Intrepid (CVS 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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X. X -:tg ff N ,sw 2, Fifsf deck faancb CFEJFQ pifofea' by LT EJ.. Ffigbmer I6 Sep 1943 xi I ij' I M, be . , yd 2 1, ff' f , W f' L-rnapofis 79 Sep 7943 Firsf carapaff faurzctb fF6FQ pifofeaf by LT EL, Fflgbfner 26 Sep 1943. IAV The same fume INTFQEPID was Used To aefermme the sfamd- aras of performance for ESSEX Class sbips in Cold waTer, and bayimg Completed ber Task, sbe was back in Norfolk by 30 November.