Singapore
Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine), the marine arm of Singapore Technologies
Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering), today held the Interim Delivery and
Acceptance ceremony for the third Patrol Vessel (PV), RNOV Sadh, together
with the Naming Ceremony for the fourth PV, RNOV Khassab, built for
the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO). The Guest-of-Honour was the Commander
of the Royal Navy of Oman, Rear Admiral (RADM) Abdullah bin Khamis bin
Abdullah al-Raisi. |
The contract
for the design and build of the four Al-Ofouq class of PVs was awarded
by the Ministry of Defence of the Sultanate of Oman in April 2012. It
was the largest defence export contract in ST Engineering’s history.
These four vessels will replace the Sultanate’s current four Seeb
class PVs commissioned in the early 1980s.
The Al-Ofouq class of PVs measures 75m in length and displaces approximately
1,250 tonnes. Armed with a modern weapon and combat management system
the PVs are most suited for a variety of maritime and homeland security
missions such as undertaking extended surveillance patrols of the Sultanate
Exclusive Economic Zone.
“The Republic of Singapore and the Sultanate of Oman have
a long maritime heritage. We are both great maritime nations in the
past and today. We continue to place great emphasis on the preservation
of sovereignty and the need to keep sea lanes open to facilitate international
trade and promote economic growth for our two countries.
The interim delivery of the third vessel, RNOV Sadh and naming of the
fourth vessel, RNOV Khassab are proud moments for ST Marine. These milestones
are testimonies that we deliver what we promised to our esteemed customers.
We understand the importance of timely delivery of the vessels to the
Royal Navy of Oman as the Sultanate steps up its capability building
and modernisation of its naval fleet to meet ever growing demands in
the area of maritime security. As the Al-Ofouq programme draws to a
close with the fourth vessel scheduled to leave Singapore in May 2016,
ST Marine will not rest on our laurel but will continue to relentlessly
keep our pace to ensure a smooth finish for this wonderful programme.”
~ NG Sing Chan
President, ST Marine
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