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As-Siddiq (ex Singapore Fearless) class Patrol Vessel
 

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04/23
Ships:

95 KDB As-Siddiq
ex 95 RSS Brave
Laid down: September 9, 1995
Commissioned: October 5, 1996
Decommissioned: August 27, 2019

transferred to Royal Brunei Navy
renamed 95 KDB As-Siddiq
Commissioned: March 15, 2023
IN SERVICE
 

96 KDB Al-Faruq
ex 97 RSS Gallant
Laid down: April 27, 1996
Commissioned: May 3, 1997
Decommissioned: December 11, 2020

transferred to Royal Brunei Navy
renamed 96 KDB Al-Faruq
Commissioned: 2023
IN SERVICE
 
 
Specifications:
 
Builder: Singapore Technologies Engineering (Marine) Ltd., Singapore
 
Displacement: 500 tons
Length: 55 meters (180 feet 5 inches)
Beam: 8.6 meters (28 ft 3 in)
Draft: 2.7 meters (8 ft 10 in)
Speed: 20+ knots (37 km/h)
Range: 1800 NM (3300 km)
Complement: 30

Propulsion:
2 x MTU 12V 595 TE90 diesel engines coupled to ZF gear boxes
2 x Kamewa waterjets

Armament (Rebublic of Singapore Navy service):
1 x Simbad twin launcher for MBDA Mistral SAM missiles
1 x Oto-Melara/OtoBreda 76/62 Super Rapid DP gun (3"/76mm)
4 x CIS50MG 12,7mm/caliber .50 heavy machine guns
1 x Rafael Typhoon 25 mm Remote Weapon System (added later)
2 x B515 12.75" (324mm) triple torpedo tubes for EuroTorp A244/S torpedoes

Aviation:
none

Sytems:
Search Radar: IAI/ELTA EL/M-2228(X)
Weapon Control: Elbit MSIS optronic director
Navigation Radar: Kelvin Hughes 1007
Sonar: Thales Underwater Systems TSM 2362 Gudgeon hull-mounted active sonar
ESM: Elisra NS 9010C intercept / Rafael C-Pearl M
Decoys: 2 x GEC Marine Shield III 102mm sextuple chaff launchers
 
 
The Republic of Singapore gifted two ex Republic of Singapore Navy Fearless class patrol vessels to the Royal Brunei Navy.
They were handed over at Changi Naval Base, Singapore March 15, 2023.

NOTE: As can be seen from the images, the boats were handed over without main armament.
 
images

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NOTE: 96 KDB Al-Faruq was handed over with hull number 99

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