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RSS Intrepid

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

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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 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

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

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

In March 2026, the ship participated in the Royal Australian Navy's Exercise Kakadu Fleet Review on Sydney Harbour.6

  • RSS Intrepid Gallery
  • 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 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.
    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.
    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
    USNS Carl Brashear Conducts an underway replenishment with RSS Intrepid on 16 June 2020
References

References

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  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.
  6. Fleet review ships and vantage points Royal Australian Navy