RSS ''Intrepid'' (69) is the second ship of the ''Formidable''-class

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of the

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Construction and career

RSS ''Intrepid'' was built by ST Marine Engineering in

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around the late 2000s. ''Intrepid'' was commissioned on 5 February 2008.

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

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Exercise Bersama Lima 18

Singapore,

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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

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ships ''Guiyang'' and ''Zaozhuang'' in the

on 24 February 2021.

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

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