On a cold, snowy morning in the bustling German port city of Kiel, Singapore launched its fourth Invincible-class submarine — the Inimitable.
Singapore launched its fourth Invincible-class submarine, the Inimitable, in Kiel, Germany, on Monday.
On this day, SM Teo's sister, Teo Swee Lian, an independent director at HSBC, did the honours — by activating a mechanism that broke a champagne bottle onto the Inimitable's hull.Also gracing the ceremony were Senior Minister of State for Defence Heng Chee How, German Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, Chief of German Navy Vice-Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, tkMS CEO Oliver Burkhard and RSN's Rear-Admiral Sean Wat.
"Our new submarines will enhance the RSN’s ability to fulfil its mission of protecting the sea lines of communication in our region. All countries stand to benefit when our seas are safe and secure." Burkhard, who also gave a speech, said: "The submarines built in this project are the most modern conventional the world has ever seen. They belong to a new, state-of-the-art generation and are also the largest submarines built in Germany to date."
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