HMS Intrepid L11

Fearless class - L - Landing Ship/Platform Dock

IMO:
MMSI:
Flight Deck:	ID
Call Sign:	GLXH
Shipyard:	John Brown

Events

History of HMS Intrepid L11

1962-dec-19	Laid down	Laid down
1964-jun-25	Launched	Launched
1967-mar-11	Commissioned	Commissioned
1967-jun-01		damage to starboard turbine caused by overheating. 12 weeks repair in HMD Devonport needed.
1967-nov	Deployment	Deployment until Dec 1967, part of Task Force 318 to cover the British withdrawal from Aden during Operation Magister.
1967-nov-29	Aircraft	Aircraft RAF Sharjah final departure from Aden, with last 6 Wessex HC.2 of 78 Squadron embarked, heading for Sharjah.
1968-mar	Deployment	Deployment off Persian Gulf islands of Tunb, to calm tension with Iran
1968-sep-20	Deployment	Deployment Exercise Exercise Coral Sands participated in Exercise Coral Sands with Sioux AH.1 of 3 CBAS embarked
1968-oct	Port Visit	Port Visit Moreton Bay visited Brisbane, after participating in Exercise Coral Sands with 3 CBAS, at least 13 of the unit Sioux AH.1 embarked.
1969-may	Port Visit	Port Visit James' Bay Visit Visted St Helena
1970-nov-19	Deployment	Deployment Bhola Island Operation Burlap to Bay of Bengal to assist in cyclone relief efforts
1972-nov	Deployment	Deployment participated in Exercise Corsica 72 off W coast of Corsica with HMS Bulwark, HMS Ark Royal and HMS Fearless.
1980-sep-15	Aircraft	Aircraft Accident while operating from ship off NW Scotland, 3 CBAS Gazelle AH.1 XX401 / F crashed during a turn near Balnakiel.
1982-apr-20	Aircraft	Aircraft assigned to 845 Squadron Embarked Wessex HU.5 XT449 / C and XT461 / W of 845 NAS E Flt for two days of working up. The Flight returned to Yeovilton before re-embarking on 26 Apr.
1982-apr-26	Deployment	Deployment South Atlantic Operation Corporate Departed Weymouth Bay for South Atlantic with 845 Squadron E Flt embarked and an 846 Squadron airframe, joining in the English Channel. Left theatre on 26 Jun 1982.
1986-oct-22	Deployment	Deployment departed HMNB Portsmouth for Middle East and Gulf of Arabia deployment. Embarked 40 Commando Royal Marines and 2x Sea King HC.4 from 846 NAS and returned Dec 1986.
1986-nov-20	Deployment	Deployment Arabian Sea Participated in Exercise Saif Sareea 86 between 20 and 30 Nov 1986, off Masirah Island.
1990-mar	Deployment	Deployment in Northern Norway (Bodo / Tromso areas) to support Exercise Cold Winter 90, with much of 3 CDO BDE embarked (minus helicopters).
1991-apr	Struck	Struck HMD Portsmouth Laid up Laid up for long term storage at Portsmouth. Some equipment canabalised for use in HMS Fearless.
1999-aug-31	Decommissioned	Decommissioned
2005-jul		Fareham Creek by Jul 2005 was laid up in Fareham Creek
2008-sep-13	Fate: scrapped	Fate: scrapped Cammell Laird towed from Portsmouth to Birkenhead for breakers yard at Canada Dock and scrapping completed by Aug 2009