Musytari-class offshore patrol vessel

Bangi on the Baram River in 2025
Class overview
Name	Musytari class in Royal Malaysian Navy (retired) Langkawi class in Malaysia Coast Guard (active)
Builders	Korea Tacoma Shipbuilding Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering
Operators	Royal Malaysian Navy (retired)   Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (active)
Planned	2
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	1,100 t (1,100 long tons)
Length	75 m (246 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 × SEMT Pielstick diesels engine
Speed	22.0 knots (40.7 km/h; 25.3 mph)
Armament	2-4 × 12.7 mm general purpose machine guns
Aircraft carried	Helipad for 1 × AgustaWestland AW139 or Eurocopter Dauphin

The Musytari class is a class of two offshore patrol vessels of the Royal Malaysian Navy in service from 1980s to 2006. They were then handed over to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency / Malaysia Coast Guard in June 2006, renamed and known as the Langkawi class. ^[1]

History

Rear view of the ship

The ships was purchased by the Royal Malaysian Navy in 1980s and served as an offshore patrol vessels until 2006 before both of the ships handed over to the Malaysia Coast Guard. The original armament includes one Bofors 57 mm gun as the primary weapon and two to four 12.7 mm machine guns. The ships are also equipped with a helicopter deck to operate one medium-sized helicopter. ^[2] During refit in 2024/2025, it is confirmed that the Bofors 57 mm gun were removed and there is planned to replace it with one 30 mm gun.

Ships of the class

The ships are currently active in the Malaysia Coast Guard after being decommissioned from the Royal Malaysian Navy in 2006. ^[3]

Pennant number	Builder	Former name	Current name	Commission year	Status
7501	Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering	Musytari	Langkawi [4]	2006	In service
7502	Korea Tacoma Shipbuilding	Marikh	Bangi [5]	2006	In service

References

1. "MMEA Assets". Mmea.gov.my. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
2. "A German OPV for MMEA? - Malaysian Defence".
3. "MMEA face off with Viet counterpart over encroaching fishing boat". The Star.
4. "KM LANGKAWI". fleetmon.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
5. "MMEA-JCG Joint Exercise Enhances Cooperation to Combat Maratime Threat | Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission".