RSS Stalwart

RSS Stalwart, USS Gridley and USS Stockdale on 20 January 2011
History
Singapore
NameStalwart
NamesakeStalwart
OrderedMarch 2000
BuilderST Engineering
Launched9 December 2005
Commissioned16 January 2009
HomeportChangi Naval Base
Identification
MottoDetermined to Win
Statusactive
General characteristics
Class and typeFormidable-class frigate
Displacement3,200 tonnes (3,100 long tons; 3,500 short tons)
Length114.8 metres (376 ft 8 in)
Beam16.3 metres (53 ft 6 in)
Draught6.0 metres (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 Stalwart (72) is the fifth ship of the Formidable-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

Construction and career

RSS Stalwart was built by ST Marine Engineering company in Singapore in the late 2000s. Stalwart was commissioned on 16 January 2009.

Exercise Malabar 2007

RSS Formidable participated in Exercise Malabar 07–2 in September 2007, a Theatre Security Cooperation engagement involving the navies of the United States, India, Australia, Japan and Singapore.[3][4] The exercise involved more than 20,000 personnel on 28 ships and 150 aircraft, including the USS Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group.[5]

On 16 November 2009, RSS Stalwart was deployed to southern California to support ship / air integration activities. The Republic of Singapore Air Force established its Peace Triton Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk Naval Helicopter detachment at the USN Maritime Strike Weapons School in San Diego, California to undertake qualification and operational training under the umbrella of the USN's SH-60F Aircraft Qualification Course.[6]

Exercise Pelican 2011

Singapore and Brunei concluded their flagship bilateral naval exercise from 10 to 13 July 2011 which consists of RSS Stalwart, KDB Darulehsan, KDB Syafaat and KDB Itjihad.[7]

CARAT 2011

RSS Vigour, RSS Stalwart and RSS Supreme conducted a joint exercise with USS Chung-Hoon on 23 August 2011.[8]

Exercise Pelican 2015

Singapore and Brunei concluded their flagship bilateral naval exercise on 27 November. Exercise Pelican ran from 23 to 27 November 2015, hosted by the Republic of Singapore Navy. The exercise featured RSS Stalwart, RSS Valiant, KDB Darussalam and KDB Darulehsan.

PLAN 70th anniversary

On 19 April 2019, RSS Stalwart arrived at Qingdao, China for a multinational naval event.[9]

ADMM-Plus 2019

RSS Stalwart, KDB Daruttaqwa, HMAS Success, PLAN Xiangtan, INS Kolkata, INS Shakti, KRI Halasan, KRI Tombak, JS Murasame, JS Izumo, KD Lekiu, BRP Andrés Bonifacio, MV Avatar, ROKS Cheonjabong, ROKS Jeonbuk, ROKS Wang Geon, HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej, USS William P. Lawrence and VPNS Quang Trung conducted ADMM-PLUS 2019 off Busan, South Korea. The ships have to conduct an exercise where they need to retake hostile vessels and rescue people overboard at sea. All ships returned to Singapore to conduct check aboard cargo ships.[10]

References

  1. ^ "MTU Series 8000" (PDF). MTU-online-shop. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Isotta Fraschini Motori S.p.A. engines specs". Diesel-Specs.Com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Kitty Hawk, Allies Complete Malabar Exercise". United States Navy. September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Statement by Admiral Gary Roughead Chief of Naval Operations Before The House Armed Services Committee on the Cooperative Strategy For 21st Century Seapower" (PDF). United States Navy. December 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Exercise Malabar 07–2 Kicks Off". United States Navy. September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  6. ^ Scott, Richard (November 2009). "Singapore establishes 'Peace Triton' helicopter training unit in US". Jane's Navy International.
  7. ^ "Singapore and Bruneian Navies Conduct Bilateral Exercise". Mynewsdesk. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  8. ^ U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos (23 August 2011), 110823-N-IO627-112, retrieved 27 June 2021
  9. ^ "First foreign vessel arrives to join multinational navy event for Chinese navy anniversary". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  10. ^ "ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Field Training Exercise" (PDF). Ministry of Defence Singapore. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

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