KD Tun Abdul Razak explained

KD Tun Abdul Razak is a Scorpène-class submarine of Royal Malaysian Navy.

Development and design

In 2002, Malaysia ordered two Scorpène-class boats worth €1.04 billion (about RM4.78 billion). Both boats Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tun Abdul Razak commissioned by Royal Malaysian Navy in 2009.

The Scorpène class of submarines has four subtypes:^[1] the CM-2000 conventional diesel-electric version, the AM-2000 air-independent propulsion (AIP) derivative, the downsized CA-2000 coastal submarine, and the enlarged S-BR for the Brazilian Navy, without AIP.^[2]

Construction and career

She was laid down on 25 April 2005 and launched in October 2008. She was commissioned in December 2009 and assigned to Sepanggar Naval Base, Sabah.

Notes and References

1. Web site: August 2009. The Market for Submarines. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120417114703/http://www.forecastinternational.com/samples/f673_completesample.pdf. April 17, 2012. 13 May 2010. Forecast International.
2. Web site: 6 May 2010. Novas pistas sobre o 'S-BR', o novo submarino convencional Brasileiro. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20100422024006/http://www.naval.com.br/blog/tag/scorpene/. 22 April 2010. 13 May 2010. www.naval.com.br.