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RSS_Formidable_(68)_and_INS_Brahmaputra_(F_31).jpg RSS Formidable alongside INS Brahmaputra in the Bay of Bengal on 5 September 2007. | |
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| Name: | RSS Formidable |
| Ordered: | Mid 1990s |
| Builder: | DCNS |
| Launched: | 7 January 2004 |
| Commissioned: | 5 May 2007 |
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| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Formidable-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,200 tonnes (3,100 long tons; 3,500 short tons) |
| Length: | 114.8 m (376 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: | 6.0 m (19 ft 8 in) |
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| Range: | 4,200 nautical miles (7,800 km) |
| Complement: | 71, excluding air crew detachment of approx. 19 |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1× S-70B Seahawk multi-mission capable naval helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters |
RSS Formidable (68) is the lead ship of the Formidable-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy.
Construction and career[]
RSS Formidable was built by DCNS company in France around the early 2000s. Formidable was commissioned on 5 May 2007.[3]
RIMPAC 2012[]
RSS Formidable participated in RIMPAC 2012 which lasts from 29 to 3 June August 2012. 22 nations and more than 40 warships took part in the exercise.[4]
SIMBEX-16[]
On 30 October 2016, RSS Formidable arrived in Visakhapatnam, India to prepare for naval exercise SIMBEX-16 in the Bay of Bengal.[5]
Exercise Bersama Lima 18[]
Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and UK held Exercise Bersama Lima from 2 to 19 October 2018. One of the ships participating was RSS Formidable.[6]
Gallery[]
RSS Formidable Gallery
RSS Formidable docked at Yokosuka Naval Base on 14 October 2019.
RSS Formidable docked at Yokosuka Naval Base on 14 October 2019.
RSS Formidable docked at Yokosuka Naval Base on 14 October 2019.
RSS Formidable docked at Yokosuka Naval Base on 14 October 2019.
RSS Formidable docked at Yokosuka Naval Base on 14 October 2019.
References[]
- ↑ "Isotta Fraschini Motori S.p.A. engines specs". Diesel-Specs.Com. http://www.diesel-spec.com/c/c.aspx/ISO001/productspecs.
- ↑ "MTU Series 8000". MTU-online-shop. http://www.mtu-online-shop.de/fileadmin/dam/download_media/import_print/M_05172E_0702.pdf.
- ↑ "Formidable Class Frigate" (in en-GB). https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/formidable/.
- ↑ "RSS Formidable (68) at RIMPAC 2012" (in en). 2012-08-01. https://securityscholar.org/2012/08/01/in-brief-singapores-formidable-class-frigates/rss-formidable-68-at-rimpac-2012/.
- ↑ Correspondent, Our Defence. "Navy Chief Admiral Lanba to visit Myanmar" (in en). https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/navy-chief-admiral-lanba-to-visit-myanmar-rss-formidable-of-republic-of-singapore-navy-1.1467846.
- ↑ "Bersama Lima 2018 - Malaysian Defence" (in en-US). https://www.malaysiandefence.com/bersama-lima-2018/.
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