HMS Intrepid (1891)
HMS Intrepid in her original configuration, 1896 (IWM Q21388) | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Intrepid |
| Builder | London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company |
| Laid down | 6 September 1889 |
| Launched | 20 June 1891 |
| Commissioned | November 1892 |
| Honours & awards | ZEEBRUGGE 1918 |
| Fate | Expended as a block ship, 23 April 1918 |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Apollo-class cruiser |
| Displacement | 3,600 tons |
| Length | 314 ft (95.7 m) |
| Beam | 43.5 ft (13.3 m) |
| Draught | 17.5 ft (5.3 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 19.75 knots (36.58 km/h) |
| Complement | 273 to 300 (Officers and Men) |
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HMS Intrepid was an Apollo-class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy built on the River Clyde and launched in 1891. She was subsequently converted as a minelayer in the latter half of her career and ultimately sunk as a blockship during the Zeebrugge Raid on 23 April 1918.