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KD Pahang underway on 19 May 2007
History
Malaysia
Name	Pahang
Namesake	Pahang
Builder	HDW, Kiel
Laid down	21 December 2001
Launched	2 October 2003
Commissioned	3 August 2006
Identification	Pennant number: F172
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	1,850 tons full load
Length	91.1 m (299 ft)
Beam	12.85 m (42.2 ft)
Draught	3.4 m (11 ft)
Propulsion	Main propulsion: 2x Caterpillar 3616 (5,450kW) diesel, 16,000 bhp, 2 shafts, 2 controllable pitch propellers
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range	6,050 nautical miles (11,200 km; 6,960 mi)
Endurance	21 days
Complement	78 (accom. for 98)
Sensors and processing systems	Combat system: Atlas Elektronik COSYS-110 M1/ARGOS Integrated platform management system: CAE Search radar: EADS TRS-3D/ 16ES PESA radar Fire control radar: Oerlikon Contraves TMX/EO X-band with electro-optic fire director Thermal imager: Rheinmetall TMEO Sonar: L-3 ELAC Nautik NDS-3060 Obstacle Avoidance sonar IFF system: Aeromaritime
Electronic warfare & decoys	ESM: Thales Sceptre-X Decoy: Sippican ALEX/SRBOC chaff / decoy launching system
Armament	1 × 76 mm Oto Melara 1 × 30 mm Breda-Mauser
Aircraft carried	1 x Super Lynx 300
Aviation facilities	Stern hangar Helicopter landing platform

KD Pahang (F172) is the second ship of Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Malaysian Navy. She was commissioned on 3 August 2006.

Development and design

In the 1990s, the Royal Malaysian Navy identified the need to replace their ageing patrol boats. These 31 m long vessels built by Vosper Ltd with a displacement of 96 tons had been in service since the 1960s. After receiving government approval, the Malaysian Navy ran a competition for the design in 1996, planning to purchase 27 vessels over 15 years. The specifications aimed for a design with a displacement of 1,300 tons and an overall length of 80 m. It was already noted at that time that this resembled full-fledged corvettes rather than patrol vessels, but the eventual winning bid would turn out to be even larger. The Australian bid proposed a Joint Patrol Vessel, to be designed by Australian Transfield Shipbuilding and subsequently purchased by the Malaysian Navy as well as the Royal Australian Navy. Other contenders were the German Naval Group consortium as well as British shipyards Vosper Thornycroft and Yarrow Shipbuilders.

The Kedah class is based on the MEKO 100 corvette. It is designed to have low radar detectability, low noise, low heat dissipation, and have an economical cruising speed. The main radar, TRS-3D/16-ES is a fully coherent multi-mode phased array C-band radar capable of fully automatic detection, track initiation, and classification of various types of targets. It is capable of tracking 400 air and surface targets with a detection range up to 200 km (124 mi; 108 nmi) and the corresponding update times between 1 and 6 seconds. An advanced control system known as Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) is used to monitor and control the platform machinery of the ships, including propulsion, electrical, damage control, and auxiliary machinery and systems.

Construction and career

Pahang was laid down on 21 December 2001 at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel and launched on 2 October 2003. She was commissioned on 3 August 2006.

KD Pahang was involved in Anti-piracy measures in Somalia in 2008.

References

1. Saunders, Stephen (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group. p. 459.
2. "Australia to Push Warship Plan". The New York Times. 15 January 1996. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
3. Goldrick, James (2013). Navies of South-East Asia: A Comparative Study. Routledge. pp. 103–104.
4. "TRS-3D/16-ES". Airbus Defence & Space.
5. Saunders, Stephen (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group. p. 455.
6. "Navy vessel based on plug-and-play concept". The Star. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
7. "Three navy vessels to protect Malaysian ships in Gulf of Aden".

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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

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