USS INTREPID
CV 11
HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
THIS VESSEL POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THE THIRD OF THE ESSEX CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS THAT FORMED THE CORE OF THE U.S. NAVY’S FIGHTING FORCE IN THE PACIFIC, THE INTREPID FOUGHT IN THE LARGEST NAVAL BATTLE IN HISTORY, RECEIVING FIVE BATTLE STARS FOR HER WORLD WAR II SERVICE.
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1986
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
