Try visiting the Malaysian Navy Home Page, and details of its fleet
can be extracted:
http://homepage.eircom.net/~steven/royal_malaysian_navy.htm
LEIKU Class Light Frigate
Two light frigates of Frigate 2000 design from Yarrow Shipbuilding
in Glasgow. Leiku (30) launched in December 1994, Jebat (29) in May
1995
Each of these light frigates are armed with MM4U Exocet Block II
two 4-cell launchers, Seawolf anti-aircraft and anti-ship missile
(Range 6 km), Whitehead 324mm B515 Triple Tube Torpedo launchers,
one Westland Lynx helicopter; one main gun Bofors 57mm, and two MSI
30mm guns.
Kasturi Class (FS 1500) Frigates
Two Kasturi Class Frigates were delivered in the 1980's,
constructed in Germany by HDW on the FS1500 Frigate design; armed
with Creusot Loire 100mm main gun, Bofors Mk 1 57mm gun, 30mm twin
cannons, Bofors 375 ASW rockets, and four MM38 Exocet SSM.
LAKSAMANA Class Corvettes
First two 650t missile corvettes were ordered in October 1995 from
Fincantieri; and two additional ships were ordered in February
1997, based on an original ship design ordered by the Iraqi
Navy.
The corvettes' are armed with sea-skimming Otomat Mark 2/Teseo
missile system, with three tubes poiting port and three pointing to
starboard - all installed on the stern deck. The ship's medium
range air defense is the Albatros firing the Aspide missiles
against aircrafts and incoming anti-ship missiles. The torpedo
system is the ILAS-3 torpedo launcher from Whitehead Alenia, with
triple launchers installed one each side on the main deck, armed
with the A244/S anti-submarine torpedoes.
MEKO A-100 RMN Class Corvettes
Six Meko A-100 schedule for delivery in 2004, and to be used as
coastal patrol vessels, armed with an OtoBreda 76/62 Rapido medium
range gun, and an Otobreda/Mauser 30mm short range gun, with
provision for later addition of one Rolling Airframe Missile
RIM-116A launcher for air defense, and two launchers for the MM40
Exocet anti-ship missile.
HANDALAN Class (Spica-M) Patrol Craft
These are Small Patrol Craft based on Swedish design and total of
four vessels were commissioned in October 1979.
Each ship is armed with ONE Bofors 57mm/70 gun, one Bofors 40mm/70
gun, and four Aerospatiale MM38 Exocet Anti-ship Missiles.
SRI INDERA SAKTI Class Support Ships
Two Sri Indera Sakti Class Support Ships are owned by the RMN, with
KD Sri Indera Sakti (1503) built in Germany and commissioned in
1980; while KD Mahawangsa (1504) was built in South Korea and
commissioned in 1983.
Each is armed with one Bofors Mk1 57mm gun and two 20mm machine
guns.
SUBMARINES
Contract signed on June 5, 2003 for the purchase of 3 submarines -
consisting of one overhauled ex-French navy submarine - the Augusta
70, for initial training
Both are multi-role ships, able to perfrom variety of duties like
logistics, transport, amphibious transport, command post, small
craft tender, training ship.
In June 2002, in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian Defense Ministry
signed with DCN International to build two medium size SSK Scorpene
Class Attack Submarines.
The first submarine will enter service in 2007, and the second unit
is to enter service on 2008.
