 RSS Vigilance and RSS Steadfast during CARAT 2010
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Singapore | |
| Name | Vigilance |
| Namesake | Vigilance |
| Builder | ST Engineering |
| Launched | 27 April 1989 |
| Commissioned | 18 August 1990 |
| Homeport | Tuas |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Nothing Gets By |
| Status | Active[1] |
| 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 Vigilance (90) is the third ship of the Victory-class corvette of the Republic of Singapore Navy.[2]
Construction and career[edit]
Vigilance was launched on 27 April 1989 by ST Engineering and was commissioned on 18 August 1990.
CARAT 2010[edit]
RSS Vigilance, RSS Steadfast, RSS Persistence, MV Avatar, USNS Amelia Earhart, USS Russell, USS Chung-Hoon and USCGC Mellon participated in CARAT 2010.[3]
Gallery[edit]
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RSS Valour, USS Chung-Hoon and RSS Stalwart during CARAT 2010
References[edit]
- ^ hermes (18 July 2018). "RSS Vigilance crew attains full operational status". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Victory Class Missile Corvettes - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "US-Singapore begins CARAT 2010 | Brahmand News". brahmand.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
