KD Mahawangsa

History
KD Mahawangsa

Name:	KD MAHAWANGSA
Ordered:	October 1981
Builder:	Bremer Vulkan
Commissioned:	16 May 1983
Status:	in active service, as of 2016
General characteristics
Type:	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:	4000 nm at 14 kt
Capacity:	600 troops 1,000 m³ cargo space 10 × 20-foot containers 680 m² vehicle space
Complement:	136 + 75 passengers
Sensors and processing systems:	Fire control: CSEE Naja optronic directors Navigation: Kelvin Hughes 1007,I-band.
Electronic warfare & decoys:	ESM: Thales DR 3000,intercept
Armament:	2 × Bofors 57 mm gun 2 × 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
Aviation facilities:	Aft helicopter platform

KD MAHAWANGSA is a Royal Malaysian Navy 4,300 ton multi-role support ship based at 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.

Service history

The ship has been dispatched to aid victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake,^[1] rushed humanitarian aid to Afghan refugees in 2001,^[2] and delivered armoured infantry vehicles from 4th Infantry Brigade (Mech) as part of peacekeeper forces for Operation Astute during the 2006 East Timor crisis.

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,^[3] the Starfish exercises under the Five Power Defence Arrangement and the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) series of exercises held with the U.S. Navy. The closing ceremony for CARAT Malaysia 2004 was held aboard the KD MAHAWANGSA, anchored off the island of Tioman.

In September 2008 the KD MAHAWANGSA was sent to the Gulf of Aden after the hijacking of two MISC oil tankers by Somali pirates.^[4]

References

External links

KD MAHAWANGSA at Royal Malaysian Navy Homepage

Ships of the Royal Malaysian Navy

Submarines

Perdana Menteri class	KD Tunku Abdul Rahman KD Tun Abdul Razak

Frigates

Gowind class	TBA

Lekiu class	KD Jebat KD Lekiu

Corvette

Kasturi class	KD Kasturi KD Lekir

Laksamana class	KD Laksamana Hang Nadim KD Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin KD Laksamana Tun Pusmah

Mine countermeasures vessels

Mahamiru class	KD Mahamiru KD Jerai KD Ledang KD Kinabalu

Offshore patrol vessels

Kedah class	KD Kedah KD Pahang KD Perak KD Terengganu KD Kelantan KD Selangor

Hydrographic survey vessels

Perantau class	KD Perantau KD Mutiara

Fast attack vessels

Perdana class	KD Perdana KD Serang KD Ganas KD Ganyang

Handalan class	KD Handalan KD Perkasa KD Pendekar KD Gempita

Jerung class	KD Jerung KD Todak KD Paus KD Yu KD Baung KD Pari

Sri Tiga class	KD Sri Tiga KD Sri Gaya

Auxiliary vessels

Others	TLDM Bunga Mas Lima TLDM Bunga Mas Enam

Miscellaneous
vessels

Combat support ship	KD Sri Indera Sakti KD Mahawangsa

Training ship	KD Hang Tuah KLD Tunas Samudera MV Fajar Samudera MV STS Puteri Mahsuri KD Gagah Samudera KD Teguh Samudera

Tugboat	KTD Penyu KTD Sotong KTD Kepah

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