Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Kasturi

IOC: 1984
Total Production: 2

Origin
Germany

Guided Missiles:
MM38 Exocet (4)

Aircraft, Vehicles & Crafts:
Super Lynx

Description: The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Kasturi-class of light frigates/corvettes has been designed to perform anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW). Their sensor package includes DA-08 air search radar and DSQS-21C hull mounted sonar. The weapon system comprises four MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles, one 100mm dual-purpose gun, one 57mm dual-purpose gun, two twin-barrel 30mm anti-aircraft guns, and two triple 12.75-in torpedo tubes. The aft flight deck allows operation of a single helicopter. The propulsion system is based on four diesel engines and two shafts developing 21,000-shp and a top speed of 28 knots. The RMN commissioned two ships in 1984 which were built in Germany.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 124

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 100 mm

Number of Weapons: 4

Dimensions: Beam 11.3 m, Draft 3.5 m, Length 97 m

Weights: Full Displacement 1,900 t

Performance: Top Speed 28 kt (52 kph)

Power: Power 21,460 shp

Operators

Malaysia / 2

Ships

25 Kasturi

Commissioning: 1984

26 Lekir

Commissioning: 1984

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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