The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is dedicated to the exhibition and interpretation of history, science and service as related to its home aboard the aircraft carrier Intrepid, a National Historic Landmark. As you explore the Museum you will be able to examine original artifacts, view historic video footage and explore interactive exhibits.

Launched in 1943, the former aircraft carrier USS Intrepid fought in World War II, surviving five kamikaze attacks and one torpedo strike. The ship later served in the Cold War and the Vietnam War. Intrepid also served as a NASA recovery vessel in the 1960s. It was decommissioned in 1974, and today is berthed on the Hudson River as the centerpiece of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.

On the pier next to Intrepid is another icon of aviation, the British Aerospace/Aerospatiale Concorde. Part of the Museum’s collection since its retirement in 2003, our Concorde, “Alpha Delta,” is the very airplane that set a world’s speed record for passenger airliners on February 7, 1996, when it flew from New York to London in 2 hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds.

Our newest addition on the flight deck, housed in our Space Shuttle Pavilion, is the space shuttle Enterprise, the prototype NASA orbiter that paved the way for the Space Shuttle Program. In the picture above you can see it being flown over New York City on a the back of a special 747.

There are dozens of skillfully restored aircraft, including two Soviet MiGs, the supersonic A-12 Blackbird, and the British Airways Concorde. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum has one of the most varied aircraft collections on the East Coast. All five of the U.S. armed forces are represented through these displays: The Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard.