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Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers by the Numbers

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Nov 21, 2017 - 10:17am

Did you know that the Intrepid Museum has three sister ships that are also museums? In honor of National U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Month, we’re taking a look at some facts and figures of USS Intrepid’s family of ships, the Essex class.

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drawing shows a candid scene of aviators playing cards, smoke curling from pipes and cigarettes as they take time to relax

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Social Emotional Learning

Collection of Intrepid Museum. Gift of Edward Arthur Ritter and Valerie Junge. P2009.35.13Art and humor thrive in the most unexpected places—even aboard Intrepid during World War II. Among the crew was Edward A. Ritter, a pilot, a Brooklyn native and...

An educator engages with families during an activity at the Intrepid Museum.

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The restored Corsair being moved by Intrepid Museum employees from the Aircraft Restoration Hangar to the new exhibition space in Hangar 1.

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The Intrepid Museum is unveiling a powerful new addition to its collection: a meticulously restored FG-1D Corsair fighter-bomber. On loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola, Florida, this aircraft, which played a pivotal role in...

Two children play inside a mock space capsule located in the Museum's Exploreum

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A man and woman read an exhibit panel on Intrepid's flight deck while their child points at the propeller of an aircraft.

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