HMS Intrepid
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Eight ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Intrepid, including:
- The first Intrepid was a third rate ship 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 a cruiser which was sunk as a blockship in the Zeebrugge raid.
- The seventh Intrepid, was an I-class destroyer launched in 1936, that served in World War II and was sunk by air attack in 1943.
- The eighth Intrepid (L11), launched 1964, was a landing platform dock that served in the Falklands War.
[edit] 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 1941-42
- Bismarck Action 1941
- Arctic 1941-1943
- Malta Convoys 1942
- Sicily 1943
- Salerno 1943
- Aegean 1943
- Falkland Islands 1982
