RSS Tenacious
| File:RSS Tenacious enters Pearl Harbor in preparation for RIMPAC 18.jpg RSS Tenacious (71) at Pearl Harbor on 24 June 2018 | |
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| Name | Tenacious |
| Namesake | Tenacious |
| Ordered | March 2000 |
| Builder | ST Engineering |
| Launched | 15 July 2005 |
| Commissioned | 5 February 2008 |
| Homeport | Changi Naval Base |
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| Motto | Yield to None |
| Status | active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Formidable-class frigate |
| Displacement | 3,200 tonnes (3,100 long tons; 3,500 short tons) |
| Length | 114.8 metres (376 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 16.3 metres (53 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 6.0 metres (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 |
RSS Tenacious (71) is the fourth ship of the Formidable-class frigate stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy.
Construction and career
[edit | edit source]RSS Tenacious was built by ST Marine Engineering company in Singapore in the late 2000s. Tenacious was commissioned on 5 February 2008.[3]
RIMPAC 2018
[edit | edit source]RSS Tenacious arrived at Pearl Harbor on 25 June 2018 for RIMPAC 2018, which took place from 27 June to 2 August 2018. During the RIMPAC exercise, RSS Tenacious successfully test fired her Harpoon missiles.[4][5]
Exercise PELICAN 2019
[edit | edit source]The Republic of Singapore Navy and the Royal Brunei Navy held an exercise which consists of RSS Tenacious, RSS Valour, RSS Vigour, KDB 06, KDB Darulehsan, and KDB Darulaman. All Republic of Singapore Navy ships left on 7 November 2019.[6]
SIMTEX 2019
[edit | edit source]Singapore, India, and Thailand held a Naval exercise called SIMTEX on 11 October 2019. RSS Tenacious, HTMS Kraburi, INS Ranvir, INS Kora, and INS Sukanya participated in the exercise.[7]
Exercise Indopura 2021
[edit | edit source]RSS Tenacious participated in Exercise Indopura 2021, together with the Indonesian Navy.[8]
Exercise Pacific Griffin 2021
[edit | edit source]RSS Tenacious led three other ships, RSS Stalwart, RSS Fearless, and MV Avatar to participate in Exercise Pacific Griffin 2021, together with the United States Navy. The two month long exercise involved numerous assets, including 2 F15SG fighter jets to conduct a joint missile firing together with her sister ship RSS Stalwart. In addition, the participating ships conducted Aster missile firing and torpedo firing exercises.[9]
Exercise MILAN 2022
[edit | edit source]RSS Tenacious participated in Exercise MILAN, a multinational exercise involving more than 30 nations organised by the Indian Navy. During the sea phase, RSS Tenacious participated in air defence, gunnery, and anti-submarine warfare drills, together with the multinational task force.[10]
Exercise SIMBEX 2024
[edit | edit source]The ship also participated in the 31st edition of Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) whose Harbour and Sea phase was conducted from 23 to 25 October 2024 and from 28 to 29 October 2024 at Visakhapatnam, India. Indian Navy's INS Shivalik was also a part of the exercise.[11]
Gallery
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Flight deck crew of RSS Tenacious perform refuels the helicopter Lonewolf 50 of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 45 on 26 June 2008.
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RSS Tenacious alongside USNS Alan Shepard on 25 May 2010.
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RSS Tenacious docked behind RSS Steadfast in Changi Naval Base during CARAT 2015.
References
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External links
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