Sources: Jane's. Date Posted there: 08-Jun-2005 .
Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment - Southeast Asia
NAVY
Inventory: Surface Fleet ............#=NOTE.
Type........... Role........Quantity......Delivered
Formidable Frigate 6 #1 2005/09
Victory Missile Corvette 6 1990/91
Fearless Patrol Craft 11 #2 1995/98
Sea Wolf Fast Attack Craft - Missile 6 1972/76
Vosper Type A Fast Attack Craft - Gun 3 1970/71
Vosper Type B Fast Attack Craft - Gun 3 1971
FB 31-42 Inshore Patrol Craft 14 1990/91
Bedok (Landsort) Minehunter 4 1995
LCU Landing Craft Utility 30 1993-
Perseverance (ex-Sir Lancelot) Landing Ship Logistic 1 #3
1992
Endurance Landing Ship Tank 4 2000-1
LST 511-1152 Landing Ship Tank 2 1971/5
RPL Landing Craft Mechanised 4 1985/93
EP series Landing Craft 100+ 1989-
Singapore SBEC Assault Craft 450 n/a
Tiger 40 Hovercraft 1 1987
Jupiter Diving Support Vessel 1 #3 1990
Boston Whaler Diving Support Craft 10 n/a
1. Note Six Formidable-class frigates have been ordered. The first,
RSS Formidable, is due to arrive in Singapore in May 2005 and enter
service in 2007. The second, RSS Intrepid, was actually the first
to be built in Singapore and was launched in July 2004 and RSS
Steadfast was launched in January 2005.
2. RSS Courageous was struck by a Dutch-registered merchant ship on
3 January 2003, suffering serious damage in the process.
3. Perseverance and Jupiter decommissioned in September 2001;
Perseverance was sold to a private company in 2003.
Inventory: Submarines
Type Role Quantity
Delivered
Challenger (Sjöormen) Attack Submarine 4 1998/2004
1. Note Three submarines have been commissioned as of April
2005
, with the most recent, RSS Centurion, entering service in July
2004. A fifth submarine has also been delivered, ostensibly to
serve as a source of spare parts for the four operational
boats.
Inventory: Naval Aviation
In January 2005 MINDEF announced it had selected the Sikorsky S-70B
Seahawk as the combat helicopter for the Navy's six
Formidable-class frigates. Six aircraft were ordered for delivery
between 2008-10. Further orders can be expected.
Inventory: Coast Guard
The Singapore Police performs all coast guard functions.
