RSS Persistence in the Singapore Strait.
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Class overview | |
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Name | Endurance |
Builders | ST Engineering (Marine) |
Operators | |
Preceded by | County class |
Completed | 5 |
Active | 5 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Landing platform dock |
Displacement |
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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 |
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Propulsion |
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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 | |
Capacity | 18 tanks, 20 vehicles and bulk cargo |
Troops | > 350–500 |
Crew | 65 (8 officers and 57 men) |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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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 |
Notes |
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The Endurance-class tank landing ships (LST) are the largest class of ships in the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). They were designed and built by Singapore Technologies (ST) Marine to replace the old County-class tank landing ships. The four ships form the Third Flotilla of the RSN.