Laksamana-class corvette

KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin (F136) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercises
Class overview
NameLaksamana class
BuildersFincantieri
Operators Royal Malaysian Navy
Succeeded byKasturi class
SubclassesAssad class
Built1982-1988
In commission1997-present
Completed4
Active4
General characteristics
TypeCorvette
Displacement675 tons full load
Length62.3 m (204 ft 5 in)
Beam9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)
Draught2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
  • 4 MTU 20V 956 TB 92 diesels
  • 4 shafts developing
  • 20,400 bhp (15,200 kW)
Speed36 knots (67 km/h)
Range2,300 nautical miles (4,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement56
Sensors and
processing systems
  • RAN-12 air/surface search radar
  • RTN-10X fire control radar
  • Kelvin Hughes 1007 navigation radar
  • Diodon hull sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Gamma suite
  • SCLAR chaff
Armament
NotesThe missile might be removed due to being obsolete[1]

The Laksamana class is a class of small missile corvettes comprising four ships currently in service with the Royal Malaysian Navy. All four ships of the Laksamana class are currently serving in the 24th Corvette Squadron of the Royal Malaysian Navy.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Malaysian Defence - Back To Future II".
  2. ^ "RMN Official Page-Laksamana Class".
  3. ^ "Naval Technology-Projects Laksamana".