Bedok-class mine countermeasures vessel

*Bedok*-class
	Bedok-class MCMVs berthed at Changi Naval Base during the Navy Open House 2007
Class overview
Name	Bedok
Builders	Kockums, ST Engineering (Marine)
Operators	Republic of Singapore Navy
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Mine countermeasures vessel
Displacement	Standard: 360 t (350 long tons; 400 short tons); Full load: 380 t (370 long tons; 420 short tons);
Length	47.5 m (155 ft 10 in)
Beam	9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught	2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Installed power	4 × Saab-Scania DSI 14 diesel engines, each producing 1,440 bhp (1,070 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Voith Schneider Propellers; Total output: 5,760 bhp (4,300 kW);
Speed	15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	33 (5 officers and 28 men)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Navigation radar: Norcontrol DB2000 (I band); Sonar: Thales Underwater Systems TSM-2022 MkIII hull-mounted mine hunting sonar; DAPS: SIREHNA DAPS (Dynamic Auto-pilot Positioning System); Thales Underwater Systems towed synthetic aperture sonar;
Armament	Main gun:; 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun (before 2009 refit); 1 × 25mm M242 Bushmaster Mk 38 Mod 2 with stabilised Typhoon weapon sighting system (after 2009 refit); Machine guns: 4 × STK 50MG 12.7 mm (0.50 in) HMG; Mine disposal: ECA K-STER expendable mine disposal system;

The Bedok class are mine countermeasures vessels of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). They play an important role in the maritime security of Singapore, ensuring that the Singapore Strait and the sea lanes surrounding Singapore remain mine-free and open to international shipping. It is estimated that closure of Singapore's ports would result in direct trade losses amounting to more than US$1.2 billion daily, posing a serious threat to Singapore's economy. The four ships form the Sixth Flotilla of the RSN.

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