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HMS INTREPID (L11) |
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About HMS Intrepid
Intrepid was the second of her
class of purpose built LPDs used by Royal Navy, built in Clydebank, West
Dunbartonshire, at the John Brown & Company yard she was launched in 1964
before undergoing trials and commissioning in 1967. Incidentally, she was
the last ship built by John Brown & Co for the Royal Navy.
Intrepid was undergoing
decommissioning in 1982 at the outbreak of the Falklands War, however was
brought back into commission, with her ships company recalled by Commander
Bryn Telfer (the Executive Officer), and Malcolm MacLeod, the crew gladly
returned to form part of the task group committed to Operation Corporate,
the British effort to recapture the islands. Intrepid was commanded
by Captain Peter Dingemans.
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With elements of 3
Commando Brigade embarked, Intrepid took part in the amphibious
landings at San Carlos Water. HMS Intrepid was under attack in
San Carlos Water on 25 May 1982, with a few fatalities, mainly Royal
Marines (citation?). The Nordic Ferry was also under attack.
She came under heavy air attack once again during the operation, and
was the main participant in the landings at Bluff Cove on 6 June.
Margaret Thatcher and Sandy Woodward commended the efforts of the
ships involved in the San Carlos attacks. She Intrepid would be
the last ship to arrive, and so all the timings depended on her. |
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The ship was also one of the warships
used for imprisoning the Argentinean prisoners of war.
From 1985 until 1990 she supported
the sea training phase of initial officer training, undertaken at
Britannia Royal Naval College, as part of the Dartmouth Training Squadron.
On 12 February 2007, the MoD announced that HMS Intrepid was to be
recycled at a British facility. Leavesley International was selected as
the preferred bidder, pending license acquisition. The contract
aimed to ensure that the ship was disposed of responsibly, and in full
compliance with international environmental legislation.
Having received the required planning permission and environmental
licences for disposal. Intrepid
left Portsmouth for her final journey to Liverpool on 13 September 2008.
Having been previously suggested as potential diving site on the south
coast, various veterans of the Falklands War started a petition on the 10
Downing Street website to preserve the ship as a memorial to the conflict.
But in late January 2009, the Daily Mail published an article
showing the half demolished ship in
Liverpool Docks, which was reported to be on target to be 96% recycled.
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statistics
| Builder: |
John Brown & Company |
| Laid down: |
19 December 1962 |
| Launched: |
25 June 1964 |
| Commissioned: |
11 March 1967 |
| Decommissioned: |
31 August 1999
Pennant number L11
International callsign GLXH |
| Motto: |
"Cela va sans dire"
("That goes without saying") |
| Fate: |
Towed to Liverpool for scrapping
September 2008 |
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General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Fearless class LPD |
| Type: |
Amphibious landing Dock |
| Displacement: |
16,950 tons |
| Length: |
520 feet (160 m) |
| Beam: |
80 feet (24 m) |
| Draught: |
21 feet (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion: |
2 English
Electric steam Turbine. 2 Boilers. 22,000 shp. 550 PSI
850 F |
| Speed: |
21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Range: |
5,000 nautical
miles (9,260 km) at 20 kn |
| Capacity: |
Up to 700 troops
15 tanks
27 vehicles |
| Complement: |
550 including small Royal Marine
detachment (approx 70 men) |
| Armament: |
2 (Originally 4)
Seacat
launchers
2 × BMARC 20 mm.
Original fit 2 × 40/60 Bofors
Later also included a Phalanx |
| Aircraft carried: |
Depending upon
period. Mostly 2-4
Westland
Wessex helicopters or Seaking MK4 |
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