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*{{USS|Growler|SSG-577|6}} (1989), a [[diesel electric]] [[submarine]] which carried out [[nuclear deterrent]] patrols armed with [[Regulus missile]]s. |
*{{USS|Growler|SSG-577|6}} (1989), a [[diesel electric]] [[submarine]] which carried out [[nuclear deterrent]] patrols armed with [[Regulus missile]]s. |
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*[[British Airways]] [[Concorde]] G-BOAD (2004), on display on a [[barge]] at the museum. |
*[[British Airways]] [[Concorde]] G-BOAD (2004), on display on a [[barge]] at the museum. |
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| ⚫ | *The "Intrepid" houses a large collection of aircraft including a British [[Royal Navy]] [[Supermarine Scimitar]], US Navy [[F-14 Tomcat]],an Air Force [[F-16 Fighting Falcon]], a Marine Corps [[AV-8]] Harrier, a [[Lockheed A-12]] high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft (predecessor of the SR-71), a French [[Dassault Étendard IV]], and a Polish [[MiG-21]]. The helicopter collection includes two Vietnam-era [[UH-1]] Hueys, and two [[AH-1]] Cobra gunships - a Marine Corps AH-1J Sea Cobra, and a fully restored Army AH-1 Cobra. |
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| ⚫ | *The "Intrepid" houses a large collection of aircraft including a British [[Royal Navy]] |
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*[[Armoured fighting vehicle]]s captured from [[Iraq]] during the [[Gulf War]]. |
*[[Armoured fighting vehicle]]s captured from [[Iraq]] during the [[Gulf War]]. |
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Revision as of 13:56, 24 February 2009
The Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum is a museum ship in New York City located at North River (New York-New Jersey) Pier 86 at 46th Street on the West Side of Manhattan. The museum showcases the World War II aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, the submarine USS Growler, and a Lockheed A-12 supersonic reconnaissance plane (often mistaken for the later SR-71 Blackbird).
It is located in a tourist area, next to the New York Passenger Ship Terminal, the Circle Line pier, and near the New York consulate of the People's Republic of China and a heliport.
The museum serves as a hub for the annual Fleet Week events. Visiting warships dock at the cruise ship terminals to the north, and events are held on the museum grounds and the deck of the Intrepid.
After being closed for a lengthy renovation, the museum reopened to the public on November 8, 2008 with William White as its president.
History
The museum opened in 1982 at Pier 86 after Zachary Fisher, a prominent New York real estate developer and philanthropist, succeeded in saving the Intrepid from the scrap heap in 1978[1]. The USS Intrepid became a National Historic Landmark in 1986[2].
In September 2001, the Intrepid served as temporary field headquarters for the FBI as it began its investigation of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.
2006-2008 renovation
On October 1, 2006, the Intrepid closed for repairs and renovations to herself and her pier. Intrepid was moved down the Hudson by tugboat to The Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor, New Jersey (previously the Military Ocean Terminal) to undergo restoration.
The scheduled move was delayed on November 6, 2006 when the ship's propellers stuck in the thick Hudson River mud, preventing the tugboats from moving the ship out of her berth. A second successful attempt was made on December 5, 2006 after extensive dredging operations. The aircraft carrier was later floated to Staten Island where her museum facilities were upgraded and expanded before returning to her renovated pier in Manhattan.
The carrier was towed back into place on the Hudson River on October 2, 2008 and reopened to the public on November 8. Additional aircraft are displayed on the flight and hanger decks and the British Airways Concorde was moved from a barge into an exhibit space on the pier.[3]
Selected exhibits
- USS Growler (1989), a diesel electric submarine which carried out nuclear deterrent patrols armed with Regulus missiles.
- British Airways Concorde G-BOAD (2004), on display on a barge at the museum.
- The "Intrepid" houses a large collection of aircraft including a British Royal Navy Supermarine Scimitar, US Navy F-14 Tomcat,an Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, a Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier, a Lockheed A-12 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft (predecessor of the SR-71), a French Dassault Étendard IV, and a Polish MiG-21. The helicopter collection includes two Vietnam-era UH-1 Hueys, and two AH-1 Cobra gunships - a Marine Corps AH-1J Sea Cobra, and a fully restored Army AH-1 Cobra.
- Armoured fighting vehicles captured from Iraq during the Gulf War.
Former exhibits
- USS Edson (1989), a Forrest Sherman class destroyer; replaced at the museum by a supersonic Concorde airliner in 2004.
- USCGC Tamaroa, a former Navy tug-turned-cutter which was released by the Intrepid museum and is now a museum ship in Baltimore.
Notes
- ^ Saxon, Wolfgang. Zachary Fisher, 88, Dies; Helped Alter New York Skyline. June 5, 1999. New York Times. Accessed November 8, 2008.
- ^ USS Intrepid CV 11. United States Navy. Accessed November 8, 2008.
- ^ Pyle, Richard, "Aircraft carrier survived wars, years of decay", Associated Press (printed in the Washington Times, p. 10), September 30, 2008.
See also
- List of maritime museums in the United States
- List of museum ships
- List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City
External links
