KM Marlin is a patrol vessel in service with the Malaysian Coast Guard. She was the first of three ships transferred from Japan, with KM Pekan and KM Arau following. Marlin was transferred in 2006 where ten crew from Malaysian Coast Guard were sent to take over command of the vessel. Apart from patrol duties, KM Marlin is also used as training vessel by the Malaysian Coast Guard.[1][2][3][4]

Class overview
NameKM Marlin
Operators Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
Active1
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel and Training vessel
Displacement280 tonnes
Length40 m (130 ft)
Speed20.0 knots (37.0 km/h; 23.0 mph)
Armament1-2 × 12.7 mm general purpose machine guns

References

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  1. ^ RM12,000 smuggled crabs from... Read more. "MMEA Assets". Mmea.gov.my. Retrieved 2018-07-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Another patrol boat from Japan to boost security | Daily Express Newspaper Online, Sabah, Malaysia". Dailyexpress.com.my. 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  3. ^ "MMEA gets high tech infrared camera to detect human traffickers at sea | New Straits Times".
  4. ^ "Sekali lagi, KM Marlin jadi penyelamat | Harian Metro" (in Malay). Hmetro.com.my. 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2018-07-15.