Preservation As Museum Ship
| USS Intrepid | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
| Intrepid functioning as the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City. | |
| Location: | Intrepid Square, New York City |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 40°45′53″N 74°00′04″W / 40.7648°N 74.0010°W / 40.7648; -74.0010Coordinates: 40°45′53″N 74°00′04″W / 40.7648°N 74.0010°W / 40.7648; -74.0010 |
| Built: | 1941 |
| Architect: | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 86000082 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP: | 14 January 1986 |
| Designated NHL: | 14 January 1986 |
In 1976, Intrepid was moored at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia and hosted exhibits as part of the United States Bicentennial celebrations.
Plans originally called for Intrepid to be scrapped after decommissioning, but a campaign led by real estate developer Zachary Fisher and the Intrepid Museum Foundation saved the carrier, and established it as a museum ship. In August 1982, the ship opened in New York City as the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum. Four years later, Intrepid was officially designated as a National Historic Landmark.
Over the years, Intrepid has hosted many special events including wrestling events, press conferences, parties and the FBI operations center after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks.
Read more about this topic: USS Intrepid (CV-11)
Famous quotes containing the words preservation, museum and/or ship:
“There is something to be said for jealousy, because it only designs the preservation of some good which we either have or think we have a right to. But envy is a raging madness that cannot bear the wealth or fortune of others.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
“It is the space inside that gives the drum its sound.”
—Hawaiian saying no. 1189, ‘lelo No’Eau, collected, translated, and annotated by Mary Kawena Pukui, Bishop Museum Press, Hawaii (1983)
“Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State!
Sail on, O Union, strong and great!
Humanity with all its fears,
With all the hopes of future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate!”
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)