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 an cruiser Apollo class 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