RSS Steadfast

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Singapore Navy guided-missile frigate RSS Steadfast.jpg
RSS Steadfast on 15 April 2008
History
Singapore
NameSteadfast
NamesakeSteadfast
OrderedMarch 2000
BuilderST Engineering
Launched15 July 2005
Commissioned5 February 2008
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 Steadfast (70) is the third ship of the Formidable-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

Construction and career[]

RSS Steadfast was built by ST Marine Engineering company in Singapore around the late 2000s. Steadfast was commissioned on 5 February 2008.[3][4]

RIMPAC 2008[]

27 June to 31 July 2008, RSS Steadfast participated in the exercise alongside more than 30+ warships and 10+ submarines from different countries. The exercise took place off Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.[5]

CARAT 2010[]

RSS Vigilance, RSS Steadfast, RSS Persistence, MV Avatar, USNS Amelia Earhart, USS Russell, USS Chung-Hoon and USCGC Mellon participated in CARAT 2010.[6]

RIMPAC 2016[]

RSS Steadfast was leading two multi-national warship from Okinawa to Hawaii for RIMPAC 2016 which lasts from 30 June to 4 August 2016.[7][8]

On 27 May 2020, RSS Steadfast and USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) conducted a bilateral exercise from 24 to 25 May in the South China Sea.[9]

Gallery[]

  • RSS Steadfast Gallery

  • RSS Steadfast arriving at Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC 2008.

  • RSS Steadfast's bridge during RIMPAC 2008.

  • SH-60B from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light 47 banks over RSS Steadfast during flight deck qualifications with the Republic of Singapore Navy in April 2008.

  • RSS Steadfast comes alongside the fast combat support ship USNS Rainer (T-AOE 7) during a simulated refueling at sea on 15 April 2008.

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 Steadfast". www.marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. ^ "SINGAPORE NAVY'S INAUGURAL PARTICIPATION IN RIM OF THE PACIFIC EXERCISE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "US-Singapore begins CARAT 2010 | Brahmand News". brahmand.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  7. ^ hermesauto (28 June 2016). "Singapore's RSS Steadfast first non-US navy ship to lead RIMPAC multinational group sail". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  8. ^ "RIMPAC 2016". www.public.navy.mil. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  9. ^ "U.S., Singapore navies exercise together in the South China Sea". Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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