RSS Intrepid
RSS Intrepid on 31 May 2007.
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Singapore | |
Name | RSS Intrepid |
Ordered | March 2000 |
Builder | ST Engineering (Marine) |
Launched | 3 July 2004 |
Commissioned | 5 February 2008 |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
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 |
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 company in Singapore around the late in the 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.
Gallery
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RSS Victory, RSS Intrepid and USS Chafee (DDG-90) 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 (LSD 49) transits in the background during maneuvers in the Singapore phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009.
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HMS Argyll (F-231), RSS Formidable and RSS Intrepid alongside each other during Exercise Bersama Lima 18. 13 October 2018.
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USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) Conducts an Underway Replenishment with RSS Intrepid. 16 June 2020
References
- ^ "MTU Series 8000" (PDF). MTU-online-shop. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ "Isotta Fraschini Motori S.p.A. engines specs". Diesel-Specs.Com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ "RSS Intrepid (69) Guided Missile Stealth Frigate Warship". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Affairs, This story was written by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) Bill Larned, Commander, Task Group 73 5 Public. "Singapore-U.S. Training Achieves New Standards During CARAT". www.navy.mil. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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