Tun Fatimah-class offshore patrol vessel

The Tun Fatimah class is an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) built by the Malaysian company THHE-Destini with the assistance of Damen company from the Netherlands based on the design of the Damen 1800-class OPV vessel. THHE-Destini is a joint venture between two local company which is THHE and the Bagan Datuk-class patrol vessel builder, Destini Berhad. The class is also known as the Damen 1800-class offshore patrol vessel and the class changed names after the first ship of the class, KM Tun Fatimah. A total of three ships of this class are planned to be built.[1]

Scale model of Damen 1800 OPV at ADAS 2018
Class overview
NameTun Fatimah class (Damen 1800)
Builders
Operators Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
Planned3
Building2
Completed1
General characteristics
TypeDamen 1800 offshore patrol vessel
Displacement1,890 tonnes
Length83 m (272 ft 4 in)
Beam13.7 m (44 ft 11 in)
Draught3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Propulsion4 × MTU engines
Speed22.0 knots (40.7 km/h; 25.3 mph)
Complement46
Armament
Aircraft carriedHelipad for 1 × AgustaWestland AW139 or Eurocopter Dauphin and 1 × Aerovision Fulmar UAV

Development
Rear view of Damen 1800 OPV scale model at ADAS 2018

The Damen 1800 OPV contract was awarded to THHE-Destini local company in early 2017. The ship contract is worth RM738.9 million and the construction started in December 2017. The first ship will be completed in mid-2020.[2][3][4][5] The OPV class has a length of 83 metres (272 ft 4 in), a beam of 13.7 metres (44 ft 11 in), and a draught of 3.75 metres (12 ft 4 in). She has a displacement of 1,890 tonnes and a speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph). The main armament of the ship are one 1 × 30 mm Aselsan SMASH RWS and light defensive weapons such as 12.7 mm and 7.62 mm machine guns. She also has a complement of 46 crew. To fulfill the patrol duty, she also able to operate one medium-sized helicopter and one unmanned aerial vehicle. All ships will be named after female warriors of Malaysia.[6]

Ships of the class
Pennant Name Builder Launched Commissioned MMEA Maritime Region Status
8305 KM Tun Fatimah THHE-Destini 10 October 2022 March 2023 [7] Sarawak Maritime Region In trial
8306 Damen 1800 (2) THHE-Destini October 2023 [8] Under construction
8307 Damen 1800 (3) THHE-Destini 2024 [9] Under construction

References
  1. "LCS Team Meets OPV". malaysiandefence.com. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. Ridzwan Rahmat - Jane's Navy International (2017-12-20). "Malaysia lays keel for first helicopter-capable coastguard OPV | Jane's 360". Janes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  3. "Keel Laying Ceremony for MMEA OPV". Malaysian Defence. 2017-10-09. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  4. "THHE Destini Secures MMEA OPV Contract". Malaysian Defence. 2017-01-21. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  5. "Mmea Opv, Part..." Malaysian Defence. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  6. "Ready for Launch - Malaysian Defence".
  7. "Dua Dari Tiga Kapal OPV APMM Diserah Tahun ini".
  8. "Dua Dari Tiga Kapal OPV APMM Diserah Tahun ini".
  9. "Dua Dari Tiga Kapal OPV APMM Diserah Tahun ini".


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