The third USS Intrepid was a barque

Barque

A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts.- History of the term :The word barque appears to have come from the Greek word baris, a term for an Egyptian boat. This entered Latin as barca, which gave rise to the Italian barca, Spanish barco, and the French barge and...

 in the United States Navy

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Her keel was laid down by the Mare Island Navy Yard. She was launched

Ship naming and launching

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 on 8 October 1904 sponsored by Miss Helen de Young and commissioned

Ship commissioning

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 on 16 August 1907 with Commander Edward E. Capehart in command.

The steel bark was assigned to the Yerba Buena Training Station, San Francisco, California

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, for duty until 28 February 1912 when she became the receiving ship at the same station. The latter assignment lasted until 25 January 1914 when Intrepid became receiving ship at Mare Island Navy Yard, where she decommissioned 15 October.

Intrepid commissioned in ordinary at Mare Island Navy Yard on 11 November 1915 for use as a barracks for the men of submarines , , , and of the Pacific Fleet

United States Pacific Fleet

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. In 1920 she again became receiving ship at Mare Island Navy Yard. Intrepid decommissioned on 30 August 1921 and was sold on 20 December.

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