Gagah Samudera Class

The Gagah Samudera is a class of training ships of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).[3] The two ships were built jointly by Malaysia and South Korea under a shared development programme, with one ship built in South Korea and the other in Malaysia, The ships, named KD Gagah Samudera and KD Teguh Samudera are currently in service with Royal Malaysian Navy.[4] All RMN ships carry the prefix KD (Malay: Kapal Di-Raja, literally "Royal Ship")

KD Gagah Samudera (TRV271)
Class overview
Name: Gagah Samudera class
Builders:

DSME South Korea

NGV Tech Malaysia
Operators:  Royal Malaysian Navy
Preceded by:

KD Hang Tuah (as a training ship)

KLD Tunas Samudera
Completed: 2
Active: 2[1]
General characteristics
Type: Training ship and Offshore patrol vessel
Displacement: 1270 tons
Length: 76 m (249 ft)
Beam: 11 m (36 ft)
Draught: 3.15 m (10.3 ft)
Propulsion: 2x MAN Diesel engines
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range: 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
Endurance: 21 days
Crew: 45
Sensors and
processing systems:

Combat Management System: Hanwha Naval Shield ICMS

Navigation Radar: Kelvin Hughes SharpEye
Armament:
Aviation facilities: Helicopter landing platform

Both are 76 meters long, have a helicopter deck and are capable of operating up to 2,500 nautical miles for up to 21 days. The ships are equipped with modern air and surface search radar, navigational radar, combat system and communications.[5]

Role

Both ships are currently used for training and are able to accommodate up to 60 trainees, including separate quarters for up to 12 females and both ships can conduct limited combat operation beside their primary training role.[6]

Armament

The class is armed with a DS30M 30mm cannon and two Browning .50 calibre machine guns. They both have the for but not with concept where missiles and torpedos such as the Rolling Airframe, Surface-to-air missile, Exocet MM40, Anti-ship missile and Triple torpedo launchers may be installed when required. For aviation, both ships are able to accommodate a medium-size helicopter for anti-surface and anti-submarine duties. Due to these capabilities, the ships may also be used as a patrol boat.[7]

Ship of the class
Pennant Name Builders Launched Commissioned Division/Squadron Notes
271 KD Gagah Samudera DSME 14 Dec 2012 26 April 2018 27th Training Squadron
272 KD Teguh Samudera NGV Tech 27 Feb 2013 26 April 2018 27th Training Squadron

References
  1. https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/216687
  2. http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1213
  3. http://www.navy.mil.my/index.php/list-of-ships
  4. http://www.malaysiandefence.com/gagah-samudera-commission-soon/
  5. https://sediaberkorban.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/kapal-latihan-tldm-kd-gagah-samudera/amp/
  6. http://www.malaysiandefence.com/work-re-started-on-pcu-gagah-samudera/
  7. https://www.malaysiandefence.com/teguh-and-gagah-samudera-commissioned/
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