RSS Victory
 RSS Victory during CARAT 2009 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 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) |
RSS Victory (88) is the lead ship of the Victory-class corvettes of the Republic of Singapore Navy.[1]
Construction and career[edit]
Victory was built by Lürssen Werft in Germany, launched on 8 June 1988 and was commissioned on 18 August 1990.
CARAT 2009[edit]
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]
Gallery[edit]
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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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