History | |
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Brunei Darussalam | |
Name | Mustaed |
Owner | Government of Brunei |
Ordered | 26 March 2010 |
Builder | Marinteknik Shipyard, Tuas |
Laid down | 23 December 2010 |
Launched | 29 September 2011 |
Commissioned | 25 November 2011 |
Homeport | Muara Naval Base |
Identification | Pennant number: 21 |
Motto | Always Ready |
Status | active |
General characteristics | |
Type | FIB 25-012 |
Displacement | 73 tonnes (80 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 | 3,580 kW (4,801 hp) |
Propulsion | 2× diesel engines, 2× waterjet |
Speed | 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph) maximum |
Endurance | 21 days |
Complement | 11+ (+2 embarked) |
Sensors and processing systems | 1× Furuno navigation radar |
Armament | 2× 7.62 mm machine gun |
KDB Mustaed (21) is the only ship of its kind in the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN; Malay : Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei, TLDB). [1] The vessel, a fast interceptor boat, is in active service in the Royal Brunei Navy.
KDB Mustaed was built by Marinteknik Shipyard [2] in Tuas, Singapore to a Lürssen FIB 25-012 design, [3] and commissioned on 25 November 2011 . [4] She is capable of border patrol, surveillance, fishery protection, and high speed interception, [5] and carries a 4 metres (13 feet 1 inch) rigid inflatable boat (RIB). [3]
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