Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessel
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The Independence-class littoral mission vessels are a class of eight surface platforms that are slated to replace Fearless-class patrol vessels of the Republic of Singapore Navy.
Specifications[edit | edit source]
- Type: Littoral Mission Vessel
- Service Period: 2016-
- Characteristics:
- Length: 262 feet 6 inches (80.01 meters)
- Beam: 39 feet 4 inches (11.99 meters)
- Draft:
- Displacement: 1,180 tons
- Crew: 60 (30 core crew and 30 mission crew)
- Installed Power: 8,600 kW (11,500 shp)
- Propulsion: CODAD, 2 × MTU 20V 4000 M93 diesel engines, each rated at 4,300 kW (5,770 shp), Total Ouput: 8,600 kW (11,540 shp)
- Range: 3,000 nautical miles (5,556 kilometers) at 18 knots (33.34 km/h)
- Speed (Maximum): 27 knots (50 km/h)
- Sensor Suite:
- Thales NS 100 S-band multi-function AESA Radar
- Kelvin Hughes SharpEye Navigation Radar
- Sagem Gun Fire-control System
- STELOP COMPASS D x 1
- Countermeasures:
- STELOP 360° all-round surveillance
- Armament:
- 1 x OTO Melara 76mm/62-caliber Super Rapid naval gun
- 12 x VL-MICA SAMs
- 2 x Hitrole 12.7 mm (0.50 in) RCWS
- 2 x 25mm/87-caliber Mk.38 Mod2 Typhoon machine guns
- 2 x Long-Range Acoustic Device 500 Xtreme (LRAD500X)
- Aviation Facilities: Flight deck for one medium-lift helicopters
Unit Run[edit | edit source]
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