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Republic of Singapore Navy Fearless class Patrol Vessel |
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Singapore Technologies Engineering (Marine) Ltd., Singapore Displacement: 500 tons Length: 55 meters (180 feet 5 inches) Beam: 8.6 meters (28 ft 3 in) Draft: 2.7 meters (8 ft 10 in) Speed: 20+ knots (37 km/h) Range: 1,800 NM (3,300 km) Complement: 30 Propulsion: 2 x MTU 12V 595 TE90 diesel engines coupled to ZF gear boxes 2 x Kamewa waterjets Armament: 1 x Simbad twin launcher for MBDA Mistral SAM missiles 1 x Oto-Melara/OtoBreda 76/62 Super Rapid DP gun (3"/76mm) 4 x CIS50MG 12,7mm/caliber .50 heavy machine guns 1 x Rafael Typhoon 25 mm Remote Weapon System (added later) 2 x B515 12.75" (324mm) triple torpedo tubes for EuroTorp A244/S torpedoes (first 6 ships) Aviation: none Sytems: Search Radar: IAI/ELTA EL/M-2228(X) Weapon Control: Elbit MSIS optronic director Navigation Radar: Kelvin Hughes 1007 Sonar: Thales Underwater Systems TSM 2362 Gudgeon hull-mounted active sonar (first 6 units) ESM: Elisra NS 9010C intercept / Rafael C-Pearl M Decoys: 2 x GEC Marine Shield III 102mm sextuple chaff launchers |
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The Fearless class patrol vessels were ordered as replacements for
the earlier Swift class coastal patrol crafts after they had been
transferred to the Police Coast Guard. The contract was awarded to
ST Marine on 27 February 1993. The first six vessels are fitted for
anti-submarine warfare, while the remainder are configured as patrol
vessels. On 3 January 2003, RSS Courageous was badly damaged in a collision with a container ship in the Singapore Strait. The ship has since been stricken from the navy list. In January 2005, 189 Squadron was transferred to the Coastal Command from the Fleet, and the 11 ships now form the 182 and 189 Squadron. FATES: 95 RSS Brave: refurbished and gifted to Royal Brunei Navy / commissioned as 95 KDB As-Siddiq in 2023 97 RSS Gallant: refurbished and gifted to Royal Brunei Navy / commissioned as 96 KDB Al-Faruq in 2023 Four former Fearless class patrol vessels are refurbished and new commissioned into service as Sentinel class Maritime Security and Response Vessels (MSRVs): 55 MSRV Sentinel / 56 MSRV Guardian / 57 MSRV Protector / 58 MSRV Bastion |
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