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Singapore decommissions three more Fearless-class patrol vessels

By Gabriel Dominguez |

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has decommissioned three more Fearless-class patrol vessels.

RSS Fearless (pennant number 94), RSS Brave (95) and RSS Dauntless (99) were retired in a ceremony held on 27 August at the Tuas Naval Base, marking the serviceā€™s progressive handover of operational duties from Fearless-class patrol vessels to the new Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessels (LMVs), the eighth of which was launched in January 2019.


        RSN patrol vessels RSS
        Fearless
        (foreground), RSS
        Brave
        (middle), and RSS
        Dauntless
        (background-left) during their decommissioning ceremony on 27 August at Tuas Naval Base.
       (MINDEF)

RSN patrol vessels RSS Fearless (foreground), RSS Brave (middle), and RSS Dauntless (background-left) during their decommissioning ceremony on 27 August at Tuas Naval Base. (MINDEF)

Following the recent decommissioning, only two of an initial 12 Fearless-class vessels ā€“ RSS Gallant and RSS Freedom ā€“ remain in RSN service, according to Janeā€™s Fighting Ships .

RSS Fearless and RSS Brave were commissioned on 5 October 1996, while RSS Dauntless was commissioned on 3 May 1997.

During their operational service these three ships, all of which featured anti-submarine warfare capabilities, ā€œadvanced defence relations by participating in bilateral and multilateral exercises with foreign naviesā€ and were ā€œan integral part of the Maritime Security Task Forceā€™s (MSTF)ā€™s High Readiness Core and truly lived up to 182 Squadronā€™s motto of being ā€˜Sharp and Vigilantā€™ā€, according to a statement issued by Singaporeā€™s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) that same day.

The MSTF is responsible for daily patrols, boarding, and escort operations in the Singapore Strait.

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