Frigate RSS Supreme (73)

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Classification

Type:

Basic information

Namesake:
Supreme
Country of build:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
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Ship measurements

Displacement:
3,200 t
Length:
114.8 m
Beam:
16.3 m
Draft:
6 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
Propulsion:
  • 4 * ISM V1708 diesel generators, each producing 800 kilowatts (1,100 shp)
  • Total output: 3,200 kW (4,300 shp)
  • 4 * MTU 20V 8000 M90, each rated at 8,200 kW (11,000 shp)
  • Total output: 32,800 kW (44,000 shp)
Speed:
27 knots
Range:
4,200 nautical miles (7,800 km)

Personnel

Complement:
71

Combat assets

Electronics:
  • Search radar: Thales Herakles multi-function radar
  • Navigation radar: Terma Electronic Scanter 2001
  • Sonar: EDO Model 980 active low frequency towed sonar (ALOFTS)
Armament:
  • Anti-ship: 8 * RGM-84C Harpoon SSM
  • Anti-air: MBDA Aster 15/30 launched from DCNS Sylver A50 32-cell VLS
  • Anti-submarine: EuroTorp A244/S Mod 3 torpedoes launched from 2 * B515 triple tubes with reloads
  • Guns: Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid gun (mounted in stealth cupola), 4 * STK 50MG 12.7 mm (0.50 in) HMG
Aircraft:
  • 1 * S-70B Seahawk multi-mission capable naval helicopter

RSS Supreme (73) is the sixth ship of the Formidable-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

RSS Supreme was built by ST Marine Engineering company in Singapore around the late in the 2000s. Supreme was commissioned on 16 January 2009.

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