KD Syarif Masahor (2502)

	The Egyptian Navy corvette ENS El Fateh to which the KD Syarif Masahor would be a heavier version of it.
History
Malaysia
Name	KD Syarif Masahor
Namesake	Syarif Masahor
Builder	Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC) (Primary shipbuilder); Naval Group (Design authority);
Status	Laid down
General characteristics
Class and type	Maharaja Lela-class frigate
Displacement	3,100 long tons (3,150 t) full load
Length	111 m (364 ft 2 in)
Beam	16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught	3.85 m (12 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	CODAD 4 x MTU 20V 1163 M94, each rated at 7,400 kW (9,925 shp), total output: 29,600 kW (39,694 shp)
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h)
Range	5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	138
Sensors and ; processing systems	Combat system: Naval Group SETIS; Search radar: Thales SMART-S Mk2; Fire control radar: Rheinmetall TMEO Mk2 electro-optical tracking system & TMX/EO Mk2; Sonar: Thales TUS ASW suite: Kingklip Mk.1 hull-mounted sonar & CAPTAS-2 towed array sonar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	RESM: Thales Vigile; DLS: Wallop's Super Barricade decoy launching system;
Armament	Guns: 1 × Bofors 57 mm gun; 2 × MSI DS30M 30 mm cannon; Anti-air: 16 × VL MICA in Sylver VLS (planned); Anti-ship: 8 × Naval Strike Missile SSM; Anti-submarine: 2 × triple J+S torpedo launcher;
Aircraft carried	Various types of UAVs and helicopters, weighing up to 10 tons
Aviation facilities	Stern hangar and helicopter landing platform
Notes

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.^[2]^[3] The ship named after Syarif Masahor, in honour of the Sarawak warrior during British colonialism.^[4]^[5]

Development[edit]

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 3100 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.^[6] For the anti-submarine capabilities, the ship equipped with two J+S fixed triple torpedo launcher.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "LIMA 2015 update". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
^ "Malaysian Ministry of Defence Confirms Construction of Gowind ships for LCS program". navyrecognition.com. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
^ "Ships Hub-Frigate KD Syarif Masahor (2502)".
^ "Fourth LCS Keel Laying Ceremony".
^ "TLDM, LCS dan Pemodenan (In Malay)".
^ "Letter of Award for NSM ships equipment with Malaysian Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd". 9 April 2015.
^ "J+S Ltd to supply the Torpedo Launching System for the Royal Malaysian Navy LCS/SGPV corvettes". navyrecognition.com. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.

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[1] "LIMA 2015 update". Retrieved 19 March 2015.

[LCSprog-2] "Malaysian Ministry of Defence Confirms Construction of Gowind ships for LCS program". navyrecognition.com. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2014.

[3] "Ships Hub-Frigate KD Syarif Masahor (2502)".

[4] "Fourth LCS Keel Laying Ceremony".

[5] "TLDM, LCS dan Pemodenan (In Malay)".

[6] "Letter of Award for NSM ships equipment with Malaysian Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd". 9 April 2015.

[7] "J+S Ltd to supply the Torpedo Launching System for the Royal Malaysian Navy LCS/SGPV corvettes". navyrecognition.com. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.

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