RSS ''Tenacious'' (71) is the fourth ship of the
''Formidable''-class stealth
Stealth may refer to:
Military
*Stealth technology, technology used to conceal ships, aircraft, and missiles
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frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
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 ...
.
Construction and career
RSS ''Tenacious'' was built by
ST Marine Engineering company in
Singapore around the late in the 2000s. ''Tenacious'' was
commissioned on 5 February 2008.
RIMPAC 2018
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
The Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile
manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Defense, Space & Security). The AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM) and later AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER (Standoff Land Attack Mi ...
.
Exercise PELICAN 2019
The Republic of Singapore Navy and the
Royal Brunei Navy held an exercise which consists of RSS ''Tenacious'',
RSS ''Valour'',
RSS ''Vigour'',
KDB ''Darussalam'',
KDB ''Darulehsan'' and
KDB ''Darulaman''. All Republic of Singapore Navy ships left on 7 November 2019.
SIMTEX 2019
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.
Exercise Indopura 2021
RSS ''Tenacious'' participated in Exercise Indopura 2021, together with the
Indonesian Navy.
Exercise Pacific Griffin 2021
RSS ''Tenacious'' led 3 other ships, RSS ''Stalwart'', RSS ''Fearless'', 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
RSS ''Stalwart'' (72) is the fifth ship of the Formidable class frigate, ''Formidable''-class Stealth ship, stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy.
Construction and career
RSS ''Stalwart'' was built by ST Engineering, ST Marine Eng ...
. In addition, the participating ships conducted Aster missile firing and torpedo firing exercises.
Exercise MILAN 2022
RSS ''Tenacious'' participated in Exercise MILAN, a multinational exercise involving more than 30 nations organized by the Royal Australian Navy. During the sea phase, RSS ''Tenacious'' participated in air defence, gunnery and anti-submarine warfare drills together with the multinational task force.
Gallery
File:US Navy 080626-N-7109S-189 Flight deck crew members assigned to the Republic of Singapore Navy frigate RSS Tenacious perform a hot pump refueling.jpg, Flight deck crew of RSS ''Tenacious'' perform refuels the helicopter Lonewolf 50 of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 45 on 26 June 2008.
File:RSS Tenacious alongside USNS Alan Shepard.jpg, RSS ''Tenacious'' alongside USNS ''Alan Shepard'' on 25 May 2010.
File:Singapore and US Navy warships at Changi Naval Base in July 2015.jpg, RSS ''Tenacious'' docked behind RSS ''Steadfast'' in Changi Naval Base during CARAT 2015.
References
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Ships of the Republic of Singapore Navy
2005 ships
Formidable-class frigates
Republic of Singapore Navy