ARA ''Intrépida'' (P-85) is the

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of the of the

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. The ship is the lead ship of its class and has a twin sister ship ARA ''Indómita'' (P-86). She is the second ship of the Argentina Navy to bear the name ''Intrépida''.

Construction

The ship was ordered in 1970 and built by the

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, Germany.

Service history

As of 2021 ''Intrépida'' was reported active and participated in a sea exercise with the destroyer '' Sarandi'', the corvettes '' Espora'', '' Spiro'', ''

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'' and '' Gómez Roca'' and with aircraft from Argentine naval aviation. She was again active on exercises in mid-2022.

References

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