Pulau Brani is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore, near

Keppel Harbour Keppel Harbour (; ms, Pelabuhan Keppel), also called the Keppel Channel and formerly New Harbour, is a stretch of water in Singapore between the mainland and the southern islands of Pulau Brani and Sentosa (formerly Pulau Blakang Mati). Its nat ...

. The island is situated between the main island of Singapore and the resort island of

Sentosa Sentosa Island, known mononymously as Sentosa, and formerly ''Pulau Belakang Mati'', is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island. The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the K ...

, and is linked to the mainland via Brani Terminal Avenue. The area of Pulau Brani is .

Historic use

The bulk of the island was occupied by the Malayan Command Ordnance Depot until 1937 when a new purpose built depot was constructed at Alexandra on the mainland. The Straits Trading Co. built a tin smelting factory on Pulau Brani in 1890 to process the tin ores mined in mainland Malaya. The factory was on the island for more than 70 years before it had to move out to make way for the Brani Naval Base in the late 1960s. The British army had their maritime (water transport) base here, first with the RASC and then the RCT. Many families lived in the married quarters on the island. Primary children attended the British army school located near Buller Jetty, as did the children from army families on Blakang Mati (now Sentosa). Secondary age children had to go to the mainland by ferry, attending the Alexandra Schools at Gillman Barracks, then after 1964 either Bourne (in the Gillman buildings) or the brand new St John's Comprehensive in what is now the United World College in Dover Road.

Current use

After Singapore's independence,

Brani Naval Base Brani Naval Base was a naval base of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), which has since relocated to Changi Naval Base and Tuas Naval Base. The headquarters of the Singapore Police Force's Police Coast Guard is now located at the old navy pre ...

was built on Pulau Brani. The Navy moved to

Changi Changi () is a planning area located in the geographical region of Tanah Merah in the East Region of Singapore. Sharing borders with Pasir Ris and Tampines to the west, Changi Bay to the southeast, the South China Sea to the east and the Seran ...

and

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 Prime ...

s, and the Police Coast Guard took over that site. The rest of Pulau Brani was developed as Brani Container Terminal (see

Port of Singapore The Port of Singapore refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade and handles Singapore's harbours and shipping. It has been ranked as the top maritime capital of the world since 2015. Currently the world's se ...

Future use

Pulau Brani is intended to be re-developed to host a resort and other tourist attractions as part of the

Greater Southern Waterfront The Greater Southern Waterfront (abbreviation: GSW) is a major waterfront project under development situated in southern Singapore, straddling its coastline. At present, the area is occupied by the Tanjong Pagar and Brani terminals of the Port of ...

project. Brani Container Terminal will be consolidated at the

Tuas Mega Port The Port of Singapore refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade and handles Singapore's harbours and shipping. It has been ranked as the top maritime capital of the world since 2015. Currently the world's se ...

for this to occur.

Popular culture

Pulau Brani is featured in the 2021 video game ''

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'' as the setting of multiplayer map Manifest.

References

Sources

*Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), ''Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern Universities Press,

External links

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