Jerung-class gunboat

Class overview
Builders: Hong-Leung-Lurssen
Operators:  Malaysia
In commission: 1973 - present
Completed: 6
Active: 6
General characteristics
Type: Fast attack craft
Displacement: 210t std, 255 full load
Length: 44.90 m (147 ft)
Beam: 7 m (23 ft)
Draught: 2.5 m (8 ft)
Installed power: 3 x MTU 16V 538 TB90 diesels giving 9900hp
Propulsion: Three shafts
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range: 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement: 36
Sensors and
processing systems:
Decca 1226, Kelvin-Hughes MS32 radars, Naja Optronic director used with WM28 fire control radar.
Armament:

The Jerung-class gunboats serve with the Malaysian Navy. Locally built by Hong-Leong Lurssen Shipyards, the Jerungs are based on the Lurssen FPB/TNC-45 fast attack craft. The Jerong-class is equipped only with 57mm and 40mm guns for close-in combat and fire support, unlike Malaysia's missile-armed FAC. Peacetime duties include patrol of the Exclusive Economic Zone, interception of illegal immigrants and anti-piracy operations. They are too small and too under-armed for use in conventional warfare or in open waters.

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