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HER GALLANT LAST SAIL
11 Dec 2020 | OPS & TRAINING

HER GALLANT LAST SAIL

Patrol Vessel (PV) RSS Gallant’s voyage with the Republic of Singapore Navy drew to a close when she went on her final mission in November this year.

// PRODUCER & EDITOR KOH ENG BENG

// CAMERAMAN VINCE SIA

// PHOTOGRAPHER CHAI SIAN LIANG

Patrol Vessel (PV) RSS Gallant's voyage with the Republic of Singapore Navy drew to a close when she went on her final mission in November this year. Her decommissioning on 11 Dec marked the end of an era for the Fearless-class PVs which had safeguarded the Singapore Strait for more than two decades. Join the crew in their final sail on board RSS Gallant:

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