RSS Intrepid in Pearl Harbor on 24 June 2014
History
Singapore
NameIntrepid
NamesakeIntrepid
OrderedMarch 2000
BuilderST Engineering
Launched3 July 2004
Commissioned5 February 2008
HomeportChangi
Identification
MottoDare & Do
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and 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 and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried1× S-70B Seahawk multi-mission capable naval helicopter
Aviation facilitiesFlight 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.[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]

References

  1. ↑ "Isotta Fraschini Motori S.p.A. engines specs". Diesel-Specs.Com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "MTU Series 8000" (PDF). MTU-online-shop. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "RSS Intrepid (69) Guided Missile Stealth Frigate Warship". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "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.
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