Brani Naval Base was a naval base of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), which has since relocated to

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and Tuas Naval Base. The headquarters of the

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's Police Coast Guard is now located at the old navy premises.

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was selected to house the naval base in the early 1970s and work started on 17 August 1972, with Brigadier Sir

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as the consultant. The entire project cost

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35 million and was completed in January 1974. On 26 January 1974, former Prime Minister

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opened the Singapore Maritime Command Naval Base. The naval base had a new wharf and a supply base complex added 1983 at the cost of

16 million. Part of the base was subsequently redeveloped to accommodate the expansion of the adjacent

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, and some of the facilities were relocated to the new Tuas Naval Base in 1995. On 12 October 2000, the remainder of navy's facilities were finally closed. On 23 March 2004, the

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's Coastal Command Headquarters was formally opened by the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr

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. The Police Coast Guard has since demolished and rebuilt its new headquarters at the old navy premises, which begun operations on 20 March 2006 following the closure of its existing facilities in Kallang Basin. The Police Coast Guard's Brani Regional Base was formally opened by the

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, Mr Wong Kan Seng on 8 February 2007.

References

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