Brani Naval Base
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Brani Naval Base (BNB) was a former naval facility of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), since the relocation of its facilities to Changi Naval Base in 2000. The Singapore Police Force's Police Coast Guard (PCG) Headquarters is now located at the old BNB Wharf.
Pulau Brani was selected to house the naval base in the early 1970s and it was designed with consultancy from Brigadier Sir Bruce White. Work on building the new naval base started with the first pile driven in on 17 August 1972. The entire project cost $35 million and was completed in January 1974. On 26 January 1974, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, current Minister Mentor, declared open the Singapore Maritime Command Naval Base on Pulau Brani. Singapore Maritime Command was later renamed the RSN. The naval base had a new wharf and a supply base complex added in 1983 at the cost of $16 million.
Part of the base was subsequently redeveloped to accommodate the expansion of Port of Singapore Authority, and moved these facilities to a modern high-tech base in Tuas in 1995. On 12 October 2000, the remainder of RSN's facilities was finally closed. On the 23 March 2004, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority's Coastal Command HQ was formally opened by the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Wong Kan Seng.
PCG has since demolished and rebuilt its new Headquarters at the old BNB Wharf which begun operations on the 20 March 2006 following the closure of its existing facilities in Kallang Basin.
[edit] References
- Closing Ceremony of Brani Naval Base, 12 October 2000. MINDEF website. Retrieved on December 28, 2005.
- Factsheet - Significant Milestones For Brani Naval Base. MINDEF website. Retrieved on December 28, 2005.
- Building up Singapore's defence construction capabilities, Mr Peter Ho Permanent Secretary (Defence), 17 April 2002. MINDEF website. Retrieved on December 28, 2005.
- Enhancing Infrastructure, SPF Annual 2003. SPF website. Retrieved on December 28, 2005.
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