Intrepid is Hit

The aircraft carrier U.S.S. Intrepid catches fire after being struck by two Japanese suicide planes within five minutes off the coast of Luzon, the Philippines, on November 25, 1944. The kamikazes crashes killed six officers and five sailors on the carrier.

Despite the attacks, the Intrepid never lost propulsion and in less than two hours, extinguished the last blaze. The Intrepid headed for San Francisco the next day for repairs. By mid-February 1945, the carrier was again fit for action and steamed for the Ulithi atoll in the Pacific, where it arrived March 13.

Today, the old carrier houses the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum at Pier 86 on the West Side of Manhattan. This photo from The Times Photo Archive was taken by the U.S. Navy.