Former USS Intrepid crewmen celebrate 80th anniversary 02:38. NEW YORK - Eighty years ago Wednesday, the USS Intrepid was commissioned into active military service.. Wednesday morning, former crew ...

NEW YORK — August 16 will mark the 80th anniversary of the commissioning of USS Intrepid (CVS-11), the World War II-era Essex class aircraft carrier that is now the centerpiece of the Intrepid ...

Laid down on December 1, 1941, and commissioned on August 16, 1943, the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Intrepid was one of 24 of its kind built during World War II. Having been launched so late ...

Five weeks after taking his wedding vows, Navy pilot Loren Isley was at war with Japan — a 21-year-old Missourian on March 18, 1945 — making what would be his final mission off the vast USS ...

Del Toro's wife Betty will serve as the new Intrepid's ship sponsor. Additionally, Del Toro announced the name of the destroyer that will follow Intrepid. DDG 146 will be called USS Robert Kerry.

NEW YORK – A new history of the USS Intrepid will be co-written by a former Navy man otherwise known for his long career as a daytime television host — Montel Williams. “The Sailing of the ...