HSwMS Sjoormen was ordered in 1961 and saw her keel laid down in 1966, eventually launching on January 25th, 1967. She was formally commissioned for service into the Swedish Navy in 1968 and served until the 1990s before being retired (decommissioned). A 1992 modernization effort did not include HSwMS Sjoormen in the plans and she was laid up as soon as 1993. It was in 1997 that the boat (along with her three sisters, the fifth boat was preserved) was sold to Singapore where it continued to operate under the RSS Centurion name. The Singapore Navy acquired the boat on May 28th, 1999 and commissioned it on June 26th, 2004. It maintains an active service status under the Singapore flag today (December 2017).
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