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KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin (F136)
History
Iraq
Name	Abdullah Ibn Abi Serh
Namesake	Abdallah ibn Sa'd
Ordered	February 1981
Builder	Fincantieri, Mestre
Laid down	22 March 1982
Launched	5 July 1983
Completed	1987
Identification	Pennant number: F214
Fate	Never delivered to Iraq due to sanctions, later sold to Malaysia 1997
Malaysia
Name	KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin
Namesake	Laksamana Mohamad Amin [ms]
Acquired	20 February 1997
Commissioned	31 July 1999
Identification	Pennant number: F136
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Laksamana-class corvette
Displacement	675 long tons (686 t) full load
Length	62.3 m (204 ft 5 in)
Beam	9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)
Draught	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	4 MTU 20V 956 TB 92 diesels 4 shafts developing 20,400 bhp (15,200 kW)
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h)
Range	2,300 nautical miles (4,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement	56
Sensors and processing systems	RAN-12 air/surface search radar RTN-10X fire control radar Kelvin Hughes 1007 navigation radar Diodon hull sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	Gamma suite SCLAR chaff
Armament	Guns: 1 × 76 mm Oto Melara 1 × DARDO/40 mm Breda CIWS Anti-air: 4 × Aspide SAM (removed) Anti-ship: 6 × Otomat Mk 2 SSM (removed) Anti-submarine: 2 × triple Eurotorp B515 with A244-S ASW torpedoes (removed)
Notes	The missile might be removed due to being obsolete

KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin (F136) is the third ship of Laksamana-class corvette currently in service with the Royal Malaysian Navy. She built by Fincantieri based on the Type 550 corvette design and currently serving in the 24th corvette Squadron of the Royal Malaysian Navy.

Development

The Laksamana-class corvettes of the Royal Malaysian Navy are modified Assad-class corvettes built by Fincantieri, Italy. They were originally ordered by Iraqi Navy in February 1981. The corvettes were never delivered to Iraq and instead refitted and sold to Malaysia in mid 1990s.

Service history

Laksamana Muhammad Amin were originally ordered by the Iraqi Navy as Abdullah Ibn Abi Serh (F214). Her keel was laid down on 22 March 1982, launched on 5 July 1983 and she was completed in 1987. Upon her completion, Abdullah Ibn Abi Serh was laid up at Muggiano due to trade embargo during Iran–Iraq War that prevented her from being delivered to Iraq. She was finally released for delivery in 1990, but as Iraq was again embargoed following its invasion of Kuwait, the ship was kept laid up by Fincantieri. It was proposed that she would be requisitioned by Italian Navy or sold to either Morocco or Colombia.

Royal Malaysian Navy signed a contract with Fincantieri for Abdullah Ibn Abi Serh and her sister Salah Ad Din Alayoobi on 20 February 1997. She and her sister were refitted at Muggiano and later arrived in Malaysia in September 1999. The ship was commissioned as KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin on 31 July 1999. Due to their age, she together with the other sister ships will be upgraded and refitted to extend their service life.

Citations

1. "Malaysian Defence - Back To Future II".
2. "Back in The Saddle Again".
3. "RMN Official Page - Laksamana Class".
4. ^ Sharpe 1989, p. 282
5. ^ Saunders 2009, p. 497
6. Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon 1995, p. 188-189
7. "Malaysian Navy mulls Chinese kit for Laksamana-class upgrades | IHS Jane's 360". Janes.com. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
8. "Malaysia to Upgrade Corvette Electronics".

References

• Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781557501325.
• Sharpe, Capt. Richard (1989). Jane's Fighting Ships 1989-90. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710608864.
• Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.

v t e     Ships of the Royal Malaysian Navy
Submarines	Perdana Menteri class KD Tunku Abdul Rahman KD Tun Abdul Razak
Frigates	Maharaja Lela class TBA Lekiu class KD Jebat KD Lekiu
Corvettes	Kasturi class KD Kasturi KD Lekir Laksamana class KD Laksamana Hang Nadim KD Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin KD Laksamana Tan Pusmah
Offshore patrol vessels	Kedah class KD Kedah KD Pahang KD Perak KD Terengganu KD Kelantan KD Selangor Keris class KD Keris KD Sundang KD Badik KD Rencong
Fast attack craft	Perdana class KD Perdana KD Serang KD Ganas KD Ganyang Handalan class KD Handalan KD Perkasa KD Gempita Jerung class KD Jerung KD Todak KD Paus KD Yu KD Baung KD Pari Keris class KD Sri Perlis KD Sri Johor KD Sri Sabah KD Sri Sarawak Sri Tiga class KD Sri Tiga KD Sri Gaya
Mine countermeasures vessels	Mahamiru class KD Mahamiru KD Jerai KD Ledang KD Kinabalu
Multi-role support ships	Sri Indera Sakti class KD Sri Indera Sakti KD Mahawangsa
Auxiliary vessels	Bunga Mas Lima class KA Bunga Mas Lima Tun Azizan class KA Tun Azizan
Training ships	Gagah Samudera class KD Gagah Samudera KD Teguh Samudera Sail training ships KLD Tunas Samudera
Hydrographic survey vessels	Perantau class KD Perantau Dayang Sari class MV Dayang Sari Aishah class MV Aishah AMIN 1600HSV class AMIN 1600HSV 1 AMIN 1600HSV 2
Miscellaneous vessels	Submarine rescue ship MV Mega Bakti Tugboats KTD Penyu Tunda Satu Museum ships KD Hang Tuah Ouessant

• Laksamana-class corvettes
• Corvettes of Malaysia
• Ships built by Fincantieri
• 1983 ships