RSS Victory (88) is the lead ship of the Victory-class corvettes of the Republic of Singapore Navy.[1]
 RSS Victory during CARAT 2009
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| History | |
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 Singapore | |
| Name | Victory |
| Namesake | Victory |
| Ordered | 1983 |
| Builder | Lürssen |
| Launched | 8 June 1988 |
| Commissioned | 18 August 1990 |
| Homeport | Tuas |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Second to None |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Victory-class corvette |
| Displacement | 595 t (586 long tons; 656 short tons) |
| Length | 62 m (203 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
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| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 49 with 8 officers |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1× Boeing ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) |
Construction and career
editVictory was built by Lürssen Werft in Germany, launched on 8 June 1988 and was commissioned on 18 August 1990.
CARAT 2009
editOn 15 June 2009, RSS Intrepid, RSS Conqueror, RSS Vigour, RSS Victory, RSS Stalwart, RSS Endeavour, USS Harpers Ferry, USS Chafee and USS Chung-Hoon participated in the joint exercise in the South China Sea.[2]
Gallery
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RSS Victory, RSS Intrepid and USS Chafee during CARAT 2009
References
edit- ^ "Victory Class Missile Corvettes - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Affairs, This story was written by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) Bill Larned, Commander, Task Group 73 5 Public. "Singapore-U.S. Training Achieves New Standards During CARAT". www.navy.mil. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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