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The Egyptian Navy corvette ENS El Fateh to which the KD Maharaja Lela would be a heavier version of it.
History
Malaysia
NameKD Maharaja Lela
NamesakeDato Maharaja Lela
Builder
Launched24 August 2017
StatusLaunched (hull), in construction
General characteristics
Class and typeMaharaja Lela-class frigate
Displacement3,100 long tons (3,150 t) full load
Length111 m (364 ft 2 in)
Beam16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught3.85 m (12 ft 8 in)
PropulsionCODAD 4 x MTU 20V 1163 M94, each rated at 7,400 kW (9,925 shp), total output: 29,600 kW (39,694 shp)
Speed28 knots (52 km/h)
Range5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement138
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • RESM: Thales Vigile
  • DLS: Wallop Super Barricade decoy launching system
Armament
Aircraft carriedVarious types of UAVs and helicopters, weighing up to 10 tons
Aviation facilitiesStern hangar and helicopter landing platform
Notes[1]

KD Maharaja Lela is the lead ship of Maharaja Lela-class frigate built locally by Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC) based on Naval Group's Gowind-class design.[2] She is named after Maharaja Lela, in honour of the Perak chieftain and British colonialism resistance leader, Dato Maharaja Lela.

Development

Under a contract valued of RM9 billion, BHIC was contracted to build a total of six class of this ship for RMN. Each of the ships are equipped with warfare capabilities for electronic, air, surface and underwater threats, integrated with state-of-the-art systems. Maharaja Lela was launched on 24 August 2017 by Queen of Perak, Tuanku Zara Salim, witnessed by Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah at the BHIC Shipyard in Lumut, Perak.[3]

References

  1. ^ "LIMA 2015 update". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Malaysian Ministry of Defence Confirms Construction of Gowind ships for LCS program". navyrecognition.com. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. ^ "RMN Launched Its First LCS, Maharaja Lela".