USS ''Intrepid'' may refer to the following ships of the

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: *, an armed ketch captured as a prize by the US Navy on 23 December 1803. Later used by Commodore

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on a mission to enter Tripoli harbor and destroy the captured . The vessel was later exploded in the harbor of Tripoli 4 September 1804. *, an experimental steam torpedo ram commissioned 31 July 1874 and sold 9 May 1892 *, a training and receiving ship launched 8 October 1904 and sold 20 December 1921 *, an aircraft carrier launched 26 April 1943 and decommissioned 15 March 1974. ''Intrepid'' opened as a museum in New York City during August 1982 and is designated as a National Historic Landmark.

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