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I saw the Intrepid way back before it was finished as a museum, maybe 30 years ago. As I recall, there was a Soviet era sub moored next to her, and there were a few planes and a helicopter on the deck.

The size of the ship was really impressive. The hanger deck was enormous. But the two things I remember with total clarity was a plaque on the deck indicating the spot where a Kamikaze struck the ship during WWII, and a display where they had 2 scale models, with the Intrepid sitting on top of the deck of the Enterprise. As Huge as the Intrepid was, the model of the Enterprise just dwarfed the Intrepid.

I would really LOVE to see it again, now that it's a "real" museum.

Mark

... a display where they had 2 scale models, with the Intrepid sitting on top of the deck of the Enterprise. As Huge as the Intrepid was, the model of the Enterprise just dwarfed the Intrepid.

My dad served on the USS Block Island (CVE-106) which was only 557 feet long. The Intrepid is 872 feet long. Just a fun fact: the Block Island carried all Marine pilots flying Corsairs.