HMS Intrepid

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HMS Intrepid was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations against German naval forces.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf I-class destroyer
Royal Navy destroyer
armament 2 × quadruple 0.5-inch machine guns
2 × quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes
4 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns
depth charges
beam 33 feet
builder Vickers-Armstrongs
class I-class
commissioned 1937
conflict Second World War
World War II
country United Kingdom
crewComplement approximately 145
design improved H-class destroyer design
displacement 1370 tons standard
1888 tons full load
era World War II era
interwar period
fate sunk
hullNumber D10
laidDown 1935
launchDate 1936
length 323 feet
maximumSpeed 35.5 knots
navalEnsign White Ensign
notableFor operations against German naval forces
service in early years of World War II
operator Royal Navy
participatedIn Norwegian Campaign
convoy escort duties
operations against German naval forces in early World War II
operations in the North Sea
partOf British Royal Navy
pennantNumber D10
propulsion steam turbines
twin screws
role escort vessel
fleet destroyer
serviceBranch Royal Navy
serviceEntry 1937
shipyard Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness
sinkingDate 26 September 1943
sinkingLocation near Leros, Aegean Sea
sunkBy German aircraft
theatre Aegean Sea operations
Mediterranean Sea

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