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V.Ships is a ship management company, part of V.Group Holdings Limited which is registered in Monaco but headquartered in London, England; and has over 60 offices in 30 different countries. Its 51% majority shares are owned by the American equity company Advent International .
MV Avatar was a general cargo vessel in service with the Republic of Singapore Navy as a training vessel. She is owned by Valour Offshore Marine Services and was leased to the Defence Science and Technology Agency from 2001-2023, a statutory board under the Ministry of Defence.
In October 2016, she was sold to Grace Ocean Pte. Ltd. and placed under the management of Synergy Marine Pte. Ltd., both based in Singapore where the ship was also reflagged. [2] The ship has been chartered to the Danish shipping and logistics company Maersk since it was delivered in 2015. [6]
75' motor launch built in Singapore by Thornycroft in 1937 and sunk in 1942 [26] 90' motorized fishing vessel built in England for RN c. 1944 and delivered 1948. Retired as wooden hull rotting out. [27] 117' built by United Engineering Limited of Singapore c. 1956; P68 retired in 1991. [28] RSS Bedok - Police patrol craft taken over by SNV in 1966
RSS Swordsman Sweden 2: Replacing some of the Challenger-class submarine, upgraded in 2016 till 2019, which includes optronic periscopes, combat management systems, sonars, countermeasure systems, digital data-links and attack capabilities which also allows the firing of new torpedoes and anti-ship missiles.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the RSN was primarily concerned with coast guard duties. From the late 1970s, however, pressure from senior naval officers led to planning for expanded naval responsibilities and capabilities in a strategic change in Singapore's defence posture, as the Navy sought to redefine its purpose and project power in the region for deterrence.
On 30 January 2013, MINDEF awarded ST Engineering a contract for the design and build of eight new vessels to replace the Fearless-class patrol vessels.ST Engineering announced that the group’s marine arm, ST Marine would be the lead system integrator and build the eight vessels at its Singapore Benoi Yard while the group’s electronics arm, ST Electronics, would supply the core combat ...
The light cruiser HMS Durban was one of the convoy's escorts from Singapore. In the early hours of 12 February Empire Star and the Ocean Steam Ship Co cargo ship Gorgon left Singapore escorted by the Danae-class cruiser HMS Durban and anti-submarine vessel Kedah, which was a converted Singapore – Penang ferry. At 0910 hrs in the Durian Strait ...