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 on 3 August 1996. These ships were to replace the five ex-United States Navy (USN) County-class LSTs, which were acquired by Singapore from the United States in the 1970s. ST Marine 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.[2][3]
Construction and career
She was laid down on 27 March 1997 and launched on 14 March 1998. She was commissioned on 18 March 2000 with the hull number 207.
Endurance participated as both a compliant and non-compliant vessel for boarding teams during Exercise Sea Sabre in 2004 as part of the Proliferation Security Initiative.[4]
RSS Endurance sailed to Aceh in Indonesia to deliver emergency supplies and medical personnel to aid in the relief efforts after a tsunami. She was then joined by Persistence on 4 January 2005 and Endeavour on 16 January.[5]
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endurance, other, ships, with, same, name, endurance, endurance, lead, ship, endurance, class, landing, platform, dock, republic, singapore, navy, endurance, 2000historysingaporenameendurancenamesakeendurancebuilderst, engineeringlaid, down27, march, 1997launc. For other ships with the same name see RSS Endurance Endurance 207 is the lead ship of the Endurance class landing platform dock of the Republic of Singapore Navy RSS Endurance in 2000HistorySingaporeNameEnduranceNamesakeEnduranceBuilderST EngineeringLaid down27 March 1997Launched14 March 1998Commissioned18 March 2000HomeportChangiIdentificationMMSI number 566012500 Callsign 9VTK Pennant number 207StatusActiveGeneral characteristicsClass and typeEndurance class landing platform dockDisplacementStandard 6 500 t 6 400 long tons 7 200 short tons Full load 8 500 t 8 400 long tons 9 400 short tons Length141 0 m 462 ft 7 in Beam21 0 m 68 ft 11 in Draught5 0 m 16 ft 5 in Ramps2 bow and stern Installed power4 Ruston 6RK215 diesel generators each producing 875 kW 1 173 hp Total output 3 500 kW 4 690 shp PropulsionCombined diesel and diesel CODAD arrangement 2 Ruston 16RK 270 diesels each producing 5 500 kW 7 400 hp coupled to two Kamewa controllable pitch propellers Total output 11 000 kW 14 800 shp SpeedIn excess of 15 kn 28 km h 17 mph Range5 000 nmi 9 300 km 5 800 mi at 15 kn 28 km h 17 mph Boats amp landing craft carried4 13 m 43 ft Fast Craft Equipment amp Utility FCEU on davits 2 25 m 82 ft Fast Craft Utility FCU inside well deckCapacity18 tanks 20 vehicles and bulk cargoTroops gt 350 500Crew65 8 officers and 57 men Sensors and processing systemsSearch radar IAI ELTA EL M 2238 Navigation radar Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 I band Weapon control CS Defense NAJIR 2000 electro optronic directorElectronic warfare amp decoysESM ECM RAFAEL RAN 1101 Decoys 2 GEC Marconi Marine Shield III 102 mm sextuple fixed chaff decoy launcherArmamentAnti air Mistral missiles launched from 2 Simbad twin launcher mounts Main gun 1 Oto Melara 76 mm super rapid gun Autocannons 2 25mm M242 Bushmaster Mk 38 Mod 2 with stabilised Typhoon weapon sighting system mounted amidships on port and starboard side 1 Machine guns 4 STK 50MG 12 7 mm 0 50 in HMGsAircraft carriedAS 332M Super Puma or AS532UL AL Cougar or CH 47SD Chinook helicoptersAviation facilitiesFlight deck and enclosed hangar for up to 2 medium lift helicopters Contents 1 Development 2 Construction and career 3 References 4 External linksDevelopment EditThe navy s intention to purchase the Endurance class was revealed by former Defence Minister Dr Tony Tan during his visit to Tuas Naval Base on 3 August 1996 These ships were to replace the five ex United States Navy USN County class LSTs which were acquired by Singapore from the United States in the 1970s ST Marine 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 2 3 Construction and career EditShe was laid down on 27 March 1997 and launched on 14 March 1998 She was commissioned on 18 March 2000 with the hull number 207 Endurance participated as both a compliant and non compliant vessel for boarding teams during Exercise Sea Sabre in 2004 as part of the Proliferation Security Initiative 4 RSS Endurance sailed to Aceh in Indonesia to deliver emergency supplies and medical personnel to aid in the relief efforts after a tsunami She was then joined by Persistence on 4 January 2005 and Endeavour on 16 January 5 RSS Endurance became the first RSN ship to circumnavigate the globe when it participated in the 6th USN International Naval Review in New York City 6 passing through both Panama and Suez Canal in 2000 References Edit RSN Assets Weapons Ministry of Defence Singapore MINDEF 23 July 2010 Archived from the original on 20 July 2008 Retrieved 15 September 2010 Endurance Class Landing Ship Tank LST Naval Technology www naval technology com Retrieved 2020 10 03 Endurance class Amphibious Transport Dock Republic of Singapore Navy www seaforces org Retrieved 2020 10 03 Sea Sabre Global Security Archived from the original on 2007 04 22 Retrieved 2007 04 21 2000 The LSTs of 191 Squadron MINDEF Archived from the original on 2007 03 10 Retrieved 2007 04 21 Speech by Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam Deputy Prime Minister amp Minister for Defence on the Occasion of the Commissioning Ceremony for the RSN Landing Ship Tank RSS Endurance amp RSS Resolution Held on Saturday 18 March 2000 at 10 00 AM at Tuas Naval Base MINDEF Archived from the original on 2007 03 11 Retrieved 2006 10 17 External links Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RSS Endurance 207 amp oldid 1123171712, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
