Musytari-class offshore patrol vessel

Class overview
Name	Musytari class in Royal Malaysian Navy (retired) Langkawi class in Malaysia Coast Guard (active)
Operators	Royal Malaysian Navy (retired)  Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (active)
Planned	2
Completed	2
Active	2 ( in Malaysia Coast Guard service )
Retired	2 ( in Royal Malaysian Navy service )
General characteristics
Type	Offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	1100 tonnes
Length	75 m
Speed	22.0 knots (40.7 km/h; 25.3 mph)
Armament	1 x Bofors 57 mm 2-4 x 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried	Helipad for 1 x AgustaWestland AW139 or Eurocopter Dauphin

Musytari-class is a class of Offshore patrol vessel of Royal Malaysian Navy in service from 1980s to 2006. It was then handed over to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency / Malaysia Coast Guard on June 2006 and known as Langkawi-class.^[1]

History[]

The ships was purchased by Royal Malaysian Navy in 1980s and served as an offshore patrol vessels until 2006 before both of the ships handed over to the Malaysia Coast Guard. The armament includes one Bofors 57mm as a primary weapon and two to four 12.7mm machine gun. The ships also equipped with a helicopter deck to operate one medium-sized helicopter.^[2]

Ships of the class[]

The ships are currently active in the Malaysia Coast Guard after being decommissioned from the Royal Malaysian Navy in 2006.^[3]

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