RSS Formidable

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RSS Formidable (68) and INS Brahmaputra (F 31).jpg
RSS Formidable and INS Brahmaputra in the Bay of Bengal on 5 September 2007
History
Singapore
NameFormidable
NamesakeFormidable
OrderedMid–1990s
BuilderDCNS
Launched7 January 2004
Commissioned5 May 2007
HomeportChangi
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Formidable-class frigate
Displacement3,200 tonnes (3,100 long tons; 3,500 short tons)
Length114.8 m (376 ft 8 in)
Beam16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)
Draught6.0 m (19 ft 8 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • 4× MTU 20V 8000 M90, each rated at 8,200 kW (11,000 shp)[1] (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)
Range4,200 nautical miles (7,800 km)
Complement71, excluding air crew detachment of approx. 19
Sensors and
processing systems
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 carried1× S-70B Seahawk multi-mission capable naval helicopter
Aviation facilitiesFlight 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]

Exercise Pacific Griffin 19[]

RSS Formidable participated in Pacific Griffin 19 with its bilateral partner, the United States.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ "MTU Series 8000" (PDF). MTU-online-shop. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Isotta Fraschini Motori S.p.A. engines specs". Diesel-Specs.Com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Formidable Class Frigate". Naval Technology. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. ^ "RSS Formidable (68) at RIMPAC 2012". Security Scholar. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. ^ Correspondent, Our Defence. "Navy Chief Admiral Lanba to visit Myanmar". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Bersama Lima 2018 - Malaysian Defence". Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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