KD Syarif Masahor (2502) explained

KD Syarif Masahor is the second ship of Maharaja Lela-class frigate built locally by Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC). She build based on enlarged version of Naval Group's Gowind-class design.^{[1] [2]} The ship named after Syarif Masahor, in honour of the Sarawak warrior during British colonialism.^{[3] [4]}

Development

Under a contract valued of RM9 billion, BHIC was contracted to build a total of six class of this ship for RMN. Like her sister ships, Syarif Masahor has a length of 111 metres, a beam of 16 metres and a draught of 3.85 metres. The ship has displacement of 3,100 tonnes and a complement of 138. As for the weapon systems, she equipped with one Bofors 57 mm gun and two MSI DS30M 30 mm cannon. There was 16 Sylver VLS allocated on the deck of the ship for the surface-to-air missile and 8 Naval Strike Missile anti-ship missile for anti surface warfare.^[5] For the anti-submarine capabilities, the ship equipped with two J+S fixed triple torpedo launcher.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Malaysian Ministry of Defence Confirms Construction of Gowind ships for LCS program . navyrecognition.com . 28 October 2013 . 26 September 2014.
2. Web site: Ships Hub-Frigate KD Syarif Masahor (2502).
3. Web site: Fourth LCS Keel Laying Ceremony.
4. Web site: TLDM, LCS dan Pemodenan (In Malay).
5. Web site: Letter of Award for NSM ships equipment with Malaysian Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd . 9 April 2015.
6. Web site: J+S Ltd to supply the Torpedo Launching System for the Royal Malaysian Navy LCS/SGPV corvettes . navyrecognition.com . 24 September 2014 . 26 September 2014.