:RSS Intrepid

{{Short description|One of 6 frigates deployed by the Republic of Singapore Navy(RSN)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

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| Ship image = File: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

| Ship caption = RSS Intrepid in Pearl Harbor on 24 June 2014

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| Ship commissioned = 5 February 2008

| Ship status = Active

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| Ship country = Singapore

| Ship launched = 3 July 2004

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| Ship builder = ST Engineering

| Ship ordered = March 2000

| Ship namesake = Intrepid

| Ship homeport = Changi

| Ship motto = *Dare & Do

| Ship name = Intrepid

| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Singapore|naval}}

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| Ship range = {{convert|4200|nmi|km|lk=in}}

| Ship aircraft facilities = Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters

| Ship aircraft = 1× S-70B Seahawk multi-mission capable naval helicopter

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| Ship armament = *Anti-ship: 8× RGM-84C Harpoon SSM

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| Ship sensors = *Search radar: Thales Herakles multi-function radar

  • Navigation radar: Terma Electronic Scanter 2001
  • Sonar: EDO Model 980 active low frequency towed sonar (ALOFTS)

| Ship complement = 71, excluding air crew detachment of approx. 19

| Ship speed = *Maximum: {{convert|27|kn|lk=in}}

  • Cruising: {{convert|18|kn|abbr=on}}

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| Ship power = *4× ISM V1708 diesel generators, each producing {{convert|800|kW|shp|lk=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.diesel-spec.com/c/c.aspx/ISO001/productspecs|title=Isotta Fraschini Motori S.p.A. engines specs|publisher=Diesel-Specs.Com|accessdate=22 April 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710123612/http://www.diesel-spec.com/c/c.aspx/ISO001/productspecs|archivedate=10 July 2011}}

  • Total output: {{convert|3200|kW|shp|abbr=on}}

| Ship propulsion = *4× MTU 20V 8000 M90, each rated at {{convert|8200|kW|shp|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtu-online-shop.de/fileadmin/dam/download_media/import_print/M_05172E_0702.pdf|title=MTU Series 8000|publisher=MTU-online-shop|accessdate=22 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719063548/http://www.mtu-online-shop.de/fileadmin/dam/download_media/import_print/M_05172E_0702.pdf|archive-date=19 July 2011|url-status=dead}} (CODAD)

  • Total output: {{convert|32800|kW|shp|abbr=on}}

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| Ship draught = {{convert|6.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| Ship beam = {{convert|16.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| Ship length = {{convert|114.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| Ship displacement = {{convert|3200|t}}

| Ship class = {{sclass|Formidable|frigate}}

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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.{{Cite web|title=RSS Intrepid (69) Guided Missile Stealth Frigate Warship|url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=rss-intrepid-69-frigate-singapore|access-date=2020-07-26|website=www.militaryfactory.com}}

= 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.{{Cite web|last=Larned|first=Bill|title=Singapore-U.S. Training Achieves New Standards During CARAT|url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=46403|access-date=2020-07-26|website=www.navy.mil|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726052726/https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=46403|url-status=dead}}

= 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.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=Global Times: China and SG conduct joint naval exercise in South China Sea to 'address risks'|url=https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2021/02/28/global-times-china-and-sg-conduct-joint-naval-exercise-in-south-china-sea-to-address-risks/|access-date=2021-03-07|website=The Online Citizen Asia|language=en-US|archive-date=28 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228101853/https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2021/02/28/global-times-china-and-sg-conduct-joint-naval-exercise-in-south-china-sea-to-address-risks/|url-status=dead}}

Gallery

File:USS Chafee RSS Intrepid RSS Victory.jpg|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.

File:RSS Intrepid (69).jpg|RSS Intrepid and USS Harpers Ferry transits in the background during maneuvers in the Singapore phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009.

File:Exercise Bersama Lima 2018 MOD 45166049.jpg|HMS Argyll, RSS Formidable and RSS Intrepid alongside each other during Exercise Bersama Lima 18. 13 October 2018.

File:USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) Conducts an Underway Replenishment with RSS Intrepid (69).jpg|USNS Carl Brashear Conducts an underway replenishment with RSS Intrepid on 16 June 2020

References

{{La Fayette class frigate}}

{{Republic of Singapore Navy ships}}

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Category:Ships of the Republic of Singapore Navy

Category:2005 ships

Category:Formidable-class frigates

Category:Republic of Singapore Navy