RSS ''Formidable'' (68) is the

lead ship The lead ship, name ship, or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships that are all constructed according to the same general design. The term is applicable to naval ships and large civilian vessels. Large ships are very comple ...

of the ''Formidable''-class stealth

frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and maneuvera ...

of the

Republic of Singapore Navy The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is the Naval warfare, maritime Military branch, service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for defending the country against any seaborne threats and as a guarantor of its sea lines of ...

Construction and career

RSS ''Formidable'' was built by DCNS company in

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

around the early 2000s. ''Formidable'' was commissioned on 5 May 2007.

RIMPAC 2012

RSS ''Formidable'' participated in ''RIMPAC 2012'' which lasts from 29 to 3 June August 2012. 22 nations and more than 40 warships took part in the exercise.

SIMBEX-16

On 30 October 2016, RSS ''Formidable'' arrived in

Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam (; List of renamed places in India, formerly known as Vizagapatam, and also referred to as Vizag, Visakha, and Waltair) is the largest and most populous metropolitan city in the States and union territories of India, Indian stat ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

to prepare for naval exercise ''SIMBEX-16'' in the

Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent and the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese peninsula, located below the Bengal region. Many South Asian and Southe ...

Exercise Bersama Lima 18

Singapore,

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

and UK held ''Exercise Bersama Lima'' from 2 to 19 October 2018. One of the ships participating was RSS ''Formidable''.

Exercise Pacific Griffin 19

RSS ''Formidable'' participated in Pacific Griffin 19 with its bilateral partner, the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

Exercise Pelican 22

RSS ''Formidable'' participated in the 40th edition of Pelican with its bilateral partner, the

Brunei Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with ...

International Fleet Review 22

RSS ''Formidable'' participated in the 70th edition of International Fleet Review celebrating the formation of JMSDF hosted by

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

Gallery

File:RSS Formidable-20191014-02.jpg, RSS ''Formidable'' docked at Yokosuka Naval Base on 14 October 2019. File:RSS Formidable-20191014-01.jpg, RSS ''Formidable'' docked at Yokosuka Naval Base on 14 October 2019. File:RSS Formidable-20191014-04.jpg, RSS ''Formidable'' docked at Yokosuka Naval Base on 14 October 2019. File:RSS Formidable-20191014-03.jpg, RSS ''Formidable'' docked at Yokosuka Naval Base on 14 October 2019. File:RSS Formidable-20191014-05.jpg, RSS ''Formidable'' docked at Yokosuka Naval Base on 14 October 2019.