| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | I |
| Pennant | D 10 |
| Built by | J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 14 Nov 1935 |
| Laid down | 13 Jan 1936 |
| Launched | 17 Dec 1936 |
| Commissioned | 29 Jul 1937 |
| Lost | 26 Sep 1943 |
| History | HMS Intrepid (Cdr. Charles Arthur de Winton Kitcat, RN) was sunk by German Ju 88 bombers in Leros harbour, Dodecanese. |
Commands listed for HMS Intrepid (D 10)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. John William Josselyn, RN | 8 Aug 1938 | 28 Nov 1939 |
| 2 | Cdr. Roderick Cosmo Gordon, RN | 28 Nov 1939 | 16 Sep 1941 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. John Hugh Lewes, DSC, RN | 16 Sep 1941 | Jun 1942 |
| 4 | Cdr. Charles Arthur de Winton Kitcat, RN | Jun 1942 | 26 Sep 1943 |
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Noteable events involving Intrepid include:
14 Oct 1939
German U-boat U-45 was sunk south-west of Ireland, in position 50°58'N, 12°57'W, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Inglefield (Capt. A.G. Talbot, RN), HMS Ivanhoe (Cdr. B. Jones, RN) and HMS Intrepid (Cdr. J.W. Josselyn, RN). (see map)
9 May 1940
The mine laying destroyers HMS Express (Cdr. J.G. Bickford, DSC, RN), HMS Esk (Lt.Cdr. R.J.H. Couch, RN) and HMS Intrepid (Cdr. R.G. Gordon, RN) lay 180 mines in known German swept channels in operation XMG.
31 Aug 1940
On 31 August 1940 a group of destroyers sailed from Immingham on a mine laying mission off the Dutch coast. The minelayers were from the 20th Destroyer Flotilla and consisted of the destroyers HMS Express (Cdr. J.G. Bickford, DSC, RN), HMS Esk (Lt.Cdr. R.J.H. Couch, DSC, RN), HMS Icarus (Cdr. C.D. Maud, DSC, RN), HMS Intrepid (Cdr. R.C. Gordon, RN) and HMS Ivanhoe (Cdr. P.H. Hadow, RN). The minelayers were escorted by members of the 5th Destroyer Flotilla consisted of the destroyers HMS Kelvin (Cdr. J.H. Allison, DSO, RN), HMS Jupiter (Cdr. D.B. Wyburd, RN) and HMS Vortigern (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Howlett, RN). Aerial reconnaissance detected a German force and the ships of the 20th and 5th DF were ordered to intercept, believing wrongly that the German ships were part of an invasion force. HMS Express struck a mine and was badly damaged, HMS Esk went to her assistance and hit mine and sank immediately, HMS Ivanhoe also went to her assistance and hit a mine and was badly damaged, so much so she had to be sunk by HMS Kelvin. The following day they were joined by the light cruisers HMS Aurora (Capt. L.H.K. Hamilton, DSO, RN) and HMS Galatea (Capt. B.B. Schofield, RN) and while returning to base HMS Galatea struck another mine and was slightly damaged off Cleaner Shoal Buoy near the Humber light vessel.
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