RSS Intrepid (69) is the second ship of the Formidable-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy.
_arrives_for_Rim_of_the_Pacific_(RIMPAC)_2014_at_Joint_Base_Pearl_Harbor-Hickam,_Hawaii,_June_24,_2014_140624-N-WF272-088.jpg) RSS Intrepid in Pearl Harbor on 24 June 2014
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| Name | Intrepid |
| Namesake | Intrepid |
| Ordered | March 2000 |
| Builder | ST Engineering |
| Launched | 3 July 2004 |
| Commissioned | 5 February 2008 |
| Homeport | Changi |
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| Motto | Dare & Do |
| Status | Active |
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| Class and type | Formidable-class frigate |
| Displacement | 3,200 tonnes (3,100 long tons; 3,500 short tons) |
| Length | 114.8 m (376 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 6.0 m (19 ft 8 in) |
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| Range | 4,200 nautical miles (7,800 km) |
| Complement | 71, excluding air crew detachment of approx. 19 |
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| Aircraft carried | 1× S-70B Seahawk multi-mission capable naval helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters |
Construction and career
editRSS Intrepid was built by ST Marine Engineering in Singapore around the late 2000s. Intrepid was commissioned on 5 February 2008.[3]
CARAT 2009
editOn 15 June 2009, RSS Intrepid, RSS Conqueror, RSS Vigour, RSS Victory, RSS Stalwart, RSS Endeavour, USS Harpers Ferry, USS Chafee and USS Chung-Hoon participated in the joint exercise in the South China Sea.[4]
Exercise Bersama Lima 18
editSingapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and UK held Exercise Bersama Lima from 2 to 19 October 2018. One of the ships participating was RSS Intrepid.
RSS Intrepid and RSS Sovereignty conducted a joint naval exercise with the People's Liberation Army Navy ships Guiyang and Zaozhuang in the South China Sea on 24 February 2021.[5]
Gallery
edit- RSS Intrepid Gallery
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RSS Victory, RSS Intrepid and USS Chafee maneuvers in formation in preparation for a surface gunnery exercise during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009. -
RSS Intrepid and USS Harpers Ferry transits in the background during maneuvers in the Singapore phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009. -
HMS Argyll, RSS Formidable and RSS Intrepid alongside each other during Exercise Bersama Lima 18. 13 October 2018. -
USNS Carl Brashear Conducts an underway replenishment with RSS Intrepid on 16 June 2020
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References
edit- ^ "Isotta Fraschini Motori S.p.A. engines specs". Diesel-Specs.Com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ "MTU Series 8000" (PDF). MTU-online-shop. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ "RSS Intrepid (69) Guided Missile Stealth Frigate Warship". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Larned, Bill. "Singapore-U.S. Training Achieves New Standards During CARAT". www.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Global Times: China and SG conduct joint naval exercise in South China Sea to 'address risks'". The Online Citizen Asia. 28 February 2021. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.