This is a list of ships in the Republic of Singapore Navy.
Active fleet
editSubmarines
edit| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Builder | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack submarines (6) | ||||||||||
| Challenger class
Former Sjöormen class |
2 |  Sweden
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Attack submarines | Kockums | RSS Conqueror | – | 26 Jun 2004
(Former 16 Dec 1968) |
1,200 tonnes (submerged)
1,130 tonnes (surfaced) |
[1]
Purchased second hand from the Swedish Navy. |
| RSS Chieftain | – | 26 Jun 2004
(Former 25 Jul 1969) | ||||||||
| Archer class
Former Västergötland class |
2 | Sweden
|
|
Attack submarines | Kockums | RSS Archer | – | 2 Dec 2011[2]
(Former 27 Nov 1987) |
1,500 tonnes (submerged)
1,400 tonnes (surfaced) |
[3]
Purchased second hand from the Swedish Navy. |
| RSS Swordsman | – | 30 Apr 2013[4]
(Former 20 Oct 1988) | ||||||||
| Invincible class
Type 218SG |
2 |  Germany
|
|
Attack submarine | TKMS | RSS Invincible | – | 24 Sep 2024 | 2,200 tonnes (submerged)
2,000 tonnes (surfaced) |
[5] |
| RSS Impeccable | – | 24 Sep 2024 | ||||||||
Surface combat fleet
edit| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Builder | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibious warfare (4) | ||||||||||
| Endurance class | 4 |  Singapore
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Landing platform dock | ST Engineering (Marine) | RSS Endurance | 207 | 18 Mar 2000 | 6,000 tonnes | [6] |
| RSS Resolution | 208 | 18 Mar 2000 | ||||||||
| RSS Persistence | 209 | 7 Apr 2001 | ||||||||
| RSS Endeavour | 210 | 7 Apr 2001 | ||||||||
| Frigates (6) | ||||||||||
| Formidable class
Derived from La Fayette class |
6 |  France
|
|
Frigate | DCNS | RSS Formidable | 68 | 5 May 2007 | 3,200 tonnes | [7] |
| Singapore
|
ST Engineering (Marine)
(DCNS design) |
RSS Intrepid | 69 | 5 Feb 2008 | ||||||
| RSS Steadfast | 70 | 5 Feb 2008 | ||||||||
| RSS Tenacious | 71 | 5 Feb 2008 | ||||||||
| RSS Stalwart | 72 | 16 Jan 2009 | ||||||||
| RSS Supreme | 73 | 16 Jan 2009 | ||||||||
| Corvettes (6) | ||||||||||
| Victory class
Derived from MGB 62 |
6 | Singapore
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Missile corvette | ST Engineering (Marine)
(Friedrich Lürssen Werft design) |
RSS Victory | 88 | 18 Aug 1990 | 530 tonnes | [8] |
| RSS Valour | 89 | 18 Aug 1990 | ||||||||
| RSS Vigilance | 90 | 18 Aug 1990 | ||||||||
| RSS Valiant | 91 | 25 May 1991 | ||||||||
| RSS Vigour | 92 | 25 May 1991 | ||||||||
| RSS Vengeance | 93 | 25 May 1991 | ||||||||
| Patrol vessels (12) | ||||||||||
| Independence class | 8 | Singapore
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Littoral patrol vessel | ST Engineering (Marine) | RSS Independence | 15 | 5 May 2017 | 1,250 tonnes | [9] |
| RSS Sovereignty | 16 | 14 Nov 2017 | ||||||||
| RSS Unity | 17 | 14 Nov 2017 | ||||||||
| RSS Justice | 18 | 26 Sep 2018 | ||||||||
| RSS Indomitable | 19 | 26 Sep 2018 | ||||||||
| RSS Fortitude | 20 | 31 Jan 2020 | ||||||||
| RSS Dauntless | 21 | 31 Jan 2020 | ||||||||
| RSS Fearless | 22 | 31 Jan 2020 | ||||||||
| Sentinel class
Former Fearless class |
4 | Singapore
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Maritime security and response vessels | ST Engineering (Marine) | MSRV Sentinel | 55 | 26 Jan 2021 | 525 tonnes | [10]
Refurbished ships. |
| MSRV Guardian | 56 | 26 Jan 2021 | ||||||||
| MSRV Protector | 57 | 20 Jan 2022 | ||||||||
| MSRV Bastion | 58 | 20 Jan 2022 | ||||||||
| Mine warfare ships (4) | ||||||||||
| Bedok class
Derived from Landsort class |
4 | Sweden
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Mine countermeasures vessel | Kockums (design)
ST Engineering (Marine) (production) |
RSS Bedok | M105 | 7 Oct 1995 | 360 tonnes | [11] |
| RSS Kallang | M106 | |||||||||
| RSS Katong | M107 | |||||||||
| RSS Punggol | M107 | |||||||||
| Special operations craft (–) | ||||||||||
| CCL class
"Combatant Craft Large" |
Unknown | Singapore
|
– | Diving vessel | ST Engineering (Marine) | – | – | 2023[12] | – | [13]
Operated by the Naval Diving Unit (NDU), used for underwater EOD, counter-terrorism, other special forces missions.[14] |
| SMC class
"Specialised Marine Craft" |
3 | Singapore
|
– | Stealth semi-submersible boat | ST Engineering (Marine) | – | – | Around 2010 | 40 tonnes | [15]
Used for coastal interception and maritime security |
| SMC II class
"Specialised Marine Craft Type II" |
5 | Around 2015 | 45 tonnes | |||||||
| Halmatic FIC 145 class
"Fast Interceptor Craft 145", derived from Fabio Buzzi FB Mil-50P |
Unknown |  Italy (design)
|
– | Fast military assault craft | Halmatic | – | – | – | – | [16] |
| CCM class
"Combatant Craft Medium", |
Unknown | France
|
– | RHIB
(rigid hull inflatable boat) |
Zodiac Milpro | – | – | – | – | [17] |
| Unmanned vessels (–) | ||||||||||
| Venus 16 USV | Unknown | Singapore
|
– | Unmanned surface vessel | ST Engineering (Marine) | – | – | – | 26 tonnes | [18][19] |
| Protector USV | Unknown |  Israel
|
|
Unmanned surface vessel
(rigid hull inflatable boat) |
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems | – | – | 2004 | – | [20] |
| Spartan Scout | 2 |  United States
|
– | Unmanned surface vessel
(rigid hull inflatable boat) |
– | – | – | – | – | [21]
Used for research and development. |
| Vigilant USV | Unknown | United States
|
– | Unmanned surface vessel | Zyvex Marine | – | – | – | – | [22] |
Auxiliary fleet
edit| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Builder | Ship | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rescue vessels (1 + 1 robot) | |||||||||
| MV Swift Rescue | 1 | Singapore
|
|
Submarine support and rescue vessel | ST Engineering (Marine) | MV Swift Rescue | 30 Apr 2009 | 4,290 tonnes | [23] |
| DSAR 500
"Deep Search and Rescue 500" |
1 |  United Kingdom
|
– | Underwater search and rescue vessel | James Fisher Defence | DSAR 6 | 30 Apr 2009 | – | [23] |
Future fleet
editOn order
edit| Class | On order | Origin | Picture | Type | Builder | Ship | No. | Planned Comm. | Status | Displacement / length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submarines (4) | |||||||||||
| Invincible class
Type 218SG |
4 | Germany
|
|
Attack submarine | TKMS | RSS Illustrious | – | 2025 | Launched | 2,200 tonnes (submerged)
2,000 tonnes (surfaced) |
[24] |
| RSS Inimitable | – | 2026 | Launched | ||||||||
| Multi-role ships | |||||||||||
| MRCV class
"Multirole combat vessel" |
6 |  Denmark (Design)
|
– | MCM
"mine countermeasures vessel" |
Odense Staalskibsværft, | – | – | 2028 | Construction | 5,000 tonnes | [25]
Successor of the 6 Victory class missile corvettes. |
| – | – | Beyond 2028 | Under contract | ||||||||
| – | – | ||||||||||
| – | – | ||||||||||
| – | – | ||||||||||
| – | – | ||||||||||
Decommissioned ships
edit- RSS Resilience (82)
- RSS Unity (83)
- RSS Sovereignty (84)
- RSS Justice (85)
- RSS Freedom (86)
- RSS Independence (87)
- RSS Fearless (94)
- RSS Brave (95)
- RSS Courageous (96)
- RSS Gallant (97)
- RSS Daring (98)
- RSS Dauntless (99)
Sea Wolf-class missile gunboat
edit- RSS Sea Wolf (P76)
- RSS Sea Lion (P77)
- RSS Sea Dragon (P78)
- RSS Sea Tiger (P79)
- RSS Sea Hawk (P80)
- RSS Sea Scorpion (P81)
- RSS Independence
- RSS Freedom
- RSS Justice
- RSS Sovereignty
- RSS Daring
- RSS Dauntless
- RSS Swift Knight (P11)
- RSS Swift Lancer (P12)
- RSS Swift Swordsman (P14)
- RSS Swift Warrior (P15)
- RSS Swift Archer (P16)
- RSS Swift Warlord (P17)
- RSS Swift Combatant (P18)
- RSS Swift Challenger (P19)
- RSS Swift Cavalier (P20)
- RSS Swift Conqueror (P21)
- RSS Swift Centurion (P22)
- RSS Swift Chieftain (P23)
- RSS Endurance (L201)
- RSS Excellence (L202)
- RSS Intrepid (L203)
- RSS Resolution (L204)
- RSS Persistence (L205)
Singapore Naval Volunteer Force (Straits Settlement Royal Volunteer Naval Reserves)
edit- RSS Panglima
- 75' motor launch built in Singapore by Thornycroft in 1937 and sunk in 1942[26]
- 90' motorized fishing vessel built in England for RN c. 1944 and delivered 1948. Retired as wooden hull rotting out.[27]
- 117' built by United Engineering Limited of Singapore c. 1956; P68 retired in 1991.[28]
- RSS Bedok - Police patrol craft taken over by SNV in 1966
- RSS Singapura
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