RSS Steadfast

RSS Steadfast on 15 April 2008
History
Singapore
NameSteadfast
NamesakeSteadfast
OrderedMarch 2000
BuilderST Engineering
Launched15 July 2005
Commissioned5 February 2008
Home portChangi
Identification
MottoWill Above All
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeFormidable-class frigate
Displacement3,200 tonnes (3,100 long tons; 3,500 short tons)
Length114.8 m (376 ft 8 in)
Beam16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)
Draught6.0 m (19 ft 8 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement
  • 4 × MTU 20V 8000 M90, each rated at 9,100 kW (12,200 shp)
  • Total output: 36,400 kW (48,800 shp)
Speed
  • Maximum: 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
  • Cruising: 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range4,200 nautical miles (7,800 km)
Complement71, excluding air crew detachment of approx. 19
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • ESM: RAFAEL C-PEARL-M
  • Decoys:
    • Sagem Défense Sécurité New Generation Dagaie System, 2 × forward & 1 × aft
    • Leonardo Finmeccanica Morpheus anti-torpedo suite with WASS C310 launchers, 2 x aft
Armament
Aircraft carried1× S-70B Seahawk multi-mission capable naval helicopter
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters

RSS Steadfast (70) is the third ship of the Formidable-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy. She is the first ship in the class to be seen fitted with the Blue Spear SSM.

Construction and career

RSS Steadfast was built by ST Marine Engineering company in Singapore 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 in the Pacific Ocean.

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 to Hawaii 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.

References

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  2. ↑ "MTU Series 8000" (PDF). MTU-online-shop. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Wertheim, Eric (2013). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World (16th ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. p. 657. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Newdick, Thomas. "Singapore's Formidable Class Frigate Appears Armed With Blue Spear Anti-Ship Missiles". TWZ. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Formidable Class Frigate". Naval Technology. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "RSS Steadfast". www.marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "SINGAPORE NAVY'S INAUGURAL PARTICIPATION IN RIM OF THE PACIFIC EXERCISE" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "US-Singapore begins CARAT 2010 | Brahmand News". brahmand.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Singapore's RSS Steadfast first non-US navy ship to lead RIMPAC multinational group sail". The Straits Times. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "RIMPAC 2016". www.public.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "U.S., Singapore navies exercise together in the South China Sea". Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet. Retrieved 26 July 2020.