“The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is dedicated to the exhibition and interpretation of history, science and service as related to its home aboard the aircraft carrier Intrepid, a National Historic Landmark. “ Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Website

“Launched in 1943, the former aircraft carrier USS Intrepid fought in World War II, surviving five kamikaze attacks and one torpedo strike. The ship later served in the Cold War and the Vietnam War. Intrepid also served as a NASA recovery vessel in the 1960s. It was decommissioned in 1974, and today is berthed on the Hudson River as the centerpiece of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.”   Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Website

The Growler, one of America’s first nuclear-missile submarines. “its secret mission patrolling the coast of the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1964, ready to retaliate if the Soviets attacked the United States”          Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Website

Lockheed A-12, a high speed, high altitude reconnaissance (spy) aircraft of the early 1960’s with a speed of over 2,260 miles per hour, or three times the speed of sound- Mach 3.  It did not operate from carriers.