:RSS Endurance (207)
{{other ships|RSS Endurance}}
{{short description|Endurance-class landing ships of the Republic of Singapore Navy}}
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}} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = BRAVO PIER no. 21. Starboard bow view of the new Singapore tank landing ship RSS ENDURANCE (LST 207) tied up.jpg | Ship caption = RSS Endurance in 2000 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship in service = | Ship registry = | Ship notes = | Ship status = Active | Ship fate = | Ship honours = | Ship identification = *{{MMSI Number|566012500}}
| Ship reinstated = | Ship struck = | Ship out of service = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship country = Singapore | Ship commissioned = 18 March 2000 | Ship acquired = | Ship launched = 14 March 1998 | Ship laid down = 27 March 1997 | Ship builder = ST Engineering | Ship ordered = | Ship namesake = Endurance | Ship homeport = Changi | Ship name = Endurance | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Singapore|naval}} | Ship renamed = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Ship type= |Ship class= Endurance-class landing platform dock |Ship displacement=*Standard: {{convert|6500|t|abbr=on}}
|Ship length={{convert|141.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|21.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|5.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship ramps=2 × (bow and stern) |Ship power=*4 × Ruston 6RK215 diesel generators, each producing {{convert|875|kW|hp|abbr=on|lk=on}}
|Ship propulsion=*Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement
|Ship speed=In excess of {{convert|15|kn|abbr=on|lk=in}} |Ship range={{convert|5000|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|15|kn|abbr=on}} |Ship boats=*4 × {{convert|13|m|ft|abbr=on}} Fast Craft Equipment & Utility (FCEU) on davits
|Ship capacity=18 tanks, 20 vehicles and bulk cargo |Ship troops= > 350–500 |Ship crew=65 (8 officers and 57 men) |Ship sensors=*Search radar: IAI/ELTA EL/M-2238
|Ship EW=*ESM/ECM: RAFAEL RAN 1101
|Ship armament=*Anti-air: Mistral missiles launched from 2 × Simbad twin launcher mounts
|Ship aircraft=AS 332M Super Puma or AS532UL/AL Cougar or CH-47SD Chinook helicopters |Ship aircraft facilities=Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to 2 medium-lift helicopters }} |
Endurance (207) is the lead ship of the Endurance-class landing platform dock of the Republic of Singapore Navy.
Development
The navy's intention to purchase the Endurance-class was revealed by former Defence Minister Dr. Tony Tan during his visit to Tuas Naval Base on 3 August 1996. These ships were to replace the five ex-United States Navy (USN) County-class LSTs, which were acquired by Singapore from the United States in the 1970s. ST Marine was awarded the government contract to design and build the four ships – a significant milestone for the local defence and shipbuilding industries given the scale and extensiveness of the programme.{{Cite web|title=Endurance Class Landing Ship Tank (LST) - Naval Technology|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/endurance-class-landing-ship-tank-lst/|access-date=2020-10-03|website=www.naval-technology.com}}{{Cite web|title=Endurance class Amphibious Transport Dock - Republic of Singapore Navy|url=http://www.seaforces.org/marint/Singapore-Navy/Amphibious-Ship/Endurance-class.htm|access-date=2020-10-03|website=www.seaforces.org}}
Construction and career
She was laid down on 27 March 1997 and launched on 14 March 1998. She was commissioned on 18 March 2000 with the hull number 207.
Endurance participated as both a compliant and non-compliant vessel for boarding teams during Exercise Sea Sabre in 2004 as part of the Proliferation Security Initiative.{{cite web|title=Sea Sabre|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/sea-saber.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422102008/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/sea-saber.htm|archive-date=2007-04-22|accessdate=2007-04-21|work=Global Security}}
RSS Endurance sailed to Aceh in Indonesia to deliver emergency supplies and medical personnel to aid in the relief efforts after a tsunami. She was then joined by Persistence on 4 January 2005 and Endeavour on 16 January.{{cite web|title=2000 – The LSTs of 191 Squadron|url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/about_us/history/maturing_saf/v10n03_history.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310212738/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/about_us/history/maturing_saf/v10n03_history.html|archivedate=2007-03-10|accessdate=2007-04-21|work=MINDEF}}
RSS Endurance became the first RSN ship to circumnavigate the globe when it participated in the 6th USN International Naval Review in New York City,{{cite web|title=Speech by Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Defence, on the Occasion of the Commissioning Ceremony for the RSN Landing Ship Tank, RSS Endurance & RSS Resolution Held on Saturday, 18 March 2000 at 10:00 AM at Tuas Naval Base|url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/resources/speeches/2000/18mar00_speech.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311052629/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/resources/speeches/2000/18mar00_speech.html|archive-date=2007-03-11|accessdate=2006-10-17|work=MINDEF}} passing through both Panama and Suez Canal in 2000.
References
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External links
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