Intrepid museum heads for drydock repair (AP)

NEW YORK - After 24 years at the same Hudson River pier, the legendary aircraft carrier USS Intrepid is overdue for some R&R — restoration and repair. The ship's rehabilitation begins Monday, when tugboats are to take advantage of high tide to extract the World War II flattop from its berth for a one-day journey to a New Jersey shipyard. It will return in 2008 to a rebuilt pier, to resume its mission as a military and space museum dedicated to America's war heroes. The Intrepid's move from ...