RSSVigour

	RSSVigouralongsideRSSSupremeandUSSChung-Hoonon 23 August 2011
History
Singapore
Name	Vigour
Namesake	Vigour
Builder	ST Engineering
Launched	1 December 1989
Commissioned	25 May 1991
Homeport	Tuas
Identification	MMSI number:566011200; Callsign:S6KT; Pennant number:92;
Motto	Strike With Vigour
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Victory-classcorvette
Displacement	595 t (586 long tons; 656 short tons)
Length	62 m (203 ft 5 in)
Beam	8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Draught	2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	4×MaybachMTU16 V 538 TB93 high speed diesels coupled to 4× shafts; Total output: 16,900hp(12,600 kW);
Speed	Maximum: 37knots(69 km/h; 43 mph); Cruising: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph);
Range	4,000nmi(7,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	49 with 8 officers
Sensors and; processing systems	Search radar:Ericsson/RadamecSea Giraffe 150HC(G/H band) /SaabSea Giraffe AMBpost-2011 SLEP; Navigation radar:Kelvin Hughes1007 (I band); Weapon control:ElbitMSIS optronic director; Sonar:Thomson Sintra TSM 2064 VDS;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	ESM:ElisraSEWS; ECM:RAFAELRAN 1101 Jammer; Decoys:2× Plessey Shield 9-barrelledchafflaunchers, 2× twinRAFAELlong range chaff launchers fitted below the bridge wings;
Armament	Anti-ship:4 ×Boeing Harpoon; Anti-air:2 ×8-cell VLSforIAI/RAFAELBarak; Anti-submarine:EuroTorpA244/S Mod 1 torpedoeslaunched from 2 × triple-tubes(all removed); Main gun:1 ×Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid gun; Machine guns:4 ×STK 50MG12.7 mm (0.50 in)HMGs;
Aircraft carried	1×Boeing ScanEagleunmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)

RSSVigour(92)is the fifth ship of theVictory-class corvetteof theRepublic of Singapore Navy.^[1]

Construction and career

Vigourwas built byST Engineering,and launched on 1 December 1989. She wascommissionedon 25 May 1991.

CARAT 2009

On 15 June 2009,RSSIntrepid,RSSConqueror,RSSVigour,RSSVictory,RSSStalwart,RSSEndeavour,USSHarpers Ferry,USSChafee,andUSSChung-Hoonparticipated in the joint exercise in theSouth China Sea.^[2]

CARAT 2011

RSSVigour,RSSStalwart,andRSSSupremeconducted a joint exercise withUSSChung-Hoonon 23 August 2011.^[3]

MH370 search and rescue, 2014

RSSVigourwas deployed to conduct thesearch and rescueoperation for the missingMH370,alongside two additional C-130 aircraft, aFormidable-class frigate (RSSSteadfast) with a Sikorsky S-70B naval helicopter onboard.^[4]

Exercise PELICAN 2019

The Republic of Singapore Navy and TheRoyal Brunei Navyheld an exercise which consists ofRSSTenacious,RSSValour,RSSVigour,KDBDarussalam,KDBDarulehsan,andKDBDarulaman.All Republic of Singapore Navy ships left on 7 November 2019.^[5]

Exercise CARAT 2021

The Republic of Singapore Navy and TheUnited States Navyconducted a joint ASEAN-USN exercise in thePhilippine Sea.Other ships in attendance areKDBDaruttaqwa,KD Lekiu,KRIMartadinata,UMS KyansittaandHTMS Kraburi ^[6]

References

^"Victory-class missile corvettes".Naval-Technology.Naval Technology.Retrieved26 June2021.
^Larned, Bill."Singapore-U.S. training achieves new standards during CARAT".navy.mil.Retrieved26 July2020.
^U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos (23 August 2011),110823-N-IO627-112,retrieved27 June2021
^"Singapore sends submarine rescue vessel, aircaft [sic] to search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 ".sg.news.yahoo.9 March 2014.
^"Brunei Darussalam's second Minister of Defence and Singapore's Minister for Defence observe Exercise Pelican 2019".RBN.MinDef.gov.bn.Royal Brunei Navy.6 November 2019.Retrieved25 July2020.
^"U.S. Navy wraps up drills with partners in Philippine Sea, Strait of Malacca".news.usni.org.1 December 2021.

External links

Media related toRSS Vigourat Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Victory-class missile corvettes".Naval-Technology.Naval Technology.Retrieved26 June2021.

[2] Larned, Bill."Singapore-U.S. training achieves new standards during CARAT".navy.mil.Retrieved26 July2020.

[3] U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos (23 August 2011),110823-N-IO627-112,retrieved27 June2021

[4] "Singapore sends submarine rescue vessel, aircaft [sic] to search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 ".sg.news.yahoo.9 March 2014.

[5] "Brunei Darussalam's second Minister of Defence and Singapore's Minister for Defence observe Exercise Pelican 2019".RBN.MinDef.gov.bn.Royal Brunei Navy.6 November 2019.Retrieved25 July2020.

[6] "U.S. Navy wraps up drills with partners in Philippine Sea, Strait of Malacca".news.usni.org.1 December 2021.

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