HMS Intrepid (1855)

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Intrepid
Builder	Wigram, fitted with engines at the East India Docks^[1]
Launched	13 November 1855^[1]
Fate	Sold, 1864^[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Intrepid-class gunvessel
Tons burthen	862 bm^[1]
Armament	6 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "HMS Intrepid, 1855". P. Benyon's Naval Database. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 11004. London. 19 November 1859. p. 7.

v t e Intrepid-class gunvessels
<i>Flying Fish</i> Pioneer Victor Intrepid <i>Roebuck</i> <i>Nimrod</i>
Preceded by: Vigilant class Followed by: Philomel class
List of gunboat and gunvessel classes of the Royal Navy

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1859
Shipwrecks	8 Feb: HMS Wizard 26 Feb: HMS Jaseur Mar (unknown date): Pizarro 28 Jun: Argo 6 Aug: Admella 7 Aug: Nantucket 26 Oct: Royal Charter 15 Nov: Herald of the Morning 24 Nov: HMS Undaunted November (unknown date): Burmah 17 Dec: Duguesclin
Other incidents	Feb (unknown date) HMS Vulture Apr (unknown date): USS Wabash 3 Jun: HMY Victoria and Albert 13 Jun: Red Jacket 9 Sep: Great Eastern Sep (unknown date) USS Fulton 17 Nov: HMS Intrepid Unknown date: Herald of the Morning, Young America
1858 1860

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