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USS Intrepid
Paese	Usa
Classe e tipo	Portaerei classe Essex
Lanciato	26 aprile 1943
Disattivato	15 marzo 1974

USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11), nota anche come The Fighting "I", è una delle 24 portaerei classe Essex costruite durante la seconda guerra mondiale per la United States Navy. È la quarta nave della Marina degli Stati Uniti a portare questo nome. Entrato in servizio nell'agosto 1943, l'Intrepid partecipò a diverse campagne nel teatro delle operazioni del Pacifico, in particolare alla battaglia del Golfo di Leyte. Dismessa poco dopo la fine della guerra, fu modernizzata e rimessa in servizio nei primi anni 1950 come portaerei d'attacco (CVA), e poi alla fine divenne una portaerei antisommergibile (CVS). Nella sua seconda carriera, ha servito principalmente nell'Atlantico, ma ha anche partecipato alla guerra del Vietnam.

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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	Stati Uniti
Muratore	Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid Down	1 December 1941
Commissionato	16 August 1943
Displacement	41,200 long tons (full load)
Lunghezza	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).