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When Singapore became independent in 1965, the entire Navy comprised three vessels. These three vessels were re-commissioned in 1967 to bear the RSS (Republic of Singapore Ship) prefix, the RSS Singapura, which was a former Japanese mine-layer the RSS Panglima, the RSS Bedok and the Wakataka, which the British had converted for use and renamed the Laburnum. This was presented to the Singapore Naval Volunteer Force (SNVF) and berthed at Telok Ayer Basin. The other two vessels, the RSS Panglima and RSS Bedok, were used as armed patrol craft to protect Singapore coastal waters against pirates and smugglers. |
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