RSS ''Victory'' (88) is the
lead ship of the
''Victory''-class corvette
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s of the
Republic of Singapore Navy
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.
Construction and career
''Victory'' was built by
Lürssen Werft
Lürssen (or Lürssen Werft) is a German shipyard with headquarters in Bremen-Vegesack and shipbuilding facilities in Lemwerder, Berne and Bremen-Fähr-Lobbendorf.
Lürssen designs and constructs yachts, naval ships and special vessels. Tradin ...
in
Germany
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, launched on 8 June 1988 and was
commissioned on 18 August 1990.
CARAT 2009
On 15 June 2009,
RSS ''Intrepid'',
RSS ''Conqueror'',
RSS ''Vigour'', RSS ''Victory'',
RSS ''Stalwart'',
RSS ''Endeavour'',
USS ''Harpers Ferry'',
USS ''Chafee'' and
USS ''Chung-Hoon'' participated in the joint exercise in the
South China Sea
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.
Gallery
File:USS Chafee RSS Intrepid RSS Victory.jpg, RSS ''Victory'', RSS ''Intrepid'' and USS ''Chafee'' during CARAT 2009
References
External links
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1988 ships
Ships built in Germany
Victory-class corvettes