According to information published by The Phuket News on November 7, 2022, the Republic of Singapore Navy's stealth frigate RSS Stalwart and the Victory-class corvette RSS Vigilance docked at the Phuket Deep Sea Port at Cape Panwa, Thailand.
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Singapore Navy's Formidable class frigate RSS Stalwart. (Picture source: Facebook account of Royal Thai Navy)
RSS Stalwart (72) is the fifth ship of the Formidable-class stealth frigate of the Republic of Singapore Navy. The frigate was commissioned on 16 January 2009.
The Formidable-class multi-role stealth frigates are the latest surface platforms to enter into service with the Republic of Singapore Navy, and are multi-mission derivatives of the French Navy's La Fayette-class frigate.
They have a length of 114.8 m (376 ft 8 in), a beam of 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in), and a draught of 6.0 m (19 ft 8 in). The ships can reach a top speed of 27 knots (50.0 km/h; 31.1 mph).
The frigates are equipped with Boeing Harpoon missiles and Oto Melara 76 mm guns for surface defence. The Harpoon missile has a range of 130 km (70 nmi) and uses active radar guidance.
It is armed with a 227 kg (500 lb) warhead. There is space for as many as 24 Harpoon missiles at the center of ship making it the most well armed ship of its class. The gun fires 6 kg (13 lb) shells to a maximum range of 30 km (33,000 yd) at a firing rate of up to 120 rounds per minute.
The frigates are also equipped with the EDO Corporation active low frequency towed sonar to enable long range submarine detection and classification, as well as EuroTorp A244/S Mod 3 lightweight torpedoes fired from two B515 triple-tube launchers hidden behind the bulwark.
