Damen 1800-class offshore patrol vessel

The Damen 1800 class or 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. THHE-Destini is a joint venture between two local company which is THHE and the Bagan Datuk-class patrol vessel builder, Destini Berhad. This class is based on the design of the Damen 1800 OPV vessel. 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
Name: Tun Fatimah class ( Damen 1800 )
Builders:

THHE-Destini Malaysia

Damen Netherland
Operators: Malaysian Coast Guard
Planned: 3
Building: 2
Completed: 1
General characteristics
Type: Damen 1800 offshore patrol vessel
Displacement: 1,890 tonnes
Length: 83 m (272 ft 4 in)
Beam: 13.7 m (44 ft 11 in)
Draught: 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Propulsion: 4 × MTU engines
Speed: 22.0 knots (40.7 km/h; 25.3 mph)
Complement: 46
Armament:
Aircraft carried: Helipad 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 ASELSAN SMASH 30 mm 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 name after female warriors of Malaysia.[6]

Ships of the class
Pennant Name Launched Commissioned
8305 KM Tun Fatimah 2021
8306 Damen 1800 (2)
8307 Damen 1800 (3)

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. https://www.malaysiandefence.com/ready-for-launch/
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