RSS Steadfast
{{Short description|Stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy}}
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| Ship reinstated = | Ship struck = | Ship out of service = | Ship in service = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship acquired = | Ship country = Singapore | Ship launched = 15 July 2005 | Ship laid down = | Ship builder = ST Engineering | Ship ordered = March 2000 | Ship namesake = Steadfast | Ship homeport = Changi | Ship motto = *Will Above All | Ship name = Steadfast | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Singapore|naval}} | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Ship range = {{convert|4200|nmi|km|lk=in}} | Ship aircraft facilities = Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters | Ship aircraft = 1× S-70B Seahawk multi-mission capable naval helicopter | Ship armor = | Ship armour = | Ship armament = *Anti-ship: 8× RGM-84C Harpoon SSM
| Ship EW = | Ship sensors = *Search radar: Thales Herakles multi-function radar
| Ship complement = 71, excluding air crew detachment of approx. 19 | Ship speed = *Maximum: {{convert|27|kn|lk=in}}
| Header caption = | Ship power = *4× ISM V1708 diesel generators, each producing {{convert|800|kW|shp|lk=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.diesel-spec.com/c/c.aspx/ISO001/productspecs|title=Isotta Fraschini Motori S.p.A. engines specs|publisher=Diesel-Specs.Com|accessdate=22 April 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710123612/http://www.diesel-spec.com/c/c.aspx/ISO001/productspecs|archivedate=10 July 2011}}
| Ship propulsion = *4× MTU 20V 8000 M90, each rated at {{convert|8200|kW|shp|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtu-online-shop.de/fileadmin/dam/download_media/import_print/M_05172E_0702.pdf|title=MTU Series 8000|publisher=MTU-online-shop|accessdate=22 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719063548/http://www.mtu-online-shop.de/fileadmin/dam/download_media/import_print/M_05172E_0702.pdf|archive-date=19 July 2011|url-status=dead}} (CODAD)
| Ship draft = | Ship draught = {{convert|6.0|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|16.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship length = {{convert|114.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship displacement = {{convert|3200|t}} | Ship class = {{sclass|Formidable|frigate}} | Ship notes = }} |
RSS Steadfast (70) is the third ship of the Formidable-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy.
Construction and career
RSS Steadfast was built by ST Marine Engineering company in Singapore around the late 2000s. Steadfast was commissioned on 5 February 2008.{{Cite web|title=Formidable Class Frigate|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/formidable/|access-date=2020-07-26|website=Naval Technology}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:1597071/mmsi:563590000/imo:0/vessel:RSS_STEADFAST|title=RSS Steadfast|access-date=2020-07-26|website=www.marinetraffic.com}}
= RIMPAC 2008 =
Between 27 June to 31 July 2008, RSS Steadfast participated in the exercise alongside more than 30+ warships and 10+ submarines from different countries. The exercise took place off Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.{{Cite news|title=SINGAPORE NAVY'S INAUGURAL PARTICIPATION IN RIM OF THE PACIFIC EXERCISE|work=National Archives of Singapore|url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20080727994.pdf|access-date=26 July 2020}}
= CARAT 2010 =
RSS Vigilance, RSS Steadfast, RSS Persistence, MV Avatar, USNS Amelia Earhart, USS Russell, USS Chung-Hoon and USCGC Mellon participated in CARAT 2010.{{Cite web|title=US-Singapore begins CARAT 2010 {{!}} Brahmand News|url=http://brahmand.com/news/USSingapore-begins-CARAT-2010/4375/1/13.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=brahmand.com}}
= RIMPAC 2016 =
RSS Steadfast was leading two multi-national warship from Okinawa to Hawaii for RIMPAC 2016 which lasts from 30 June to 4 August 2016.{{Cite web|last=hermesauto|date=2016-06-28|title=Singapore's RSS Steadfast first non-US navy ship to lead RIMPAC multinational group sail|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapores-rss-steadfast-first-non-us-navy-ship-to-lead-rimpac-multinational-group-sail|access-date=2020-07-26|website=The Straits Times}}{{Cite web|title=RIMPAC 2016|url=https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/pages/rimpac-2016.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119222211/http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/Pages/RIMPAC-2016.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 January 2016|access-date=2020-07-26|website=www.public.navy.mil}}
On 27 May 2020, RSS Steadfast and USS Gabrielle Giffords conducted a bilateral exercise from 24 to 25 May in the South China Sea.{{Cite web|title=U.S., Singapore navies exercise together in the South China Sea|url=https://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/2198241/us-singapore-navies-exercise-together-in-the-south-china-sea/|access-date=2020-07-26|website=Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet}}
Gallery
File:RSS Steadfast Pearl Harbor.jpg|RSS Steadfast arriving at Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC 2008.
File:RSS Steadfast bridge.jpg|RSS Steadfast's bridge during RIMPAC 2008.
File:SH-60B Seahawk, RSS Steadfast (70), april 2008 .jpg|SH-60B from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light 47 banks over RSS Steadfast during flight deck qualifications with the Republic of Singapore Navy in April 2008.
File:080415-N-7981E-582.jpg|RSS Steadfast comes alongside the fast combat support ship USNS Rainer during a simulated refueling at sea on 15 April 2008.
File:RSS_Steadfast_in_LIMA2023.jpg|RSS Steadfast in Langkawi for LIMA2023.
References
{{La Fayette class frigate}}
{{Republic of Singapore Navy ships}}
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Category:Ships of the Republic of Singapore Navy