HMS Intrepid (1855)

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Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Intrepid
BuilderWigram, fitted with engines at the East India Docks [1]
Launched13 November 1855 [1]
FateSold, 1864 [1]
General characteristics
Class & type Intrepid-class gunvessel
Tons burthen862 bm [1]
Armament6 guns [1]

HMS Intrepid was a Victorian era British Royal Navy sloop of war [1] and the lead ship of six Intrepid-class gunvessels. She was a member of Blue Squadron in the 23 April 1856 Fleet Review of ships which had taken part in Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier's Baltic Sea campaign against Russia during the Crimean War. [1] On 17 November 1859, Intrepid ran ashore near Mytilene, Greece. [2] She was part of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1860. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "HMS Intrepid, 1855". P. Benyon's Naval Database. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11004. London. 19 November 1859. p. 7.


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