''Endeavour'' (210) is the fourth ship of the
''Endurance''-class landing platform dock of the
Republic of Singapore Navy
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is the naval service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for defending the country against any sea-borne threats, and the protection of its sea lines of communications, that would comprom ...
.
Development
The navy's intention to purchase the ''Endurance-''class was revealed by former Defence Minister Dr. Tony Tan during his visit to
Tuas Naval Base
Tuas Naval Base (TNB) is the second naval base of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). Located at the western tip of Singapore, it occupies 0.28 km² (0.11 sq mi) of land. It was officially opened on 2 September 1994 by then Prim ...
on 3 August 1996. These ships were to replace the five ex-
United States Navy
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(USN)
''County''-class LSTs, which were acquired by
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
from the
United States
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in the 1970s.
ST Marine
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd, doing business as ST Engineering, is a Singaporean multinational technology and engineering group in the aerospace, smart city as well as defence and public security sectors. Headquartered in Singapore, ...
was awarded the government contract to design and build the four ships – a significant milestone for the local defence and shipbuilding industries given the scale and extensiveness of the programme.
Construction and career
She was
laid down
Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction. It is often marked with a ceremony attended by dignitaries from the shipbuilding company and the ultimate owners of the ship.
Keel laying is one o ...
in 1998 and
launched on 12 February 2000. She was
commissioned on 7 April 2001 with the hull number 210.
Two additional SAF task groups have been deployed to the
Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden ( ar, خليج عدن, so, Gacanka Cadmeed 𐒅𐒖𐒐𐒕𐒌 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒗𐒒) is a deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Channe ...
;
RSS ''Endurance'' from June to October 2010 and ''Endeavour'' from August 2011.
Gallery
File:US Navy 100823-N-9204B-005 A Republic of Singapore Navy Chinook helicopter deploys a rescue diver team and raft near the Republic of Singapore Navy command ship RSS Endeavour (LST 210) during Pacific Reach 2010.jpg, A RSN Chinook deploys a rescue diver and a raft near RSS ''Endeavour'' on 23 August 2010.
File:US Navy 111115-N-TU894-077 The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) is underway with the Singapor Navy tank landing ship RSS Endeavour (2.jpg, USS ''George H.W. Bush'' underway with RSS ''Endeavour'' in the Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel ...
on 15 November 2011.
File:RSS Endeavour docked at Garden Island (1).jpg, RSS ''Endeavour'' docked at Garden Island, Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
on 5 October 2013.
File:Garden Island, New South Wales (1).jpg, RSS ''Endeavour'' docked at Garden Island, Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
on 5 October 2013.
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Endeavour (210)
Endurance-class landing platform docks
Ships built in Singapore
2000 ships