RSS Intrepid

One of 6 frigates deployed by the Republic of Singapore Navy(RSN) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

RSS Intrepid (69) is the second ship of the Formidable-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

NameIntrepid
NamesakeIntrepid
OrderedMarch 2000
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RSS Intrepid in Pearl Harbor on 24 June 2014
History
Singapore
NameIntrepid
NamesakeIntrepid
OrderedMarch 2000
BuilderST Engineering
Launched3 July 2004
Commissioned5 February 2008
Home portChangi
Identification
MottoDare & Do
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeFormidable-class frigate
Displacement3,200 tonnes (3,100 long tons; 3,500 short tons)
Length114.8 m (376 ft 8 in)
Beam16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)
Draught6.0 m (19 ft 8 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • Maximum: 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
  • Cruising: 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range4,200 nautical miles (7,800 km)
Complement71, excluding air crew detachment of approx. 19
Sensors &
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carriedS-70B Seahawk multi-mission capable naval helicopter
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters
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Construction and career

RSS Intrepid was built by ST Marine Engineering in Singapore around the late 2000s. Intrepid was commissioned on 5 February 2008.[3]

CARAT 2009

On 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

Singapore, 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]

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