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USS Intrepid
Pays	Usa
Classe et type	Porte-avions de classe Essex
Lancé	26 avril 1943
Déclassés	15 mars 1974

USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11), également connu sous le nom de The Fighting « Je », est l’un des 24 porte-avions de classe Essex construits pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale pour l’United States Navy. Il est le quatrième navire de l’US Navy à porter ce nom. Mis en service en août 1943, l’Intrepid participe à plusieurs campagnes sur le théâtre d’opérations du Pacifique, notamment à la bataille du golfe de Leyte. Désarmé peu après la fin de la guerre, il a été modernisé et remis en service au début des années 1950 en tant que porte-avions d’attaque (CVA), puis est finalement devenu un porte-avions anti-sous-marin (CVS). Dans sa deuxième carrière, elle a servi principalement dans l’Atlantique, mais a également participé à la guerre du Vietnam.

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USS Intrepid CVA-11 Walk Around
Photographer	Vladimir Yakubov
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General Characteristics and Role

The USS Intrepid (CV-11, later CVA-11 and CVS-11) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy’s famed Essex-class. Launched during World War II, the Intrepid saw heavy combat in the Pacific Theater, earning five battle stars. It was one of the most successful and longest-serving carriers of its class. Following World War II, it underwent modernization under the SCB-27C program, which converted it into an Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA-11) suitable for operating early jet aircraft, and later into an Anti-Submarine Warfare Support Carrier (CVS-11). Today, the Intrepid is preserved as the centerpiece of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.

Property	Typical Value (Post-SCB-27C Modernization)
Classe	Essex-class (Long-Hull)
National Origin	États-Unis
constructeur	Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid Down	1 December 1941
commissionné	16 August 1943
Déplacement	41,200 long tons (full load)
Length	272.7 m (894 ft 8 in)
Beam (Flight Deck)	58.4 m (191 ft 7 in)
Draft	8.5 m (28 ft 0 in)
Complement (Crew)	Approx. 3,500 personnel

Machinery and Performance

Propulsion: 8 x Babcock & Wilcox boilers driving 4 x Westinghouse geared steam turbines.
Power Output: 150,000 shp (110 MW).
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph).
Range: 20,000 nautical miles (37,000 km) at 15 knots.
Modernization Features: After the SCB-27C and SCB-125 modernizations, the carrier featured a strengthened angled flight deck, two steam catapults, and mirror landing systems for jets.

Armament and Air Group

Air Group (WWII): Approx. 90-100 aircraft (F6F Hellcats, SB2C Helldivers, TBF Avengers).
Air Group (Post-Modernization): Could operate jet fighters and attack aircraft (e.g., F2H Banshees, F9F Cougars, A-1 Skyraiders), or Anti-Submarine Helicopters (e.g., SH-3 Sea Kings) when configured as CVS-11.
Defensive Armament (Post-WWII): Typically included 127 mm (5 inch) anti-aircraft guns, supplemented by CIWS (Close-in Weapon Systems) later in its service life.
Notable Service: Served in the Vietnam War (CVA-11 configuration) and acted as the recovery ship for two NASA space missions (Mercury and Gemini).