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{{Short description|Victory-class corvette of Singapore Navy}}
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|Ship caption= RSS ''Vigour'' alongside {{RSS|Supreme}} and {{USS|Chung-Hoon}} on 23 August 2011
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|Ship country=Singapore
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Singapore|naval}}
|Ship name=''Vigour''
|Ship namesake=[[wikt:vigour|Vigour]]
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|Ship builder=[[ST Engineering]]
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|Ship launched=1 December 1989
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|Ship commissioned=25 May 1991
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|Ship homeport=[[Tuas Naval Base|Tuas]]
| Ship motto = *''Strike With Vigour''
|Ship identification=*{{MMSI Number|566011200}}
*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: S6KT
*[[Pennant number]]: 92
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|Ship status= Active
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|Ship class= {{Sclass|Victory|corvette}}
|Ship displacement={{convert|595|t|abbr=on}}
|Ship length={{convert|62|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|8.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|2.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=*4× [[Maybach]] [[MTU Friedrichshafen|MTU]] 16&nbsp;V 538 TB93 high speed diesels coupled to 4× shafts
*Total output: {{convert|16900|hp|kW|abbr=on|lk=in}}
|Ship speed=*Maximum: {{convert|37|kn|lk=in}}
*Cruising: {{convert|18|kn}}
|Ship range={{convert|4000|nmi|km|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|18|kn}}
|Ship complement=49 with 8 officers
|Ship sensors=*'''Search radar''': [[Ericsson|Ericsson/Radamec]] [[GIRAFFE Radar|Sea Giraffe 150HC]] (G/H band) / [[Saab Group|Saab]] [[GIRAFFE Radar|Sea Giraffe AMB]] post-2011 SLEP
*'''Navigation radar''': [[Kelvin Hughes]] 1007 ([[I band (NATO)|I band]])
*'''Weapon control''': [[Elbit]] MSIS optronic director
*'''Sonar''': Thomson Sintra TSM 2064 VDS
|Ship EW=*'''ESM''': [[Elisra]] SEWS
*'''ECM''': [[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems|RAFAEL]] RAN 1101 Jammer
*'''Decoys''': 2× Plessey Shield 9-barrelled [[Chaff (countermeasure)|chaff]] launchers, 2× twin [[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems|RAFAEL]] long range chaff launchers fitted below the bridge wings
|Ship armament=*'''Anti-ship''': 4 × [[Boeing Harpoon]]
*'''Anti-air''': 2 × [[Vertical launching system|8-cell VLS]] for [[Israel Aerospace Industries|IAI]]/[[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems|RAFAEL]] [[Barak (missile)|Barak]]
*'''Anti-submarine''': [[EuroTorp]] [[A244-S|A244/S Mod 1 torpedoes]] launched from 2 × triple-tubes(all removed)
*'''Main gun''': 1 × [[Otobreda 76 mm|Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid gun]]
*'''Machine guns''': 4 × [[STK 50MG]] {{convert|12.7|mm|abbr=on}} [[Heavy machine gun|HMGs]]
|Ship aircraft=1× [[Boeing ScanEagle]] [[unmanned aerial vehicle]] (UAV)
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'''RSS ''Vigour'' (92)''' is the fifth ship of the {{Sclass|Victory|corvette}} of the [[Republic of Singapore Navy]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Victory-class missile corvettes|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/victory-class-missile-corvettes-singapore/|website=Naval-Technology.com|publisher=Naval Technology|date=|access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref>
==Construction and career==
''Vigour'' was built by [[ST Engineering]], and launched on 1 December 1989.  She was [[Commissioned (ship)|commissioned]] on 25 May 1991.
===CARAT 2009===
On 15 June 2009, {{RSS|Intrepid}}, [[HSwMS Sjöormen (Sor)|RSS ''Conqueror'']], RSS ''Vigour'', {{RSS|Victory}}, {{RSS|Stalwart}}, {{RSS|Endeavour|210|6}}, {{USS|Harpers Ferry|LSD-49|6}}, {{USS|Chafee}}, and {{USS|Chung-Hoon}} participated in the joint exercise in the [[South China Sea]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Larned|first=Bill|title=Singapore-U.S. training achieves new standards during CARAT|url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=46403|access-date=2020-07-26|website=www.navy.mil}}</ref>
===CARAT 2011===
RSS ''Vigour'', {{RSS|Stalwart}}, and {{RSS|Supreme}} conducted a joint exercise with {{USS|Chung-Hoon}} on 23 August 2011.<ref>{{Citation|last=U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos|title=110823-N-IO627-112|date=2011-08-23|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/6079832893/|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref>
===MH370 search and rescue, 2014===
RSS ''Vigour'' was deployed to conduct the [[search and rescue]] operation for the missing [[MH370]], alongside two additional C-130 aircraft, a ''Formidable''-class frigate ({{RSS|Steadfast}}) with a Sikorsky S-70B naval helicopter onboard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-offers-submarine-to-search-for-missing-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh370-050945471.html|title=Singapore sends submarine rescue vessel, {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|aircaft}} to search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370|website=sg.news.yahoo.com|date=9 March 2014 }}</ref>
===Exercise PELICAN 2019===
The Republic of Singapore Navy and The [[Royal Brunei Navy]] held an exercise which consists of {{RSS|Tenacious}}, {{RSS|Valour}}, RSS ''Vigour'', {{KDB|Darussalam|06|6}}, {{KDB|Darulehsan|07|6}}, and {{KDB|Darulaman|08|6}}.  All Republic of Singapore Navy ships left on 7 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 November 2019|title=Brunei Darussalam's second Minister of Defence and Singapore's Minister for Defence observe Exercise Pelican 2019|url=http://www.rbn.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/News%20Headline.aspx?cid=811|website=RBN.MinDef.gov.bn|publisher=[[Royal Brunei Navy]]|url-status= |access-date=25 July 2020}}</ref>
===Exercise CARAT 2021===
The Republic of Singapore Navy and The [[United States Navy]] conducted a joint ASEAN-USN exercise in the [[Philippine Sea]].  Other ships in attendance are {{KDB|Daruttaqwa|09|6}}, [[KD Lekiu]], {{KRI|Martadinata}}, [[UMS Kyansitta]] and [[HTMS Kraburi]]
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2021/12/01/u-s-navy-wraps-up-drills-with-partners-in-philippine-sea-strait-of-malacca|title=U.S. Navy wraps up drills with partners in Philippine Sea, Strait of Malacca|website=news.usni.org|date=1 December 2021}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:1989 ships]]