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Black and white photograph of USS Intrepid at sea with aircraft visible on the flight deck
USS Intrepid at Sea
Black and white photograph of USS Intrepid at sea with aircraft visible on the flight deck
Black and white photograph of USS Intrepid at sea with aircraft visible on the flight deck

USS Intrepid at Sea

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
Date1957–1961
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Robert Wayne Osburn and family. P2013.149.01
Object numberP2013.149.01
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Horizontal official photograph of the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid at sea. The photograph was taken from the perspective of a landing airplane, looking down the length of the ship from the stern toward the bow. There are a few airplanes on the flight deck. The optical landing system, commonly known as the meatball, can be seen on the port side of the landing area. The number 11 is painted on the edge of the flight deck. Twin 3-inch/50 caliber guns are visible on the fantail. A white wake churns behind the ship. There is a white border around the image.
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Cover of red scrapbook that has “Photographs” embossed on the top left corner
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Richard J. O'Brien
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Black and white photograph of the fuel tank on a Douglas AD-6 Skyraider coming loose as the air…
Douglas AD-6 Skyraider Landing on USS Intrepid
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1957–1959
Object number: P2013.149.145
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Edward A. Ritter
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After a Kamikaze Attack
Vernon E. Hazard
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Black and white photograph of a Douglas AD-6 Skyraider in a plume of smoke after a fuel tank fe…
Douglas AD-6 Skyraider with Detached Fuel Tank
Robert Wayne Osburn
1957–1959
Object number: P2013.149.146
CD with sepia image of USS Intrepid at sea with text that reads "Oral History Collection"
John Lawrence Donoghue Oral History
John Lawrence Donoghue
September 14, 2021
Object number: OHP.216
Black and white photograph of two photographer’s mates filming landings on the flight deck with…
Filming Landings on the Flight Deck
Robert Wayne Osburn
1957–1961
Object number: P2013.149.70
Black and white photograph of a sailor shoveling snow off an anti-aircraft gun mount
Snow-Covered Gun Tub
Robert Wayne Osburn
1957–1961
Object number: P2022.51.01
Mechanics in the hangar deck work on the engine and wing of a Grumman TBF-1C Avenger airplane
Mechanics Working on a Grumman TBF-1C Avenger
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
February 2, 1944
Object number: P00.2012.01.21
Color photograph of an aircraft landing on USS Intrepid’s fight deck
Douglas A-1 Skyraider Landing
Agustin Ramos
1963–1966
Object number: P2013.161.33
Black and white photograph of sailor posing on a flight deck tractor, with aircraft in the back…
Robert Salmanowitz on a Flight Deck Tractor
Robert J. Salmanowitz
1956–58
Object number: P2016.43.215
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