RSS Intrepid explained

RSS Intrepid (69) is the second ship of the Formidable-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

Construction and career

RSS Intrepid was built by ST Marine Engineering in Singapore around the late 2000s. Intrepid was commissioned on 5 February 2008.^[1]

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 South China Sea.^[2]

Exercise Bersama Lima 18

Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand 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 People's Liberation Army Navy ships Guiyang and Zaozhuang in the South China Sea on 24 February 2021.^[3]

References

1. Web site: RSS Intrepid (69) Guided Missile Stealth Frigate Warship. 2020-07-26. www.militaryfactory.com.
2. Web site: Larned. Bill. Singapore-U.S. Training Achieves New Standards During CARAT. 2020-07-26. www.navy.mil. 26 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726052726/https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=46403. dead.
3. Web site: 2021-02-28. Global Times: China and SG conduct joint naval exercise in South China Sea to 'address risks'. 2021-03-07. The Online Citizen Asia. en-US. 28 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228101853/https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2021/02/28/global-times-china-and-sg-conduct-joint-naval-exercise-in-south-china-sea-to-address-risks/. dead.