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BRAVO PIER no. 21. Starboard bow view of the new Singapore tank landing ship RSS ENDURANCE (LST 207) tied up.jpg RSS Endurance in 2000 | |
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Namesake: | Endurance |
Owner: | Republic of Singapore Navy |
Builder: | ST Engineering (Marine) |
Laid down: | 27 March 1997 |
Launched: | 14 March 1998 |
Commissioned: | 18 March 2000 |
Identification: |
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Status: | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Endurance-class landing platform dock |
Displacement: |
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Length: | 141.0 m (462 ft 7 in) |
Beam: | 21.0 m (68 ft 11 in) |
Draught: | 5.0 m (16 ft 5 in) |
Ramps: | 2 × (bow and stern) |
Installed power: |
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Propulsion: |
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Speed: | In excess of 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Range: | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried: |
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Capacity: | 18 tanks, 20 vehicles and bulk cargo |
Troops: | > 350–500 |
Crew: | 65 (8 officers and 57 men) |
Sensors and processing systems: | |
Electronic warfare & decoys: |
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Armament: |
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Aircraft carried: | AS 332M Super Puma or AS532UL/AL Cougar or CH-47SD Chinook helicopters |
Aviation facilities: | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to 2 medium-lift helicopters |
Endurance (207) is the lead ship of the Endurance-class landing platform dock of the Republic of Singapore Navy.
Development[]
The navy's intention to purchase the Endurance-class was revealed by former Defence Minister Dr. Tony Tan during his visit to Tuas Naval Base on 3 August 1996. These ships were to replace the five ex-United States Navy (USN) County-class LSTs, which were acquired by Singapore from the United States in the 1970s. ST Marine was awarded the government contract to design and build the four ships – a significant milestone for the local defence and shipbuilding industries given the scale and extensiveness of the programme.[2][3]
Construction and career[]
She was laid down on 27 March 1997 and launched on 14 March 1998. Commissioned on 18 March 2000 with the hull number 207.
Endurance participated as both a compliant and non-compliant vessel for boarding teams during Exercise Sea Sabre in 2004 as part of the Proliferation Security Initiative.[4]
RSS Endurance sailed to Aceh in Indonesia to deliver emergency supplies and medical personnel to aid in the relief efforts after a tsunami. She was then joined by Persistence on 4 January 2005 and Endeavour on 16 January.[5]
RSS Endurance became the first RSN ship to circumnavigate the globe when it participated in the 6th USN International Naval Review in New York City,[6] passing through both Panama and Suez Canal in 2007.
References[]
- ↑ "RSN – Assets – Weapons". Ministry of Defence (Singapore) (MINDEF). 23 July 2010. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/navy/assets/weapons.html. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ↑ "Endurance Class Landing Ship Tank (LST) - Naval Technology". https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/endurance-class-landing-ship-tank-lst/.
- ↑ "Endurance class Amphibious Transport Dock - Republic of Singapore Navy". http://www.seaforces.org/marint/Singapore-Navy/Amphibious-Ship/Endurance-class.htm.
- ↑ "Sea Sabre". Global Security. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/sea-saber.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ↑ "2000 – The LSTs of 191 Squadron". MINDEF. Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20070310212738/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/about_us/history/maturing_saf/v10n03_history.html. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ↑ "Speech by Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Defence, on the Occasion of the Commissioning Ceremony for the RSN Landing Ship Tank, RSS Endurance & RSS Resolution Held on Saturday, 18 March 2000 at 10:00 AM at Tuas Naval Base". MINDEF. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/resources/speeches/2000/18mar00_speech.html. Retrieved 2006-10-17.
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