KD Sri Indera Sakti

History


Name:	KD Indera Sakti
Commissioned:	1983
Status:	in active service
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 diesels, 2 shafts, 5,986 bhp (4,464 kW)
Speed:	16.8 knots (19.3 mph; 31.1 km/h)
Capacity:	600 troops 1,000 m³ cargo space 10 × 20-foot containers 680 m² vehicle space
Complement:	136 + 75 passengers
Armament:	1 × Bofors 57 mm gun 2 × 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
Aviation facilities:	Aft helicopter platform

Commanding Officer Cdr Muhammad Rodhi Ariffin RMN is a PASKAL Officer. KD Sri Indera Sakti is 4,300-ton, 100-meter multi-role support ship of the Royal Malaysian Navy based in the Lumut Naval Base in Perak, Malaysia.

Service history

The ship was sent to Somalian waters to take over the role of the similar KD Mahawangsa to fight piracy in the Gulf of Aden in December 2008. In the same month, it successfully came to the aid of Chinese crane ship MV Zhenhua 4.^[1]

In 2009, the KD Sri Indera Sakti dispatched two helicopters that successfully repelled two Somali pirate skiffs attempting to capture the Indian tanker MT Abul Kalam Azad.

References

↑ "Quick response from RMN ship saves vessel". The Star. 2008-12-20. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

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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