HMS Intrepid (1891)

HMS Intrepid in her original configuration, 1896 (IWM Q21388)
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Intrepid
BuilderLondon and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company
Laid down6 September 1889
Launched20 June 1891
CommissionedNovember 1892
Honours &
awards
ZEEBRUGGE 1918
FateExpended as a block ship, 23 April 1918
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General characteristics
Class & typeApollo-class cruiser
Displacement3,600 tons
Length314 ft (95.7 m)
Beam43.5 ft (13.3 m)
Draught17.5 ft (5.3 m)
Propulsion
Speed19.75 knots (36.58 km/h)
Complement273 to 300 (Officers and Men)
Armament

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.