Serasa-class landing craft

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Class overview
Builders Transfield Shipbuilding, Henderson, Western Australia
OperatorsNaval Ensign of Brunei.svg  Royal Brunei Navy
Preceded by Damuan class
Built1996
In commission1997–present
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
Type Landing craft light
Displacement
  • 220 tonnes (243 tons) (minimum)
  • 370 tonnes (408 tons) (maximum)
Length36.5 metres (119  feet 9  inches)
Draught1.85 metres (6 feet 1 inch)
Installed power1,521 kilowatts (2,040  hp)
Propulsion3x Caterpillar 3508 DITA (direct-injection, turbocharged, aftercooled) 8-cylinder diesel engine
Speed10 knots (19  km/h; 12  mph)
Range1,500  nmi (2,778  km; 1,726  mi)
Capacity100 tonnes (110 tons) cargo
Complement16
Electronic warfare
& decoys		 Decca Radar
Armament

The Serasa class is a ship class of two light landing craft for Brunei Darussalam. Both were laid down by Transfield Shipbuilding for the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN; Malay : Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei, TLDB) in the August 1996.[ citation needed ] The lead ship is KDB Serasa (33); KDB being the official acronym for Kapal Diraja Brunei in Malay, meaning Royal Brunei Ship. Currently both ships are in active service in support of Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF; Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei, TDDB). [1] [2] [3] Both ships were commissioned together on 7 May 1997 at Muara Naval Base, Brunei Darussalam. [4] They are sometimes used to transport supplies, vehicles and personal to specific locations where they are needed.

Ship in class

pennant
no. 		name IMO
number 		builder launched commissioned status
33KDB Serasa9143659 [5] Transfield Shipbuilding, Henderson, Western Australia Aug 19967 May 1997commissioned
34KDB Teraban9143661 [6] Transfield Shipbuilding, Henderson, Western Australia Aug 19967 May 1997commissioned

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