Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
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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 USS Intrepid, the submarine USS Growler, the destroyer USS Edson, and a Concorde supersonic airplane.
This location places the museum next to a cruise ship terminal. A diplomatic consulate of the People's Republic of China is located nearby.
The museum serves as a host for the annual Fleet Week events.
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History
The museum opened in 1982 after Zachary Fisher succeeded in saving the Intrepid from being broken up, and after Fisher docked the ship at Pier 86. The Intrepid became a national historic landmark in 1986.
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Major Acquisitions
- USS Growler (1989), a diesel electric submarine which carried out nuclear deterrent patrols armed with Regulus missiles.
- USS Edson (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.
- The "Intrepid" houses a large collection of aircraft ranging from an A-12 "Blackbird" to a British Royal Navy F-1 "Scimitar".
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