Tun Fatimah-class offshore patrol vessel

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OPV 1800 - Front View at ADAS 2018.jpg
Scale model of Damen 1800 OPV at ADAS 2018
Class overview
NameTun Fatimah class (Damen 1800)
Builders
OperatorsFlag of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.svg  Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
Planned3
Building2
Completed1
General characteristics
TypeDamen 1800 offshore patrol vessel
Displacement1,890 tonnes
Length83 m (272 ft 4 in)
Beam13.7 m (44 ft 11 in)
Draught3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Propulsion4 × MTU engines
Speed22.0 knots (40.7 km/h; 25.3 mph)
Complement46
Armament
Aircraft carriedHelipad for 1 × AgustaWestland AW139 or Eurocopter Dauphin and 1 × Alti Transition UAV

The Tun Fatimah class is a series of offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) built by the Malaysian company THHE-Destini with the assistance of Damen company from the Netherlands based on the design of the Damen 1800-class OPV vessel. THHE-Destini is a joint venture between two local company which is THHE and the Bagan Datuk-class patrol vessel builder, Destini Berhad. The class is also known as the Damen 1800-class offshore patrol vessel and the class changed names after the first ship of the class, KM Tun Fatimah. A total of three ships of this class are planned to be built. [1]

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Development

Rear view of Damen 1800 OPV scale model at ADAS 2018 OPV 1800 - Rear View at ADAS 2018.jpg
Rear view of Damen 1800 OPV scale model at ADAS 2018

The Damen 1800 OPV contract was awarded to THHE-Destini local company in early 2017. The ship contract is worth RM738.9 million and the construction started in December 2017. The first ship will be completed in mid-2020. [2] [3] [4] [5] The OPV class has a length of 83 metres (272 ft 4 in), a beam of 13.7 metres (44 ft 11 in), and a draught of 3.75 metres (12 ft 4 in). She has a displacement of 1,890 tonnes and a speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph). The main armament of the ship are one 1 × 30 mm Aselsan SMASH RWS and light defensive weapons such as 12.7 mm and 7.62 mm machine guns. She also has a complement of 46 crew. To fulfill the patrol duty, she also able to operate one medium-sized helicopter and one unmanned aerial vehicle. All ships will be named after female warriors of Malaysia. [6]

Ships of the class

Pennant NameBuilderLaunchedCommissionedMMEA Maritime RegionStatus
8305KM Tun FatimahTHHE-Destini 10 October 20222 January 2024 [7] Sarawak Maritime RegionActive
8306Damen 1800 (2)THHE-DestiniTBA [8] Under construction
8307Damen 1800 (3)THHE-DestiniTBA [9] Under construction

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