Musytari-class offshore patrol vessel
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name |
|
| Operators |
|
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 2 ( in Malaysia Coast Guard service ) |
| Retired | 2 ( in Royal Malaysian Navy service ) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 1100 tonnes |
| Length | 75 m |
| Speed | 22.0 knots (40.7 km/h; 25.3 mph) |
| Armament |
|
| Aircraft carried | Helipad for 1 x AgustaWestland AW139 or Eurocopter Dauphin |
Musytari-class is a class of Offshore patrol vessel of Royal Malaysian Navy in service from 1980s to 2006. It was then handed over to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency / Malaysia Coast Guard in June 2006 and known as Langkawi-class.[1]
History
The ships was purchased by Royal Malaysian Navy in 1980s and served as an offshore patrol vessels until 2006 before both of the ships handed over to the Malaysia Coast Guard. The armament includes one Bofors 57mm as a primary weapon and two to four 12.7mm machine gun. The ships also equipped with a helicopter deck to operate one medium-sized helicopter.[2]
Ships of the class
The ships are currently active in the Malaysia Coast Guard after being decommissioned from the Royal Malaysian Navy in 2006.[3]
| Pennant number |
Former name | Current Name | Commission Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7501 | KD Musytari | KM Langkawi[4] | 2006 |
| 7502 | KD Marikh | KM Bangi[5] | 2006 |
References
- ^ RM12,000 smuggled crabs from... Read more. "MMEA Assets". Mmea.gov.my. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "A German OPV for MMEA? - Malaysian Defence".
- ^ "MMEA face off with Viet counterpart over encroaching fishing boat | The Star".
- ^ https://www.fleetmon.com/vessels/km-langkawi_7501_3375476/?language=en
- ^ "MMEA-JCG Joint Exercise Enhances Cooperation to Combat Maratime Threat | Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission".
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