The final ship of the Essex-class, and the last wooden-deck aircraft carrier to serve with the U.S. Navy, she was laid down at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, on July 15, 1942 ...

The Essex-class carrier, built at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock, was first decommissioned in 1947. Returned to service five years later, Intrepid became the first modern attack carrier with ...