KDB Mustaed
KDB Mustaed (FIB-21) is the only ship of its kind in the Royal Brunei Navy. The vessel is in active service in the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN).
| History | |
|---|---|
 Brunei | |
| Name: | KDB Mustaed |
| Ordered: | 26 March 2010 |
| Builder: | Marinteknik Shipyard Tuas, Singapore |
| Commissioned: | 25 November 2011 |
| Homeport: | Muara, Brunei |
| Identification: | FIB-21 |
| Motto: | “Always Ready” |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | FIB 25-012 |
| Displacement: | 73 tons |
| Length: | 27 m (88 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Draught: | 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power: | 3580 kW |
| Propulsion: |
2 x diesel 2 × waterjet |
| Speed: | 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph) maximum |
| Endurance: | 21 days |
| Complement: | 11+ |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Navigation radar: 1 × Furuno navigation radar |
| Armament: | 2 × 7.62mm machine gun |
Construction and career
KDB Mustaed was built by Lürssen Werft company in Germany around the late 2000s. She is only ship of its kind delivered from Germany to Brunei. KDB Mustaed was commissioned on 25 November 2011 at Muara Naval Base. She is capable of border patro, surveillance, fishery protection and high speed interception.[1][2]
On 1 April 2019, Royal Brunei Air Force Commander visited KBD Mustaed for a day.[3]
References
- "Commissioning Ceremony of the Fast Interceptor Boat KDB Mustaed". Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "FIB 25". Lürssen Defence | Lürssen Shipyard - german quality-shipbuilding. 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- "RBAF COMMANDER WORKING VISIT TO KDB MUSTAED". Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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