HMS Intrepid (1855)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Intrepid.

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

1. "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.