KD Mahawangsa
KD Mahawangsa
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History | |
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Malaysia | |
Name | KD Mahawangsa |
Builder | Bremer Vulkan |
Commissioned | 1983 |
Identification |
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Status | In active service |
General characteristics | |
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 x Deutz KHD SBV6M540 diesel, 5,986 bhp (4,464 kW), (4.31 MW), 2 shafts, cp props, bow thruster |
Speed | 16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph) |
Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Capacity |
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Complement | 136 + 75 passengers |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | ESM: Thales DR 3000,intercept |
Armament |
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Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing platform |
KD Mahawangsa is a
Lumut Naval Base in Perak, Malaysia. It was named in honor of Merong Mahawangsa, the founder of the Old Kedah. KD stands for Kapal DiRaja which means His Majesty's Ship in the Malay language
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Major operation
The ship has been dispatched to aid victims of the
2006 East Timor crisis
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In her roles as a command ship, KD Mahawangsa has been involved in several joint exercises with foreign navies, such as the joint Malaysia-Thailand Naval exercises called THALAY LAUT,Tioman.
In September 2008 KD Mahawangsa was sent to the
Somali pirates.[4]
References
- ^ ":: Bes.online::: :: Besonline". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-07-24.
- ^ "Malaysia navy ship off to Pakistan with Afghan relief aid | Asian Political News | Find Articles at BNET". Archived from the original on 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2006-07-24.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ "The New Straits Times Online". Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
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