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{|{{Infobox ship begin |infobox caption=''Formidable''-class frigate}}

| infobox caption = Formidable Class Frigate

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{{Infobox ship image

| Ship image = [[File:Singapore Navy guided-missile frigate RSS Steadfast.jpg|300px|RSS ''Steadfast'' in 2008]]

| Ship caption = RSS ''Steadfast'' in 2008

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{{Infobox ship class overview

| Name = ''Formidable'' Class Frigateclass

| Builders = *[[DCNS (company)|DCNS]]

*[[ST Engineering|ST Engineering (Marine)]]

| Operators = Republic Singapore Navy (RSN){{navy|SIN}}

| In commission range = 5 May 2007 - Present16 January 2009

| In service range = 14 Years

| Total ships completed = 6

| Total ships active = 6

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{{Infobox ship characteristics

| Ship type = [[Frigate]]

| Ship displacement = {{convert|3200|t|sigfig=3,200 Tonnes}}

| Ship length = {{convert|114 Metres.8|m|ftin|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}

| Ship beam = {{convert|16 Metres.3|m|ftin|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}

| Ship draught = {{convert|6.0|m|ftin|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}

| Ship power = *4 × [[Isotta Fraschini|ISM V1708]] [[diesel generator]]s, each producing {{convert|860|kW|shp|lk=on|sigfig=3}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diesel-spec.com/c/c.aspx/ISO001/productspecs|title=Isotta Fraschini Motori S.p.A. engines specs|website=Diesel-Specs|access-date=22 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710123612/http://www.diesel-spec.com/c/c.aspx/ISO001/productspecs|archive-date=10 July 2011}}</ref>

*Total output: {{convert|3440|kW|shp|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}

| Ship propulsion = *[[Combined diesel and diesel]] (CODAD) arrangement

*4 × [[MTU Friedrichshafen|MTU]] 20V 8000 M90, each rated at {{convert|9100|kW|shp|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtu-online.com/mtu/products/diesel-engines-overview/general-purpose-diesel-engines/8000/|title=MTU Series 8000|website=MTU-online|access-date=23 November 2010|archive-date=29 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929155323/http://www.mtu-online.com/mtu/products/diesel-engines-overview/general-purpose-diesel-engines/8000/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*Total output: {{convert|36400|kW|shp|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}

| Ship sail plan =

| Ship speed=*Maximum: {{convert|27|kn|lk= In Excess of 25 knotsin|sigfig=3}}

*Cruising: {{convert|18|kn|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}

| Ship range = Over 3,500 Nautical Miles

|Ship range={{convert|4200|nmi|km|lk=in|sigfig=3}}

| Ship complement = 72 Crew (Including 19 Air Detachment Crew)

|Ship complement=71, excluding air crew detachment of approx. 19

| Ship sensors = *'''Search radar''': [[Herakles (radar)|Thales Herakles]] multi-function [[Passive electronically scanned array]] radar

*'''Fire-control radar:''' [[Thales Group|Thales]] STING EO Mk2

*'''Navigation radar''': [[Terma A/S|Terma Electronic]] Scanter 2001

*'''Sonar''': [[EDO Corporation|EDO]] Model 980 active low frequency towed sonar (ALOFTS)

| Ship EW = *'''ESM''': [[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems|RAFAEL]] C-PEARL-M

*'''Decoys''': [[Safran|Sagem Défense Sécurité]] New Generation Dagaie System, 2 × forward & 1 × aft.

* Leonardo Finmeccanica Morpheus anti-torpedo suite with WASS C310 launchers, 2 x aft

| Ship armament = *'''Anti-ship''': 8 × [[Harpoon (missile)|RGM-84C Harpoon SSM]]

*'''Anti-air''': 2 × [[Sylver (missile launcher)|Sylver A50 8-cell VLS]] for [[Aster (missile family)|MBDA Aster 15/30]], 2 × [[Sylver (missile launcher)|Sylver A43 8-cell VLS]] for [[Aster (missile family)|MBDA Aster 15]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Wertheim |first=Eric |date=2013 |title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World |edition=16th |url=https://www.usni.org/store/books/fighting-ships/aircraft-carriers/naval-institute-guide-combat-fleets-world-16th-edition |___location=Annapolis, Maryland |publisher=Naval Institute Press |page=657 |access-date=19 July 2017 |archive-date=17 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817065252/https://www.usni.org/store/books/fighting-ships/aircraft-carriers/naval-institute-guide-combat-fleets-world-16th-edition |url-status=live }}</ref>

*'''Anti-submarine''': 2 × B515 triple tubes with reloads for [[EuroTorp]] [[A244-S|A244/S Mod 3 torpedoes]]

*'''Guns''': [[Otobreda 76 mm|Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid gun]] (mounted in stealth cupola), 4 × [[STK 50MG]] {{convert|12.7|mm|in|abbr=on}} [[Heavy machine gun|HMG]], 2 × 25mm Mk38 Mod2 [[Typhoon Weapon Station]] Stabilised Gun

*'''Non-lethal:''' Long-Range Acoustic Device 500 Xtreme (LRAD500X)

| Ship aircraft =1 × [[Sikorsky S-70#S-70|S-70B Seahawk]] multi-mission capable Navalnaval Helicopterhelicopter

| Ship aircraft facilities = A [[Flight deck]] and Enclosed Hangerenclosed [[hangar]] for up to 2two Mediummedium-Liftlift Helicoptershelicopters

| Ship notes = Sources:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/navy/assets/vessels.html |title=Republic of Singapore Navy - Naval Assets |date=15 March 2010 |website=[[Ministry of Defence (Singapore)]] (MINDEF) |access-date=22 April 2010 |archive-date=6 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706093445/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/navy/assets/vessels.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Frigate><{{cite web |url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/weapons/frigate/capabilities.asp |title=Capabilities of the Frigate |website=[[Ministry of Defence (Singapore)]] |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-date=26 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626044929/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/weapons/frigate/capabilities.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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