The
Intrepid is a massive ship used in World War 2, and is now a humongous
museum. Today is a special blog post that commemorates the Intrepid. I
hope you find this as fascinating as I do.
There
were many different decks on Intrepid since it was so huge. But one
deck that really caught my eye was the Mess Deck.The Mess deck was where
3,000 crew members ate their meals 3 times a day. The purpose of it was
to give as place to the hardworking members a place to enjoy their
food. This deck was definitely a “must have” because there would be no
other space for crew members to eat their food. All crew members would go
be going there because of the necessity of food.
The Intrepid had “8 Ports of Call”, which where the Intrepid traveled to.
Port 1; Newport News, Virginia April 26, 1943
Fact 1; The Intrepid launched in April 1943 after 18 months of constructions
Port 2; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii January 10, 1944
Fact 2; The Intrepid arrived in Pearl Harbor at Jan. 10, 1944
Port 3; Western Pacific Ocean, Philippines Nov. 25, 1944
Fact 3; During the Japanese Kamikaze attack, 69 men died and 35 were wounded
Port 4; Ulithi, Micronesia March 13, 1945
Fact 4; Ulithi is a group of volcanic islands surrounded by coral reef is the Pacific Ocean
Port 5; North Atlantic Ocean May 24, 1962
Port 6; North Atlantic Ocean March 23, 1965
Fact 6; The USS Intrepid pics up astronauts John Young and Virgil Gus Grissom
Port 7; Egypt, Suez Canal June 1, 1967
Fact 7; The USS Intrepid is on her way to begin her second deployment in Vietnam.
Port 8; New York, New York - Pier 86 August 3, 1962
Fact 8; The Intrepid opens as a museum.
The Intrepid is truly a great thing to behold and to honor through our country. My experience on the Intrepid is something I will hold dearly to my heart because this is my history, and yours too.