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Wednesday, May 01, 2013

One of Singapore's most advanced submarines declared battle-ready

RSS Swordsman |The last of Singapore's most advanced submarines was declared battle-ready on Tuesday, sharpening the capabilities of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) in underwater warfare.

The RSS Swordsman was commissioned, following more than two years of tests and torpedo-firing exercises in Sweden and in the warmer and more corrosive waters here.

The 60.5m diesel-electric vessel arrived in Singapore in last December.

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