KD Raja Muda Nala
The Egyptian Navy corvette ENS El Fateh to which the KD Raja Muda Nala would be a heavier version of it. | |
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Name | KD Raja Muda Nala |
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Status | Laid down |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Maharaja Lela-class frigate |
Displacement | 3,100 long tons (3,150 t) full load |
Length | 111 m (364 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 3.85 m (12 ft 8 in) |
Propulsion | CODAD 4 x MTU 20V 1163 M94, each rated at 7,400 kW (9,925 shp), total output: 29,600 kW (39,694 shp) |
Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h) |
Range | 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
Complement | 138 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | Various types of UAVs and helicopters, weighing up to 10 tons |
Aviation facilities | Stern hangar and helicopter landing platform |
Notes | [1] |
KD Raja Muda Nala is the second ship of Maharaja Lela-class frigate built locally, in Malaysia, by Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC). It was built based on enlarged version of Naval Group's Gowind-class design.[2][3] The ship is named after Raja Muda Nala, the Selangor warrior. During the early construction of the ship, it was destined to use the name of Syarif Masahor but the name changed when the construction was about 70% complete.[4][5]
Development
Under a contract valued of RM9 billion, BHIC was contracted to build a total of six class of this ship for RMN. Like her sister ships, Raja Muda Nala has a length of 111 metres, a beam of 16 metres and a draught of 3.85 metres. The ship has displacement of 3,100 tonnes and a complement of 138. As for the weapon systems, she equipped with one Bofors 57 mm gun and two MSI DS30M 30 mm cannon. There was 16 Sylver VLS allocated on the deck of the ship for the surface-to-air missile and 8 Naval Strike Missile anti-ship missile for anti surface warfare.[6] For the anti-submarine capabilities, the ship equipped with two J+S fixed triple torpedo launcher.[7]
References
- ^ "LIMA 2015 update". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Malaysian Ministry of Defence Confirms Construction of Gowind ships for LCS program". navyrecognition.com. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "Frigate KD Syarif Masahor (2502) — Shipshub". shipshub.com.
- ^ "RMN's LCS 2 Completes First Stage of Painting Process".
- ^ SALLEH, ZAKI (May 4, 2021). "TLDM, LCS dan pemodenan". Sinar Harian.
- ^ "Letter of Award for NSM ships equipment with Malaysian Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd". 9 April 2015.
- ^ "J+S Ltd to supply the Torpedo Launching System for the Royal Malaysian Navy LCS/SGPV corvettes". navyrecognition.com. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.