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RSS Tenacious
RSS Tenacious enters Pearl Harbor in preparation for RIMPAC 18.jpg
RSS Tenacious enters Pearl Harbor in preparation for RIMPAC 18
Career (Singapore) Naval Ensign of Singapore
Name: RSS Tenacious
Ordered: March 2000
Builder: ST Engineering (Marine)
Launched: 15 July 2005
Commissioned: 5 February 2008
Identification:
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)
Installed power:
  • ISM V1708 diesel generators, each producing 800 kilowatts (1,100 shp)[1]
  • Total output: 3,200 kW (4,300 shp)
Propulsion:
  • 4× MTU 20V 8000 M90, each rated at 8,200 kW (11,000 shp)[2] (CODAD)
  • Total output: 32,800 kW (44,000 shp)
  • Speed:
  • Maximum: 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
  • Cruising: 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
  • Range: 4,200 nautical miles (7,800 km)
    Complement: 71, excluding air crew detachment of approx. 19
    Sensors and
    processing systems:
    • Search radar: Thales Herakles multi-function radar
    • Navigation radar: Terma Electronic Scanter 2001
    • Sonar: EDO Model 980 active low frequency towed sonar (ALOFTS)
    Armament:
  • Anti-ship: 8× RGM-84C Harpoon SSM
  • Anti-air: MBDA Aster 15/30 launched from DCNS Sylver A50 32-cell VLS
  • Anti-submarine: EuroTorp A244/S Mod 3 torpedoes launched from 2× B515 triple tubes with reloads
  • Guns: Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid gun (mounted in stealth cupola), 4× STK 50MG 12.7 mm (0.50 in) HMG
  • Aircraft carried:S-70B Seahawk multi-mission capable naval helicopter
    Aviation facilities: Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters

    RSS Tenacious (71) is the fourth ship of the Formidable-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

    Construction and career[]

    RSS Tenacious was built by ST Marine Engineering company in Singapore around the late in the 2000s. Tenacious was commissioned on 5 February 2008.[3]

    RIMPAC 2018[]

    RSS Tenacious arrived in Pearl Harbor on 25 June 2018. RIMPAC 2018 will go on from 27 June to 2 August 2018. During the RIMPAC exercise, RSS Tenacious successfully test fires her harpoon missiles.[4] [5]

    Exercise PELICAN 2019[]

    Republic of Singapore and Royal Brunei Navy held an exercise which consists of RSS Tenacious, RSS Valour, RSS Vigour, KDB Darussalam, KDB Darulehsan and KDB Darulaman. All Republic of Singapore Navy ships left on 7 November 2019.[6]

    SIMTEX 2019[]

    Singapore, India and Thailand held a Naval exercise called SIMTEX on 11 October 2019. RSS Tenacious, HTMS Kraburi, INS Ranvir, INS Kora and INS Sukanya participated in the exercise.[7]

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