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Republic of Singapore Navy
Independence class
Gun Boat
 
 independence class gunboat republic singapore navy rss 05x
 
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Units:
Unit: Commissioned: STATUS:
P 69 RSS Independence 1970 decommissioned 1997
P 70 RSS Freedom 1971 decommissioned 1997
P 71 RSS Sovereignty 1970 decommissioned 1997
P 72 RSS Justice 1971 decommissioned 1997
P 73 RSS Daring 1971 decommissioned 1996
P 74 RSS Dauntless 1972 decommissioned 1996
 
Specifications:
 
Builder:

Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, U.K. (69, 71)
Vosper Thornycroft, Singapore (70, 72-74)

 
Displacement:
130 tons (full load)
Length:
33.4 meters (109 feet 7 inches)
Beam: 6.4 meters (21 ft)
Draft: 1.8 meters (5 ft 11 in)
Speed: 30 knots (56+ km/h)
Range: 1100 NMI (2000 km)
Complement: 19-22

Propulsion:
2 x MTU 16V 538 TB90 diesel engines (3600 hp, each)
2 shafts / 2 propellers

Armament:
1 x
Bofors SAK 40/L70 gun (40 mm / 70-caliber) (69, 70, 72)
1 x Bofors TAK 76/L50 gun (76 mm / 3" / 50-caliber) (71, 73, 74)
 
1 x Oerlikon 20 mm GAM-BO1 gun (all)
 
Aviation:
none

Sytems:
?
 
 
In June 1968, the Singapore Government signed a contract for the construction of six patrol boats. These boats were commissioned between 1970 to 1972.

All units were decommissioned in 1996/97.

NOTE:
there are two main gun variants:
Bofors SAK 40/L70 gun (40 mm / 70-caliber) (69, 70, 72)
or Bofors TAK 76/L50 gun (76 mm / 3" / 50-caliber) (71, 73, 74).
 
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