RSS Victory

	RSS Victory during CARAT 2009
History
Singapore
Name	Victory
Namesake	Victory
Ordered	1983
Builder	Lürssen
Launched	8 June 1988
Commissioned	18 August 1990
Homeport	Tuas
Identification	MMSI number: 563699000; Callsign: S6KP; Pennant number: 88;
Motto	Second to None
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Victory-class corvette
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× Maybach MTU 16 V 538 TB93 high speed diesels coupled to 4× shafts; Total output: 16,900 hp (12,600 kW);
Speed	Maximum: 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph); Cruising: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph);
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	49 with 8 officers
Sensors and ; processing systems	Search radar: Ericsson/Radamec Sea Giraffe 150HC (G/H band) / Saab Sea Giraffe AMB post-2011 SLEP; Navigation radar: Kelvin Hughes 1007 (I band); Weapon control: Elbit MSIS optronic director; Sonar: Thomson Sintra TSM 2064 VDS;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	ESM: Elisra SEWS; ECM: RAFAEL RAN 1101 Jammer; Decoys: 2× Plessey Shield 9-barrelled chaff launchers, 2× twin RAFAEL long range chaff launchers fitted below the bridge wings;
Armament	Anti-ship: 4 × Boeing Harpoon; Anti-air: 2 × 8-cell VLS for IAI/RAFAEL Barak; Anti-submarine: EuroTorp A244/S Mod 1 torpedoes launched from 2 × triple-tubes(all removed); Main gun: 1 × Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid gun; Machine guns: 4 × STK 50MG 12.7 mm (0.50 in) HMGs;
Aircraft carried	1× Boeing ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

RSS Victory (88) is the lead ship of the Victory-class corvettes of the Republic of Singapore Navy.^[1]

Construction and career[edit]

Victory was built by Lürssen Werft in Germany, launched on 8 June 1988 and was commissioned on 18 August 1990.

CARAT 2009[edit]

On 15 June 2009, RSS Intrepid, RSS Conqueror, RSS Vigour, RSS Victory, RSS Stalwart, RSS Endeavour, USS Harpers Ferry, USS Chafee and USS Chung-Hoon participated in the joint exercise in the South China Sea.^[2]

Gallery[edit]

RSS Victory, RSS Intrepid and USS Chafee during CARAT 2009

References[edit]

^ "Victory Class Missile Corvettes - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ Affairs, This story was written by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) Bill Larned, Commander, Task Group 73 5 Public. "Singapore-U.S. Training Achieves New Standards During CARAT". www.navy.mil. Retrieved 26 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

[1] "Victory Class Missile Corvettes - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[2] Affairs, This story was written by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) Bill Larned, Commander, Task Group 73 5 Public. "Singapore-U.S. Training Achieves New Standards During CARAT". www.navy.mil. Retrieved 26 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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