USS Intrepid Postcard
Object NamePostcard
Historic Owner
Stuart Gelband
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Dateca. 1970
PeriodCold War
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Stuart Gelband. A2018.101
Object numberA2018.101
DescriptionPostcard; Blank postcard with a black and white photograph of USS Intrepid at sea. On the back of the postcard, the caption reads "Constructed by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry- // dock Co. Keel laid: Dec. 1, 1941; Commissioned: // Aug. 16, 1943; Overall length: 898 feet; Maximum // width: 152 feet; Displacement: 42,000 tons. // Battle Ribbons: Navy Unit Commendation, World // War II Victory, China Service, American Campaign, // Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, Navy Occupation Service, // National Defense Service, Vietnam Service and Re- // public of Vietnam Campaign. // Intrepid launches planes with the first American- // built steam catapults, installed Oct. 13, 1944. // Intrepid recovers astronauts: 1962, 1965. // Special Battle Efficiency "E" (CVS operating as // CVA): 1966. // Admiral Flatley Aviation Safety Award: CVA-1961; // CVS-1964; CVA-1967. // Navy Unit Commendation (for) Vietnam Deployment // June 12 - December 8, 1967."
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