RSS Endeavour (210)
RSS Endeavour entering Sydney Harbor on 4 October 2013.
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Name | Endeavour |
Namesake | Endeavour |
Builder | ST Engineering |
Laid down | 1998 |
Launched | 12 February 2000 |
Commissioned | 7 April 2001 |
Homeport | Changi |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and 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 | |
Capacity | 18 tanks, 20 vehicles and bulk cargo |
Troops | > 350–500 |
Crew | 65 (8 officers and 57 men) |
Sensors and processing systems |
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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 |
Endeavour (210) is the fourth 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 in 1998 and launched on 12 February 2000. Commissioned on 7 April 2001 with the hull number 210.
Two additional SAF task groups have been deployed to the Gulf of Aden, RSS Endurance from June to October 2010 and Endeavour from August 2011.
Gallery[]
A RSN Chinook deploys a rescue diver and a raft near RSS Endeavour on 23 August 2010.
USS George H.W. Bush underway with RSS Endeavour in the Arabian Sea on 15 November 2011.
RSS Endeavour docked at Garden Island, Sydney on 5 October 2013.
RSS Endeavour docked at Garden Island, Sydney on 5 October 2013.
References[]
- ^ "RSN – Assets – Weapons". Ministry of Defence (Singapore) (MINDEF). 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "Endurance Class Landing Ship Tank (LST) - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Endurance class Amphibious Transport Dock - Republic of Singapore Navy". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
External links[]
- Endurance-class landing platform docks
- Ships built in Singapore
- 2000 ships