23 retro photos of Royal Navy Fearless-class assault ship HMS Intrepid
Intrepid was a Fearless-class amphibious warfare ship, she was essentially a Royal Navy landing platform dock and served from 1967 until 1999.
Intrepid was in the middle of undergoing decommissioning in 1982 when the Falklands War began. After decommissioning, the Royal Navy were due to sell Intrepid to Argentina but she was brought back into commission to help the British effort to recapture the islands.
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HMS Intrepid was under attack in San Carlos Water on 25 May 1982, sadly with some fatalities.
She was also used for imprisoning Argentinian prisoners of war. The surrender ending the Falklands conflict was famously signed on Intrepid's deck.
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1. Memories of HMS Intrepid
Ghosts of the Falklands. The Warships of Fareham Creek. HMS Fearless (Right) and HMS Intrepid. Picture: Trevor Evans © Hampshire County Council Museum Service.
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2. Memories of HMS Intrepid
HMS Intrepid the Royal Navy assault ship (at top) in Basin 3 at Portsmouth Naval base in 1999. The News 993152-1
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4. Memories of HMS Intrepid
Bombs rain down on RFA Olna, MV Norland, HMS Intrepid and Fort Austen, in Bomb Alley. The News archvie
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