RSS Formidable

RSS Formidable and INS Brahmaputra in the Bay of Bengal on 5 September 2007
History
Singapore
NameFormidable
NamesakeFormidable
OrderedMid–1990s
BuilderDCNS
Launched7 January 2004
Commissioned5 May 2007
HomeportChangi
Identification
MottoTriumphant At Sea
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeFormidable-class frigate
Displacement3,200 tonnes (3,100 long tons; 3,500 short tons)
Length114.8 m (376 ft 8 in)
Beam16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)
Draught6.0 m (19 ft 8 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • Maximum: 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
  • Cruising: 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range4,200 nautical miles (7,800 km)
Complement71, excluding air crew detachment of approx. 19
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried1× S-70B Seahawk multi-mission capable naval helicopter
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters

RSS Formidable (68) is the lead ship of the Formidable-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

Construction and career

RSS Formidable was built by DCNS company in France around the early 2000s. Formidable was commissioned on 5 May 2007.[3]

RIMPAC 2012

RSS Formidable participated in RIMPAC 2012 which lasts from 29 to 3 June August 2012. 22 nations and more than 40 warships took part in the exercise.[4]

SIMBEX-16

On 30 October 2016, RSS Formidable arrived in Visakhapatnam, India to prepare for naval exercise SIMBEX-16 in the Bay of Bengal.[5]

Exercise Bersama Lima 18

Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and UK held Exercise Bersama Lima from 2 to 19 October 2018. One of the ships participating was RSS Formidable.[6]

Exercise Pacific Griffin 19

RSS Formidable participated in Pacific Griffin 19 with its bilateral partner, the United States.

Exercise Pelican 22

RSS Formidable participated in the 40th edition of Pelican with its bilateral partner, the Brunei

International Fleet Review 22

RSS Formidable participated in the 70th edition of International Fleet Review celebrating the formation of JMSDF hosted by Japan

References

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  2. ^ "MTU Series 8000" (PDF). MTU-online-shop. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Formidable Class Frigate". Naval Technology. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. ^ "RSS Formidable (68) at RIMPAC 2012". Security Scholar. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. ^ Correspondent, Our Defence. "Navy Chief Admiral Lanba to visit Myanmar". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 26 July 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "Bersama Lima 2018 - Malaysian Defence". Retrieved 26 July 2020.