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REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY (SINGAPORE)

ESCORTS

FORMIDABLE frigates (2007-2009)

Formidable 2010

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Formidable 68   DCN, Lorient, France 14.11.2002 7.1.2004 5.5.2007 in service (2019)
Intrepid 69   STM, Benoi 8.3.2003 3.7.2004 5.2.2008 in service (2019)
Steadfast 70   STM, Benoi 15.11.2003 28.1.2005 5.2.2008 in service (2019)
Tenacious 71   STM, Benoi 21.5.2004 15.7.2005 5.2.2008 in service (2019)
Stalwart 72   STM, Benoi 11.11.2004 9.12.2005 16.1.2009 in service (2019)
Supreme 73   STM, Benoi 17.5.2005 9.5.2006 16.1.2009 in service (2019)

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

3200

Length, m

114.8

Breadth, m

16.3

Draught, m

6.00

No of shafts

2

Machinery

CODAD: 4 MTU 20V8000 M90 diesels

Power, h. p.

44600

Max speed, kts

27

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 5000(15)

Armament

4 x 2 Harpoon SSM (8 RGM-84C), 2 x 8 Sylver A50 SAM (VLS, 16 Aster-30), 2 x 8 Sylver A43 SAM (VLS, 16 Aster-15), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact SR, 2 x 1 - 20/90 MIT-20F2, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 3 - 324 B515 TT (A-244S), 1 helicopter (S-70B2 Seahawk)

Electronic equipment 3x Terma Scanter 2001, Herakles MFR radars, 2x MSIS e/o systems, ALOFTS 980 sonar, C-Pearl, Shark ECM suites, 4x NGDS decoy RL, TAVITAC 2000 CCS

Complement

86

Project history: Programme 'Delta', 'Trident' class. Ordered in 2000 to replace Sea Wolf class FAC(M)s. Number of Harpoons can be increased to 12 (6 twin).

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Tenacious 2010

? Ivan Gogin, 2019