Changi Naval Base (CNB), officially known as the RSS Singapura – Changi Naval Base, is a naval base of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). Located about 1.5 kilometres east of Changi Air Base (East) and 3.5 kilometres east of Singapore Changi Airport, the base was built on 1.28 km2 (0.50 sq mi) of reclaimed land. It was officially opened on 21 May 2004 by then Prime Minister of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong. A Navy Museum was opened at the entrance of the base in 2012.
Singapore and the United States warships at Changi Naval Base in 2015
Entrance to Changi Naval Base (CNB) in 2007
Republic of Singapore Navy
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is the maritime service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for defending the country against any seaborne threats and as a guarantor of its sea lines of communications. The RSN traces its origins to the Royal Navy when Singapore was still a crown colony of the British Empire. The service was formally established in 1967, two years after its independence from Malaysia in 1965, and had undergone a substantial modernisation ever since – which has led them into becoming the most powerful navy in Southeast Asia.
HMS Laburnum served in the SSRNVR until she was scuttled during the fall of Singapore in World War II.
RSS Panglima, first ship of the RSN, underway in 1988 as a training ship; she was decommissioned in 1991.
Model of a Swift-class coastal patrol craft
RSS Endurance berthed at Pearl Harbor while en route to Fleet Week 2000 in New York City; she was the first RSN ship to circumnavigate the globe.
