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Republic of Singapore Navy
Fearless class Patrol Vessel
 
 
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Ships:
 
94
RSS
Fearless (1996)
95
RSS
Brave (1996)
96
RSS Courageous
(1996)
97
RSS Gallant
(1997)
98
RSS Daring
(1997)
99
RSS Dauntless
(1997)
82 RSS Resilience
(1998)
83 RSS Unity
(1998)
84 RSS Sovereignty
(1998)
85 RSS Justice
(1998)
86 RSS Freedom
(1998)
87 RSS Independence
(1998)
 
 
Specifications:
Builder: Singapore Technologies Engineering (Marine) Ltd., Singapore
Length:
55 meters (180 feet 5 inches)
Beam: 8,6 meters (28 ft 3 in)
Draft: 2,7 meters (8 ft 10 in)
Displacement: 500 tons
Speed: 20+ knots (37 km/h)
Range: 1000 NM (1850 km) at 15 knots
Complement: 30

Propulsion:
2 x
MTU 12V 595 TE90 diesel engines coupled to ZF gear boxes driving 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
2 x
B515 12.75" (324mm) triple torpedo tubes for EuroTorp A244/S torpedoes (first 6 ships)
 
Aviation: none

Electronic warfare & decoys:
ESM:
Elisra NS 9010C intercept / Rafael C-Pearl M
Decoys:
2 x GEC Marine Shield III 102mm sextuple chaff launchers

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 ships)
 
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.

 

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