INTREPID CVS 11

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Essex Class Aircraft Carrier Keel Laid 1 December 1941 - Launched 26 April 1943 USS INTREPID CV-11 Commissioned 16 August 1943 - Decommissioned 22 March 1947 Recommissioned 9 April 1952 USS INTREPID CVA-11 Redesignated Attack Carrier (CVA) 1 October 1952 USS INTREPID CVS-11 Redesignated Anti-submarine Carrier (CVS) 31 March 1962 Decommissioned 15 March 1974 Struck from Naval Register 23 February 1982 Ownership transferred to Sea*Air*Space Museum 27 April 1981 Preserved at Sea*Air*Space Museum in New York City.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Intrepid CV-11 / CVA-11 / CVS-11 Covers Page 1    (1943-1972)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established 16 August 1943 - Disestablished 3 August 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-03-08

As CV-11

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-07-22

CV-11. Censored WWII use

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-11-17

CV-11. Censored WWII use

 

Locy Type 7z*

1945-02-23

CV-11. Censored WWII use

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15389)

1945-04-03

CV-11. Registered Official mail, postmark from the back of the cover.

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-11

1945-12-19

CV-11. Add-on cachet by Stewart Milstein

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Post Office Reestablished 18 June 1954 - Disestablished 1 October 1973

 

Locy Type 2(n) (CVS,USS)

1962-07-04

CVS-11. Independence Day, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n) (CVS,USS)

1963-03-21

As CVS-11. Ship's cachet.

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (CVS,USS)

1966-02-17

CVS-11. Cacheted.

 

Locy Type 2r

1956-02-10

CVA-11

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-11a

1957-03-25

CVA-11

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-11b

1961-04-19

CVA-11

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) (CVS)

1970-07-29

CVS-11

 

Locy Type 7ditn+u (POW/MIA)

1971-10-27

CVS-11

 

Locy Type 7t(1)

1954-10-21

CVA-11

 

Locy Type 7tn+u (USS,CVS)

1965-03-23

CVS-11. Gemini Space Program GT-3, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 9efu

1954-10-21

CVA-11

 

Locy Type 9fu

1962-04-09

CVS-11. Mark from back of cover

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Museum Ship 27 April 1981 to Present

 

USPS 4-bar Cape Canaveral FL

1980-03-23

N/A

15th Anniversary of the Gemini-Titan GT-3 Flight. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Intrepid Sta." New York NY

1986-07-04

Rededication of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 1986. International Naval Review, cachet by Nordic Cachets

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Intrepid Sta." New York NY

1986-07-04

Rededication of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 1986. International Naval Review, Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Intrepid Sta." New York NY

1986-07-04

Rededication of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 1986. International Naval Review, Cachet by Colorano Silk Cachets. Actual size is 7-1/2" x 8-1/2".

 

Other Information

USS INTREPID earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacifc Campaign Medal w/ 5 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ "Asia" and "Europe" clasps, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 5 Campaign stars, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Ribbon, the Philippine Liberation Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - "Intrepid" means "fearless, brave." CV-11 was named to commemorate the previous service of three US warships

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name INTREPID - USS Intrepid (Ketch 1803), USS Intrepid (Steam Torpedo Ram 1874), USS Intrepid (Steel-hulled Bark 1907) and USS Intrepid CVS-11.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. John Howard Hoover.

 

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