Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Kedah class |
| Builders | |
| Operators | Royal Malaysian Navy |
| Preceded by | Vosper PC (31 Meter Patrol Craft) |
| Succeeded by | Keris class |
| Planned | 27 |
| Completed | 6 |
| Cancelled | 21 |
| Active | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | MEKO 100 RMN offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 1,850 tons full load |
| Length | 91.1 m (299 ft) |
| Beam | 12.85 m (42.2 ft) |
| Draught | 3.4 m (11 ft) |
| Propulsion | Main propulsion: 2x Caterpillar 3616 (5,450kW) diesel, 16,000 bhp, 2 shafts, 2 controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Range | 6,050 nautical miles (11,200 km; 6,960 mi) |
| Endurance | 21 days |
| Complement | 78 (accom. for 98) |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 x Super Lynx 300 |
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The Kedah-class offshore patrol vessels of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) are six ships based on the MEKO 100 design by Blohm + Voss. Originally, a total of 27 ships were planned, but due to programme delays and overruns, only six were eventually ordered. Their construction began in the early 2000s, and by 2009, all six were in active service. The six vessels are named after Malaysian states.