Name: USS Intrepid (CVS-11) 1971 Cruise Sweatshirt
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SKU: 18794145796
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USS Intrepid (CVS-11) 1971 Cruise Sweatshirt

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USS Intrepid (CVS-11) 1971 Cruise SweatshirtIn 1971, USS Intrepid (CVS 11) deployed in her antisubmarine warfare role as the Navy maintained its global commitments while drawing down from Vietnam. The "Fighting I" continued her vital mission hunting Soviet submarines in the Atlantic still committed to the Cold War mission that protected American allies and kept the sea lanes of communication free from the Soviet threat.

The Soviet Navy was watching

Coral Sea's presence proved that sea-based airpower could sustain the mission even as the ground war evolved

USS Antietam (CG-54) kept the watch in 2007

The Big E deployed to the Gulf of Tonkin with Carrier Air Wing Nine

the Philippine Sea

Independence maintained the forward presence that was central to American policy in the region

This long sleeve shirt commemorates the 2009 cruise and honors the crew who served

This t-shirt commemorates that 2008 deployment and honors the crew who served

commissioned in 1955 and named for James V

formidable force

The assassinations of Dr

USS America's 1977-78 deployment took her into the Cold War's most contested waters