RSS ''Steadfast'' (70) is the third ship of the
''Formidable''-class stealth frigate of the
Republic of Singapore Navy.
Construction and career
RSS ''Steadfast'' was built by
ST Marine Engineering company in
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, bor ...
around the late 2000s. ''Steadfast'' was
commissioned on 5 February 2008.
RIMPAC 2008
Between 27 June to 31 July 2008, RSS ''Steadfast'' participated in the exercise alongside more than 30+ warships and 10+ submarines from different countries. The exercise took place off
Hawaii
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in the
Pacific Ocean
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.
CARAT 2010
RSS ''Vigilance'', RSS ''Steadfast'',
RSS ''Persistence'',
MV ''Avatar'',
USNS ''Amelia Earhart'',
USS ''Russell'',
USS ''Chung-Hoon'' and
USCGC ''Mellon'' participated in ''
CARAT 2010''.
RIMPAC 2016
RSS ''Steadfast'' was leading two multi-national warship from
Okinawa
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi).
Naha is the capital and largest city ...
to
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...
for ''RIMPAC 2016'' which lasts from 30 June to 4 August 2016.
On 27 May 2020, RSS ''Steadfast'' and
USS ''Gabrielle Giffords'' conducted a bilateral exercise from 24 to 25 May in the
South China Sea
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.
Gallery
File:RSS Steadfast Pearl Harbor.jpg, RSS ''Steadfast'' arriving at Pearl Harbor
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for RIMPAC 2008.
File:RSS Steadfast bridge.jpg, RSS ''Steadfasts bridge during RIMPAC 2008.
File:SH-60B Seahawk, RSS Steadfast (70), april 2008 .jpg, SH-60B
The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk (or Sea Hawk) is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk and a member of the Sikorsky S-70 family. The most significant modificatio ...
from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light 47 banks over RSS ''Steadfast'' during flight deck qualifications with the Republic of Singapore Navy in April 2008.
File:080415-N-7981E-582.jpg, RSS ''Steadfast'' comes alongside the fast combat support ship USNS ''Rainer'' during a simulated refueling at sea on 15 April 2008.
File:RSS_Steadfast_in_LIMA2023.jpg, RSS ''Steadfast'' in Langkawi for LIMA2023.
References
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Ships of the Republic of Singapore Navy
2005 ships
Formidable-class frigates
Republic of Singapore Navy