- HMS Intrepid
Eight ships of the British
Royal Navy have been named HMS "Intrepid", including:
* The first "Intrepid" was a third rateship of the line captured from the French in 1747.
* The second "Intrepid" was a third rate ship of the line built in 1770.
* The sixth "Intrepid" was an "Apollo" class cruiser which was sunk as a blockship in theZeebrugge raid .
* The seventh "Intrepid", was anI class destroyer launched in 1936, that served inWorld War II and was sunk by air attack in 1943.
* The eighth "Intrepid" (L11), launched 1964, was a landing platform dock that served in theFalklands War .Battle Honours
The ships named HMS "Intrepid" have amassed a sizeable number of battle honours.
* Minorca 1756
*Aix 1956
* Lagos 1759
* Quiberon 1759
* Havana 1762
* Martinique 1780
* Chesapeake 1781
* St Kitts 1782
* Toulon 1793
* Martinique 1809
* Zeebrugge 1918
* Atlantic 1939-1941
* Dunkirk 1940
* Norway 1940
* "Bismarck" Action 1941
* Arctic 1941-1943
* Malta Convoys 1942
* Sicily 1943
* Salerno 1943
* Aegean 1943
* Falkland Islands 1982
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