Fearless-class patrol vessel

RSS Dauntless, during the bilateral exercise MILAN 2018 with the Indian Navy.
Class overview
NameFearless class
Builders
Operators
Preceded bySwift class
Succeeded byIndependence class
Subclasses
Built1995–1998
In commission
  • 1996–2020 (Singapore)
  • 2023–present (Brunei)
Completed12
Active2 (in Brunei service)
Lost1 (Singapore)
Retired11 (Singapore)
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Displacement500 tonnes (492 long tons)
Length55.0 metres (180 ftin)
Beam8.6 metres (28 ft 3 in)
Draught2.7 metres (8 ft 10 in)
PropulsionMTU 12 V 595 TE 90 diesel engines coupled to ZF gearboxes driving 2× Kamewa waterjets
SpeedIn excess of 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range1,000 nmi (1,852 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Search radar: IAI/ELTA EL/M-2228(X) (E/F band)
  • Navigation radar: Kelvin Hughes 1007 (I band)
  • Sonar: Thales Underwater Systems TSM 2362 Gudgeon hull-mounted medium frequency active sonar (first 6 ships)
  • Weapon control: Elbit MSIS optronic director
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • ESM: Elisra NS 9010C intercept, Rafael C-Pearl M
  • Decoys: 2× GEC Marine Shield III 102 mm sextuple fixed chaff launchers
Armament

The Fearless-class patrol vessels were built by Singapore Technologies (ST) Marine for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) in the 1990s. Four remain in service with the RSN as modified Sentinel-class maritime security and response vessels (MSRVs). Derivatives of the type are also in service in the navies of Brunei, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.


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