RSS Endeavour

RSS Endeavour entering Sydney Harbor on 4 October 2013.
History
Singapore
Name	Endeavour
Namesake	Endeavour
Builder	ST Engineering
Laid down	1998
Launched	12 February 2000
Commissioned	7 April 2001
Homeport	Changi
Identification	MMSI number: 566012800 Callsign: 9VTO 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) 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

Endeavour (210) is the fourth 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.

Construction and career

She was laid down in 1998 and launched on 12 February 2000. She was 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

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  A RSN Chinook deploys a rescue diver and a raft near RSS Endeavour on 23 August 2010.
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  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.