Endurance (207) is the lead ship of the Endurance-class landing platform dock of the Republic of Singapore Navy.
_tied_up.jpg) RSS Endurance in 2000
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| History | |
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| Name | Endurance |
| Namesake | Endurance |
| Builder | ST Engineering |
| Laid down | 27 March 1997 |
| Launched | 14 March 1998 |
| Commissioned | 18 March 2000 |
| Homeport | Changi |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Endurance-class landing platform dock |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 141.0 m (462 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 21.0 m (68 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 5.0 m (16 ft 5 in) |
| Ramps | 2 × (bow and stern) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | In excess of 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | |
| Capacity | 18 tanks, 20 vehicles and bulk cargo |
| Troops | > 350–500 |
| Crew | 65 (8 officers and 57 men) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | AS 332M Super Puma or AS532UL/AL Cougar or CH-47SD Chinook helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to 2 medium-lift helicopters |
Development
editThe navy's intention to purchase the Endurance-class was revealed by former Defence Minister Dr. Tony Tan during his visit to Tuas Naval Base on 3 August 1996. These ships were to replace the five ex-United States Navy (USN) County-class LSTs, which were acquired by Singapore from the United States in the 1970s. ST Marine was awarded the government contract to design and build the four ships – a significant milestone for the local defence and shipbuilding industries given the scale and extensiveness of the programme.[2][3]
Construction and career
editShe was laid down on 27 March 1997 and launched on 14 March 1998. She was commissioned on 18 March 2000 with the hull number 207.
Endurance participated as both a compliant and non-compliant vessel for boarding teams during Exercise Sea Sabre in 2004 as part of the Proliferation Security Initiative.[4]
RSS Endurance sailed to Aceh in Indonesia to deliver emergency supplies and medical personnel to aid in the relief efforts after a tsunami. She was then joined by Persistence on 4 January 2005 and Endeavour on 16 January.[5]
RSS Endurance became the first RSN ship to circumnavigate the globe when it participated in the 6th USN International Naval Review in New York City,[6] passing through both Panama and Suez Canal in 2000.
References
edit- ^ "RSN – Assets – Weapons". Ministry of Defence (Singapore) (MINDEF). 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "Endurance Class Landing Ship Tank (LST) - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Endurance class Amphibious Transport Dock - Republic of Singapore Navy". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Sea Sabre". Global Security. Archived from the original on 2007-04-22. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ "2000 – The LSTs of 191 Squadron". MINDEF. Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ "Speech by Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Defence, on the Occasion of the Commissioning Ceremony for the RSN Landing Ship Tank, RSS Endurance & RSS Resolution Held on Saturday, 18 March 2000 at 10:00 AM at Tuas Naval Base". MINDEF. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2006-10-17.