Musytari-class offshore patrol vessel

The Musytari class is a class of two offshore patrol vessels of the Royal Malaysian Navy in service from 1980s to 2006. They were then handed over to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency / Malaysia Coast Guard in June 2006, renamed, and known as the Langkawi class.[1]

Class overview
Name
Builders
Operators
Planned2
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
TypeOffshore patrol vessel
Displacement1,100 t (1,100 long tons)
Length75 m (246 ft 1 in)
Propulsion2 × SEMT Pielstick diesels engine
Speed22.0 knots (40.7 km/h; 25.3 mph)
Armament
Aircraft carriedHelipad for 1 × AgustaWestland AW139 or Eurocopter Dauphin

History

The ships was purchased by the Royal Malaysian Navy in 1980s and served as an offshore patrol vessels until 2006 before both of the ships handed over to the Malaysia Coast Guard. The armament includes one Bofors 57 mm gun as the primary weapon and two to four 12.7 mm machine guns. The ships are also equipped with a helicopter deck to operate one medium-sized helicopter.[2]

Ships of the class

The ships are currently active in the Malaysia Coast Guard after being decommissioned from the Royal Malaysian Navy in 2006.[3]

Pennant
number		 Builder Former name Current name Commission year Status
7501 Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering Musytari Langkawi[4] 2006 In service
7502 Korea Tacoma Shipbuilding Marikh Bangi[5] 2006 In service

References
  1. "MMEA Assets". Mmea.gov.my. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  2. "A German OPV for MMEA? - Malaysian Defence".
  3. "MMEA face off with Viet counterpart over encroaching fishing boat". The Star.
  4. "KM LANGKAWI". fleetmon.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. "MMEA-JCG Joint Exercise Enhances Cooperation to Combat Maratime Threat | Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission".


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