Damuan-class landing craft

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Class overview
Builders Cheverton Workboats, Cowes
OperatorsNaval Ensign of Brunei.svg  Royal Brunei Navy
Succeeded by Serasa-class landing crafts
Built1976
In commission1976–present
Completed2
Active1
Retired1
General characteristics
Type Utility landing craft
Displacement50+ tons
Capacity30 tons cargo
Complement5
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Decca Radar

The Damuan class is a ship class of two utility landing craft for Brunei Darussalam. [1] Both were laid down by Cheverton Workboats in Cowes, England for Brunei Darussalam, to be operated by the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN; Malay : Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei, TLDB). The lead ship is KDB Damuan (31); KDB is 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. Damuan was commissioned in 1976, while Puni was commissioned in 1977 at Muara Naval Base, Brunei Darussalam.

On 11 September 2007, a group of 50 youths from the mosques of Kg Menangah Mosque and Bukit Sulang Tutong District made a study visit to the Royal Brunei Navy Base. The purpose of the group was to make the visit to learn about the duties and responsibilities and role of Royal Brunei Navy, learn about its equipment, and then given the opportunity to board KDB Puni (32) and to offer their prayers on its deck. [2]

Ships in class

pennant
no.
name builder launched commissioned status
31KDB Damuan Cheverton Workboats,
Cowes, England
1976 1976decommissioned
32KDB Puni Cheverton Workboats,
Cowes, England
1977 1977commissioned as in-port scuba diver tender

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