 KD Sri Indera Sakti |
| History |
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 Malaysia |
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| Name | KD Sri Indera Sakti |
| Builder | Bremer Vulkan |
| Launched | 1 July 1980 |
| Commissioned | 1980 |
| Identification | |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | Sri Indera Sakti-class support ship |
| Displacement | 4,300 long tons (4,369 t) full load |
| Length | 100 m (328 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 15 m (49 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 2 CPP by Schaffran Propeller + Service GmbH VK72/4 5,986 bhp (4,464 kW) |
| Speed | 16.8 knots (19.3 mph; 31.1 km/h) |
| Capacity |
- 600 troops
- 1,000 m³ cargo space
- 10 × 20-foot containers
- 680 m² vehicle space
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| Complement | 136 + 75 passengers |
| Armament | |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing platform |
KD Sri Indera Sakti is 4,300-ton, 100-meter multi-role support ship of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) based in the Lumut Naval Base in Perak, Malaysia.
Major operation
The ship was sent to Somali waters to take over the role of the similar KD Mahawangsa to fight piracy in the Gulf of Aden in December 2008. In the same month, it successfully aided Chinese crane ship MV Zhenhua 4.[1]
In 2009, KD Sri Indera Sakti dispatched two helicopters that successfully repelled two Somali pirate skiffs attempting to capture the Indian tanker MT Abul Kalam Azad.[2]
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