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Black and white photograph of aircraft carrier USS Intrepid at sea with airplanes parked on the…
USS Intrepid at Sea
Black and white photograph of aircraft carrier USS Intrepid at sea with airplanes parked on the…
Black and white photograph of aircraft carrier USS Intrepid at sea with airplanes parked on the forward flight deck

USS Intrepid at Sea

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
Dateca. 1957
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Chris & Nancy Wehrung in honor of his grandfather Henry B. Hopson. P2018.05.09
Object numberP2018.05.09
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Horizontal image of the starboard side of Intrepid taken from a plane off the forward starboard side of the ship. Grumman F9F-8 Cougars and Douglas AD-4 Skyraiders are on the forward section of the flight deck. A North American AJ-2 Savage is parked just forward of the island, a second is on the aft end of the ship, and a third is just visible in the middle of the deck, aft of the island. Calm water is around the ship and there is a strong wake. There is a white border around the image. The back has “CVA-11 // (L)2462-A” and “Released // If published credit // must be given as follows // “official photograph // U.S. Navy” stamped and written in black ink.
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