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 & 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]

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} "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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