RSS Intrepid

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The Singapore frigate RSS Intrepid (F 69) arrives for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 24, 2014 140624-N-WF272-088.jpg
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
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Formidable-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
  • 4× MTU 20V 8000 M90, each rated at 8,200 kW (11,000 shp)[1] (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)
Range4,200 nautical miles (7,800 km)
Complement71, excluding air crew detachment of approx. 19
Sensors and
processing systems
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 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 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.

RSS Intrepid and 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]

Gallery[]

  • RSS Intrepid Gallery

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • HMS Argyll (F-231), RSS Formidable and RSS Intrepid alongside each other during Exercise Bersama Lima 18. 13 October 2018.

  • USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) Conducts an Underway Replenishment with RSS Intrepid. 16 June 2020

References[]

  1. ^ "MTU Series 8000" (PDF). MTU-online-shop. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Isotta Fraschini Motori S.p.A. engines specs". Diesel-Specs.Com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  3. ^ "RSS Intrepid (69) Guided Missile Stealth Frigate Warship". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Global Times: China and SG conduct joint naval exercise in South China Sea to 'address risks'". The Online Citizen Asia. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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