RSS Supreme

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RSS Supreme arrives at Pearl Harbor during RIMPAC 2010.
History
Naval Ensign of Singapore.svgSingapore
NameSupreme
Namesake Supreme
OrderedMarch 2000
Builder ST Engineering
Launched9 May 2006
Commissioned16 January 2009
Homeport Changi
Identification
MottoSurpassing All Always
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & 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
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 &
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried1× S-70B Seahawk multi-mission capable naval helicopter
Aviation facilities Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters

RSS Supreme (73) is the sixth ship of the Formidable-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

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Construction and career

RSS Supreme was built by ST Marine Engineering company in Singapore in the late 2000s. Supreme was commissioned on 16 January 2009. [3]

RIMPAC 2010

RSS Supreme participated in RIMPAC 2010 from 23 June to 1 August 2010. RSS Supreme fired her Aster 15 Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) off the coast of Hawaii. Chief of Navy Rear-Admiral Chew Men Leong was on board to observe the live-firing exercises. [4]

CARAT 2011

RSS Vigour, RSS Stalwart and RSS Supreme conducted a joint exercise with USS Chung-Hoon on 23 August 2011. [5]

Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501

In December 2014, Supreme was deployed in the search for Airasia Flight QZ8501 after it crashed into the Java Sea on 28 December 2014; along with the RSN ships Persistence , Valour , and Kallang , MV Swift Rescue, and two Lockheed C-130H Hercules. [6] [7] [8]

PASSEX 2016

The Republic of Singapore Navy and the Royal Australian Navy conducted a passage exercise which consists of RSS Supreme, HMAS Darwin and HMAS Adelaide. One of HMAS Adelaide's MRH-90 helicopter lands on Supreme's deck. [9]

On 6 April 2018, RSS Supreme and RSS Valiant underwent alongside USS Sampson and USS Theodore Roosevelt off Singapore. [10]

RSS Supreme and USNS Carl Brasher conducted a replenish at sea on 26 June 2020. [11]

RIMPAC 2020

RSS Supreme joined HMAS Stuart, HMAS Sirius, USS Rafael Peralta and KDB Darulehsan on their way to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in preparation for RIMPAC 2020 on 6 August. RIMPAC 2020 is scheduled to start on 17 August. [12]

2024

Following a collision and resulting fire 30 nautical miles northeast of Pedra Branca between product tanker Hafnia Nile and shadow fleet VLCC tanker Ceres I, causing an immediate evacuation of the Hafnia Nile, RSS Supreme was the first to arrive and picked up 16 crewmembers from the Hafnia Nile while six others were rescued from a life raft by another ship and transferred to the Supreme for transport to Singapore. [13]

SIMBEX 2025

The ship represented the Singapore Navy alongside RSS Vigilance and MV Mentor while the Indian Navy was represented by INS Satpura. This was the 32nd edition of the naval exercise — SIMBEX — and was hosted by Singapore between 28 July and 1 August 2025. The Republic of Singapore Air Force also participated in the exercise with an S-70B Seahawk naval helicopter, two Fokker-50 maritime patrol aircraft and two F-15SG fighter aircraft. The harbour phase was held at RSS Singapura base and was followed by a sea phase held in the southern parts of South China Sea. During the sea phase, the participating forces carried out advanced warfare drills, including gunnery firings, air defence exercises, and maritime security operations. The sea phase concluded with a ceremonial sail-past by the participating ships. [14] [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Isotta Fraschini Motori S.p.A. engines specs". Diesel-Specs.Com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "MTU Series 8000" (PDF). MTU-online-shop. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "RSS Supreme 73". Helis.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "RSN Participates in Multilateral Naval Exercise in Hawaii". www.mindef.gov.sg. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ↑ U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos (23 August 2011), 110823-N-IO627-112 , retrieved 27 June 2021
  6. ↑ "Singapore sends 5th navy ship for AirAsia QZ8501 search". CNA . 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015.
  7. ↑ migration (29 December 2014). "AirAsia flight QZ8501: Singapore frigate, missile corvette join search and locate efforts". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  8. ↑ migration (29 December 2014). "AirAsia flight QZ8501: Second RSAF C-130 plane joins the search". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Navy, Royal Australian. "Sailing in-sync with Singapore". Navy Daily. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Deployment FY 2018". DVIDS. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Singapore Navy and US Navy have conducted sea operations in South China Sea". www.navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  12. ↑ Milne, Sandy (5 August 2020). "RAN commences exercises with warships from Singapore, Brunei". www.defenceconnect.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "Fire and Evacuations After Shadow Tanker and Hafnia Vessel Collide".
  14. ↑ "INS Satpura arrives in Singapore for SIMBEX-25" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  15. ↑ PTI (4 August 2025). "Navies of India, Singapore conclude SIMBEX". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 5 August 2025.
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