RSS Intrepid

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History
Singapore
Name	Intrepid
Namesake	Intrepid
Ordered	March 2000
Builder	ST Engineering
Launched	3 July 2004
Commissioned	5 February 2008
Homeport	Changi
Identification	MMSI number: 566011700 Callsign: S6KJ Pennant number: 69
Motto	Dare & Do
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & 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)
Installed power	4× ISM V1708 diesel generators, each producing 800 kilowatts (1,100 shp) Total output: 3,200 kW (4,300 shp)
Propulsion	4× MTU 20V 8000 M90, each rated at 8,200 kW (11,000 shp) (CODAD) Total output: 32,800 kW (44,000 shp)
Speed	Maximum: 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) Cruising: 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range	4,200 nautical miles (7,800 km)
Complement	71, excluding air crew detachment of approx. 19
Sensors & processing systems	Search radar: Thales Herakles multi-function radar Navigation radar: Terma Electronic Scanter 2001 Sonar: EDO Model 980 active low frequency towed sonar (ALOFTS)
Armament	Anti-ship: 8× RGM-84C Harpoon SSM Anti-air: MBDA Aster 15/30 launched from DCNS Sylver A50 32-cell VLS Anti-submarine: EuroTorp A244/S Mod 3 torpedoes launched from 2× B515 triple tubes with reloads Guns: Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid gun (mounted in stealth cupola), 4× STK 50MG 12.7 mm (0.50 in) HMG
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

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

Construction and career

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

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.

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.

Gallery

• 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.
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  RSS Intrepid and USS Harpers Ferry transits in the background during maneuvers in the Singapore phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009.
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  HMS Argyll, RSS Formidable and RSS Intrepid alongside each other during Exercise Bersama Lima 18. 13 October 2018.
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  USNS Carl Brashear Conducts an underway replenishment with RSS Intrepid on 16 June 2020