RSS Victory

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File:RSS Victory CARAT 2009.jpg
RSS Victory during CARAT 2009
History
File:Naval Ensign of Singapore.svgSingapore
NameVictory
NamesakeVictory
Ordered1983
BuilderLürssen
Launched8 June 1988
Commissioned18 August 1990
HomeportTuas
Identification
MottoSecond to None
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeVictory-class corvette
Displacement595 t (586 long tons; 656 short tons)
Length62 m (203 ft 5 in)
Beam8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Draught2.6 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)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement49 with 8 officers
Sensors &
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 carried1× 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

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Victory was built by Lürssen Werft in Germany, launched on 8 June 1988 and was commissioned on 18 August 1990.

CARAT 2009

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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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References

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