RSS Endeavour (210)

Endeavour (210) is the fourth ship of the Endurance-class landing platform dock of the Republic of Singapore Navy.

RSS Endeavour entering Sydney Harbor on 4 October 2013.
History
Singapore
Name:	Endeavour
Namesake:	Endeavour
Owner:	Republic of Singapore Navy
Builder:	ST Engineering (Marine)
Laid down:	1998
Launched:	12 February 2000
Commissioned:	7 April 2001
Identification:	Pennant number: 210
Status:	Active
General characteristics
Class and type:	Endurance-class landing platform dock
Displacement:	Standard: 6,500 t (6,400 long tons; 7,200 short tons) Full load: 8,500 t (8,400 long tons; 9,400 short tons)
Length:	141.0 m (462 ft 7 in)
Beam:	21.0 m (68 ft 11 in)
Draught:	5.0 m (16 ft 5 in)
Ramps:	2 × (bow and stern)
Installed power:	4 × Ruston 6RK215 diesel generators, each producing 875 kW (1,173 hp) Total output: 3,500 kW (4,690 shp)
Propulsion:	Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement 2 × Ruston 16RK 270 diesels, each producing 5,500 kW (7,400 hp), coupled to two Kamewa controllable-pitch propellers Total output: 11,000 kW (14,800 shp)
Speed:	In excess of 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range:	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried:	4 × 13 m (43 ft) Fast Craft Equipment & Utility (FCEU) on davits 2 × 25 m (82 ft) Fast Craft Utility (FCU) inside well deck
Capacity:	18 tanks, 20 vehicles and bulk cargo
Troops:	> 350–500
Crew:	65 (8 officers and 57 men)
Sensors and processing systems:	Search radar: IAI/ELTA EL/M-2238 Navigation radar: Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 (I band) Weapon control: CS Defense NAJIR 2000 electro-optronic director
Electronic warfare & decoys:	ESM/ECM: RAFAEL RAN 1101 Decoys: 2 × GEC Marconi Marine Shield III 102 mm sextuple fixed chaff/decoy launcher
Armament:	Anti-air: Mistral missiles launched from 2 × Simbad twin launcher mounts Main gun: 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm super rapid gun Autocannons: 2 × 25mm M242 Bushmaster Mk 38 Mod 2 (with stabilised Typhoon weapon sighting system, mounted amidships on port and starboard side)[1] Machine guns: 4 × STK 50MG 12.7 mm (0.50 in) HMGs
Aircraft carried:	AS 332M Super Puma or AS532UL/AL Cougar or CH-47SD Chinook helicopters
Aviation facilities:	Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to 2 medium-lift helicopters

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.[2][3]

Construction and career

She was laid down in 1998 and launched on 12 February 2000. Commissioned on 7 April 2001 with the hull number 210.

Two additional SAF task groups have been deployed to the Gulf of Aden, RSS Endurance from June to October 2010 and Endeavour from August 2011.

Gallery

• 
  A RSN Chinook deploys a rescue diver and a raft near RSS Endeavour on 23 August 2010.
• 
  USS George H.W. Bush underway with RSS Endeavour in the Arabian Sea on 15 November 2011.
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  RSS Endeavour docked at Garden Island, Sydney on 5 October 2013.
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  RSS Endeavour docked at Garden Island, Sydney on 5 October 2013.

References

1. "RSN – Assets – Weapons". Ministry of Defence (Singapore) (MINDEF). 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
2. "Endurance Class Landing Ship Tank (LST) - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
3. "Endurance class Amphibious Transport Dock - Republic of Singapore Navy". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 2020-10-03.

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