Victory-class corvette of Singapore Navy
History
Singapore
Name Victory
Namesake Victory
Ordered 1983
Builder Lürssen
Launched 8 June 1988
Commissioned 18 August 1990
Homeport Tuas
Identification
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
4× Maybach MTU 16 V 538 TB93 high speed diesels coupled to 4× shafts
Total output: 16,900 hp (12,600 kW)
Speed
Maximum: 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Cruising: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement 49 with 8 officers
Sensors and processing systems
Electronic warfare & decoys
ESM : Elisra SEWS
ECM : RAFAEL RAN 1101 Jammer
Decoys : 2× Plessey Shield 9-barrelled chaff launchers, 2× twin RAFAEL long range chaff launchers fitted below the bridge wings
Armament
Aircraft carried 1× Boeing ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
RSS Victory (88) is the lead ship of the Victory -class corvettes of the Republic of Singapore Navy .[ 1]
Construction and career
Victory was built by Lürssen Werft in Germany , launched on 8 June 1988 and was commissioned on 18 August 1990.
CARAT 2009
On 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]
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