 and it seemed that the aged ship would be sent to a scrapyard. But in 1982, it was brought to New York and was turned into a Museum. Now, as one of the most famous Aircraft Carriers, the intrepid still welcomes visitors to its Museum.*



*I have been to the Museum multiple times and it was a very good experience and there were many things to learn. I would recommend it to anyone who is in New York and looking for activities.