From the data sent by CHARLES A. THOMPSON (519-1988) we read of the damage to the aircraft carrier USS INTREPID in February 1944. She was an ESSEX Class carrier built in the United Stated during World War II; she was laid down in 1941; she was launched and commissioned in 1943.

Displacement (standard) 27,100 tons, (full load) 33,000 tons
Dimensions
(length) 266 meters
(beam) 28.4 meters
(draft) 8.8 meters
(flight deck length) 246 meters
Power (4 boilers) 150,000hp
Speed 33 knots
Aircraft 100 approximately
Armor
(sides) 100mm
(deck) 75mm
Guns
12 127mm dual-purpose installations
72 40mm guns
52 20mm automatic AA guns
Crew 2,500 men

February 1944, USS INTREPID was part of a task force which participated in the battle for the Gilbert and Marshall Islands. During the time she was completing one operation, USS INTREPID received a torpedo hit in the stern section of the ship. As a result of the explosion, the steering mechanism was badly damaged and part of the after compartment was flooded. The carrier was forced to return to base at Pearl Harbor for major repairs.

Conclusion: USS INTREPID went out of commission and was returned to base for repairs as the result of a single torpedo hit.