| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Transfield Shipbuilding, Henderson, Western Australia |
| Operators |  Royal Brunei Navy |
| Preceded by | Damuan class |
| Built | 1996 |
| In commission | 1997–present |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Landing craft light |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 36.5 metres (119 feet 9 inches) |
| Draught | 1.85 metres (6 feet 1 inch) |
| Installed power | 1,521 kilowatts (2,040 hp) |
| Propulsion | 3x Caterpillar 3508 DITA (direct-injection, turbocharged, aftercooled) 8-cylinder diesel engine |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Range | 1,500 nmi (2,778 km; 1,726 mi) |
| Capacity | 100 tonnes (110 tons) cargo |
| Complement | 16 |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Decca Radar |
| Armament |
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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.
