| KD Rahmat | |
|---|---|
| Career (Malaysia) |  |
| Name: | KD Rahmat F24 |
| Operator: | Royal Malaysian Navy |
| Builder: | Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow |
| Laid down: | February 1966 |
| Launched: | 18 December 1967 |
| Commissioned: | 13 September 1971 |
| Status: | decommissioned 2004 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Frigate |
| Displacement: |
1,250 long tons (1,270 t) standard, 1,600 long tons (1,600 t) full load |
| Length: |
93.9 m (308 ft) oa, 91.44 m (300.0 ft) pp |
| Beam: | 10.4 m (34 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
2 shaft CODOG 1 Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbine 19,500 shp (14,500 kW) 1 Crossley Pielstick diesel 3,850 hp (2,870 kW) |
| Speed: |
26 kn (48 km/h) gas turbines 16 kn (30 km/h) diesel only |
| Range: |
6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h) 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 26 kn (48 km/h) |
| Crew: | 140 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Radar - HSA LW 02 air search radar, Signaal M20 gun fire control, M-44 missile fire control Sonar Type 170B, 174[2] |
| Armament: |
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| Aviation facilities: | 1 flight deck for helicopter |
The KD (Kapal Diraja = Royal Ship) Rahmat (Pennant number F24) was a frigate operated by the Royal Malaysian Navy.
The ship was ordered in 1966 as the KD Hang Jebat. The design emphasised simplicity and economy but had an unusual machinery layout with a gas turbine and a diesel driving two propellers via a gearbox in a CODOG (Combined Diesel or Gas) arrangement.[1] The ship's design served as the basis for the HTMS Makut Rajakumarn built for the Thai Navy by Yarrows.[2]
The Sea Cat surface to air missile system was removed during a 1982 refit and was replaced by an additional 40 mm bofors gun.[3]
References[]
- Baker, A.D. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1998. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.
- Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland USA: Naval Institute Press, 1995. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
- Moore, John. Jane's Fighting Ships 1979–80. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1979. ISBN 0 354 00587 1.
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