KD Sri Indera Sakti is 4,300-ton, 100-meter multi-role support ship of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) based in the Lumut Naval Base in Perak, Malaysia.
 KD Sri Indera Sakti
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| History | |
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| Name | KD Sri Indera Sakti |
| Builder | Bremer Vulkan |
| Launched | 1 July 1980 |
| Commissioned | 1980 |
| Identification |
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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 diesels, 2 shafts, 2 CPP by Schaffran Propeller + Service GmbH VK72/4 5,986 bhp (4,464 kW) |
| Speed | 16.8 knots (19.3 mph; 31.1 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | 136 + 75 passengers |
| Armament | |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing platform |
Major operation
editThe ship was sent to Somali 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 aided Chinese crane ship MV Zhenhua 4.[1]
In 2009, KD Sri Indera Sakti dispatched two helicopters that successfully repelled two Somali pirate skiffs attempting to capture the Indian tanker MT Abul Kalam Azad.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Quick response from RMN ship saves vessel". The Star. 2008-12-20. Archived from the original on 2008-12-20. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
- ^ "RMN helps Indian tanker".
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