Intrepid (CVS 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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uss intrepid lcvs-l ll is the fourth ship of the fleet to bear the name. the first intrepid was built in france in 1798 for napoleon's egyptian expedition. she was subsequently sold to tripoli. where she served as mastico. the ketch of 64 tons had a complement of 70 officers and men. enterprise, commanded by lt. stephen decatur, captured masti- co in dec. 1803, as she was sailing from tripoli, he took her into the u. s. navv and renamed her intrepid. lt. decatur and intrepid were ordered to accompany siren to tripoli where they would attempt to destroy the captured u.s. frigate philadelphia. intrepid and siren sailed february 2, and arrived off tripoli five days later. weather delayed the operation until the 16th. on the night of the 16th, intrepid slipped quietly into tripoli's harbor and pulled alongside philadelphia. :?P5.J'j!!'J-f- decatur led 60 of his men to the deck of the frigate and after a brief struggle. set it afire. she then made her escape. intrepid next served as a hospital ship. later she rejoined the squadron off tripoli where she was fitted out as a floating volcano. she was to be sem into the harbor and blown up in the midst of the corsair fleet close under the walls of tripoli. lt. somers assumed command with a crew of 11 volunteers. intrepid entered the harborg and shortly afterwards the concussion of a violent explosion rocked the american squadron, commodore preble later concluded that tripoline defenders must have boarded the ship prompting her valiant men to blow her up, giving their lives, to prevent the ship's cargo from being taken. .. .5 af - ,J . .. - ia' 'es' rw ,Wh V Q, 'ill , A ' .le ft s ' Q gg, .H . .. -, ,,r1,-.l,,.., .- I : ,- , 3,33 k 4 ' V- .g, ' , .. v-, V' ,- -1.- . ,.., Q i 1 y I sg.. V . . M ,gg . -.,.'1. f,s .5 -4 't-f ff. I 3-L 1 YK-4?Q,t.'v-i-T. s - ...Q . - ' 4 ' -HL. . f -,Q it A ' w' - .' ,, '... ' I ,'.' , , ws 1 ' Q . '4- . . V . . t ,,.: 1 '.m4,M'q,,.,g ., Mum.. , H ...fi ,rw ., . . ' '5. , f ' ' ' r . -, J ' 'SA 'V' ' 1 ' , my-mfi re ' ' '. 'f-'17 , - ' .' ' in .al Q1 .' p a' 134- Lf . 'li' 1 -K' as-1 'A A . - ' 'ifilw W ' 'ti -, L. -. .Jaw a y . . , , i ' -pg af f ff, 545- wrt., exit- :ggi -54.5 ,5 - ..q'L.f i. . ' ' ' '+ ff? uf ,rn-' . '!iQL !,'. ., ,',:'f.. 1 4641 ' ' i , ' 1- .i fa-1-., '-'v-gil .Val ' ' ' 1 - . '- -: .V . .x y I, 1 r. L ., ,gy ,, .Z H A , - . .. .1 X' . sq .. 1 J... n H3411 V ' -,', :V -. ., 4 . -. ,-' 1, , I ,,, Z ij 'C ,I N -ini: lf , t . - -'r '- ,.' s if f 'Z V IQ 'V J ' These .,' - 4415-ua.. sg' V .5-P , 'l 'L . H 5 A- ,lj M I-X., ,I 1, .-NV.. .,- 1-qt - b-f V AA-5,4 V 2' Qi W., Lv J ' . f - 5 's,1 r..' gs. .4-If ' fi i - . . -gf' ' .-- ' ' a ir , - .9 f 1 '.-Q'-1:25. x ' .'.,1 ,A . ' ' . ', L ' - .. .Lu'9'1-. fx--.15 4' . , -. - ,E--.5-7? , ez:-w 1 .' ' M -,le ' . , - . :qi V ' ' 'xsfflk . ' 4 ' ' v 4. 'i A P ' ' I ,, i Zi... -i ' . ...u , A' 4 . fl. ,A if '-- 1 ' f, - If .r ffj N- 1 3: 7-,. A kv - .i'.' K ' f W ' ,Q ,I-Aj: ' ' lx-v . . .. ' N ii 1 iff! ' u i . l ' 1.1, . -. P ' 'i ' 1 l -Q...'r',E' zf' I v ga'.,s.2',. ' - ' gg- 1 ' . .gg .V ' ' Q -J' f:J,e:-qi-5.3 A R ,y N .., 'Ja es f,,:' V- . ' I 4 .-. .i -:jg az' :, . .1 tsl.:-, V-,-,gt ,.f , 5. , ,V . 1Hv.',: , V V . ' ' , 1 gf .vt 4 1 . -' . , - L VW, - ' A , - ' .. - - . f ff 5 'r v' 1 1 , - - '..'. ' V ...pl

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I 'E 1 1 11 i . li ib- , In -:ii --1 ,,,, 1 ,' .lil the second intrepid was launched by the boston navy yard on march 5, 1874, and commissioned july 31st. commander augustus p. cook. usn, was commanding ofhcer. intrepid was 170 feet, 3 inches long, and was armed with four 24 pounder howitzers, the experimental steam torpedo ram departed boston august 5. and finally arrived at .., W, I the new york navy yard september lst. the following two months were devoted to torpedo trials along the north atlantic coast. she was de- commissioned october 30th, recommissioned for a short time, and decommissioned again august of 1882. , . .W N - .. ...-,.,-.- -v-H--,..: