Fearless class Patrol Vessel Republic Singapore Navy

Republic of Singapore Navy
Fearless class Patrol Vessel

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04/23

Ships:

Unit	Launched	Commissioned	STATUS
94 RSS Fearless	February 18, 1995	October 5, 1996	decommissioned August 27, 2019
95 RSS Brave	September 9, 1995	October 5, 1996	decommissioned August 27, 2019
96 RSS Courageous	September 9, 1995	October 5, 1996	stricken in May 2003
97 RSS Gallant	April 27, 1996	May 3, 1997	decommissioned December 11, 2020
98 RSS Daring	April 27, 1996	May 3, 1997	decommissioned July 19, 2018
99 RSS Dauntless	November 23, 1996	May 3, 1997	decommissioned August 27, 2019
82 RSS Resilience	November 23, 1996	February 7, 1998	decommissioned July 19, 2018
83 RSS Unity	July 19, 1997	February 7, 1998	decommissioned October 3, 2017
84 RSS Sovereignty	July 19, 1997	February 7, 1998	decommissioned October 3, 2017
85 RSS Justice	October 18, 1997	August 22, 1998	decommissioned October 3, 2017
86 RSS Freedom	October 18, 1997	August 22, 1998	decommissioned December 11, 2020
87 RSS Independence	April 19, 1998	August 22, 1998	decommissioned March 8, 2017

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:
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 (first 6 ships)

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 (first 6 ships)
ESM: Elisra NS 9010C intercept / Rafael C-Pearl M
Decoys: 2 x GEC Marine Shield III 102mm sextuple chaff launchers

The Fearless-class patrol vessels were ordered as replacements for the earlier Swift-class coastal patrol crafts after they had been transferred to the Police Coast Guard. The contract was awarded to ST Marine on 27 February 1993. The first six vessels are fitted for anti-submarine warfare, while the remainder are configured as patrol vessels.

On 3 January 2003, RSS Courageous was badly damaged in a collision with a container ship in the Singapore Strait. The ship has since been stricken from the navy list.

In January 2005, 189 Squadron was transferred to the Coastal Command from the Fleet, and the 11 ships now form the 182 and 189 Squadron.

FATES:
95 RSS Brave: refurbished and gifted to Royal Brunei Navy / commissioned as 95 KDB As-Siddiq in 2023
97 RSS Gallant: refurbished and gifted to Royal Brunei Navy / commissioned as 96 KDB Al-Faruq in 2023

Four former Fearless class patrol vessels are refurbished and new commissioned into service as Sentinel class Maritime Security and Response Vessels (MSRVs):
55 MSRV Sentinel / 56 MSRV Guardian / 57 MSRV Protector / 58 MSRV Bastion

images

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note the Rafael Typhoon 25 mm weapon system and the two waterjets

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