RSS Vigilance

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US Navy 100716-N-0995C-155 The Singapore navy guided-missile frigate RSS Steadfast (FFG 70) and the corvette RSS Vigilance (90) are underway during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore 2010.jpg
RSS Vigilance and RSS Steadfast during CARAT 2010
History
Naval Ensign of Singapore.svgSingapore
NameVigilance
Namesake Vigilance
Builder ST Engineering
Launched27 April 1989
Commissioned18 August 1990
Homeport Tuas
Identification
MottoNothing Gets By
StatusActive [1]
General characteristics
Class and type Victory-class corvette
Displacement595 t (586 long tons; 656 short tons)
Length62 m (203 ft 5 in)
Beam8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Draught2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
  • Maybach MTU 16 V 538 TB93 high speed diesels coupled to 4× shafts
  • Total output: 16,900  hp (12,600 kW)
Speed
  • Maximum: 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph)
  • Cruising: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range4,000  nmi (7,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement49 with 8 officers
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • ESM: Elisra SEWS
  • ECM: RAFAEL RAN 1101 Jammer
  • Decoys: 2× Plessey Shield 9-barrelled chaff launchers, 2× twin RAFAEL long range chaff launchers fitted below the bridge wings
Armament
Aircraft carriedBoeing ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

RSS Vigilance (90) is the third ship of the Victory-class corvette of the Republic of Singapore Navy. [2]

Contents

Construction and career

Vigilance was launched on 27 April 1989 by ST Engineering and was commissioned on 18 August 1990.

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 . [3]

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References

  1. hermes (18 July 2018). "RSS Vigilance crew attains full operational status". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. "Victory Class Missile Corvettes - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. "US-Singapore begins CARAT 2010 | Brahmand News". brahmand.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.