KD Mahawangsa
Royal Malaysian Navy multi-role support ship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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KD Mahawangsa | |
History | |
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Malaysia | |
Name | KD Mahawangsa |
Builder | Bremer Vulkan |
Commissioned | 1983 |
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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 | |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing platform |
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