Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum

The Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum is a museum in New York City located at Pier 86 on the West Side of Manhattan. The museum showcases the World War II aircraft carrier, a submarine, and a Concorde supersonic airliner. The Intrepid is also host to OSO Manhattan, a USMC recruiting station.

Events

The museum serves as a hub for the annual Fleet Week events. Visiting warships dock at the cruise ship terminals to the north, and events are held on the museum grounds and the deck of the Intrepid.

Admission

History

The museum opened in 1982 after Zachary Fisher succeeded in saving the Intrepid from being broken up in 1974, and after Fisher docked the ship at Pier 86. The Intrepid became a national historic landmark in 1986.

In September 2001, the Intrepid served as temporary field headquarters for the FBI as it began its investigation of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.

Major Acquisitions

• (1989), a diesel electric submarine which carried out nuclear deterrent patrols armed with Regulus missiles.
• (1989), a Forrest Sherman class destroyer replaced by a supersonic Concorde airliner in 2004.
• British Airways Concorde G-BOAD (2004), on display on a barge at the museum.
• USCGC Tamaroa (WAT/WMEC-166), a former Navy tug-turned-cutter which was released by the Interpid museum and is now a museum ship in Baltimore.
• The "Intrepid" houses a large collection of aircraft ranging from an A-12 "Blackbird" to a British Royal Navy "Supermarine Scimitar".

Recent News & Events

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Overview of the features of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, which used to be an actual aircraft carrier used in WWII, Vietnam and the space program. Visitors can learn about military technological advances by exploring the carrier and various other military vessels displayed on deck, and by watching the multi-media presentations.