Have you ever seen an aircraft carrier in its natural grandeur?  Or have you walked on one's decks?  If not, you will have the possibility to do this and to have many emotions aroused.  It will be necessary simply for a little while to turn from the itinerary of the excursion and to return later.  If you walk down 46th street to the Hudson, you will be able to visit the unique Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.The Aircraft carrier USS Intrepid was built in the 1940s and almost immediately sent into active military service.  The list of its service duties includes - the invasion of the Marshall Islands, military engagements at Truk island, at Leyte Gulf, the landing of Americans on Okinawa, participation in the Cuban crisis, and in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.  It participated 10 times in recovery missions for landing astronauts.Thirty years ago, in 1974, the Intrepid was decommissioned from active service of the Armed Forces of the USA. The ship was purchased by the American millionaire real estate developer Zachary Fisher.  He organized a museum on the aircraft carrier.  Today this is the largest naval museum in the USA.  The basic exhibits of the museum are located on the aircraft carrier.  Moored alongside is the diesel submarine, the USS Growler, which you can visit and see with your own eyes what life is like onboard a submarine.  On the aircraft carrier you will be able to visit the machine room, the captain's bridge and many other places.  During its active years, 2900 people served on the ship.  In the living and working spaces and in the cabins with the help of models, the daily life and work of the crew is shown from mechanics, cooks, barbers to pilots and naval officers. Beside all of this, the aviation collection of the Intrepid Museum includes 30 airplanes and helicopters.Photo USS Intrepid by Tim Dobbelaere is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

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