RSS Formidable
| File:RSS Formidable (68) and INS Brahmaputra (F 31).jpg RSS Formidable and INS Brahmaputra in the Bay of Bengal on 5 September 2007 | |
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| File:Naval Ensign of Singapore.svgSingapore | |
| Name | Formidable |
| Namesake | Formidable |
| Ordered | Mid–1990s |
| Builder | DCNS |
| Launched | 7 January 2004 |
| Commissioned | 5 May 2007 |
| Homeport | Changi |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Triumphant At Sea |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Formidable-class frigate |
| Displacement | 3,200 tonnes (3,100 long tons; 3,500 short tons) |
| Length | 114.8 m (376 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 6.0 m (19 ft 8 in) |
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| Range | 4,200 nautical miles (7,800 km) |
| Complement | 71, excluding air crew detachment of approx. 19 |
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| Aircraft carried | 1× S-70B Seahawk multi-mission capable naval helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters |
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RSS Formidable (68) is the lead ship of the Formidable-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy.
Construction and career
[edit | edit source]RSS Formidable was built by DCNS company in France around the early 2000s. Formidable was commissioned on 5 May 2007.[3]
RIMPAC 2012
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]RSS Formidable participated in Pacific Griffin 19 with its bilateral partner, the United States.
Exercise Pelican 22
[edit | edit source]RSS Formidable participated in the 40th edition of Pelican with its bilateral partner, the Brunei
International Fleet Review 22
[edit | edit source]RSS Formidable participated in the 70th edition of International Fleet Review celebrating the formation of JMSDF hosted by Japan
Gallery
[edit | edit source]- RSS Formidable Gallery
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RSS Formidable docked at Yokosuka Naval Base on 14 October 2019.
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RSS Formidable docked at Yokosuka Naval Base on 14 October 2019.
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RSS Formidable docked at Yokosuka Naval Base on 14 October 2019.
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RSS Formidable docked at Yokosuka Naval Base on 14 October 2019.
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RSS Formidable docked at Yokosuka Naval Base on 14 October 2019.
References
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Further reading
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