| International Standard Book Number |
9781335081032 $30.00
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| International Standard Book Number |
1335081038 $30.00
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
359.9/4350973 23
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| Personal Name |
Williams, Montel, author.
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| Title Statement |
The sailing of the Intrepid : the incredible wartime voyage of the Navy’s iconic aircraft carrier / Montel Williams, LCDR, USN Ret.. and David Fisher.
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| Publisher |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2025]
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| Physical Description |
xvii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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| Content Type |
text txt rdacontent.
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| Media Type |
unmediated n rdamedia.
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| Carrier Type |
volume rdacarrier.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-268) and index.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Publisher Annotation: 1944. The USS Intrepid set sail on its first combat voyage, only to be struck by a Japanese torpedo plane, jamming its rudder at a forty-five-degree angle. It could only sail in circles amid treacherous waters. The task force abandoned ship as it tried to make the 3,300-mile voyage to Pearl Harbor. For a day, the captain was able to slalom, alternating use of the ship’s engines, but the seas became too perilous. Until one resilient crewman came up with the ingenious idea of rigging a 3,000-square-foot high sail on the second deck to steer the ship home safe. Incredibly, the makeshift sail proved to be their ticket to the shorelines. With grit and determination, this spellbinding story details a remarkable survival story against all odds, for readers of Tom Clavin and Bob Drury. 336pp., 100K.
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| Subject |
Intrepid (Aircraft carrier)
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Area.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, American.
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