KD Sri Indera Sakti

History
Name: KD Indera Sakti
Commissioned: 1983
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Type: Support ship
Displacement: 4,300 long tons (4,369 t) full load
Length: 100 m (328 ft 1 in)
Beam: 15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draught: 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 2 CPP by Schaffran Propeller + Service GmbH VK72/4 5,986 bhp (4,464 kW)
Speed: 16.8 knots (19.3 mph; 31.1 km/h)
Capacity:
  • 600 troops
  • 1,000 m³ cargo space
  • 10 × 20-foot containers
  • 680 m² vehicle space
Complement: 136 + 75 passengers
Armament:
Aviation facilities: Aft helicopter platform

Commanding Officer Cdr Muhammad Rodhi Ariffin RMN is a PASKAL Officer. KD Sri Indera Sakti is 4,300-ton, 100-meter multi-role support ship of the Royal Malaysian Navy based in the Lumut Naval Base in Perak, Malaysia.

Service history

The ship was sent to Somalian waters to take over the role of the similar KD Mahawangsa to fight piracy in the Gulf of Aden in December 2008. In the same month, it successfully came to the aid of Chinese crane ship MV Zhenhua 4.[1]

In 2009, the KD Sri Indera Sakti dispatched two helicopters that successfully repelled two Somali pirate skiffs attempting to capture the Indian tanker MT Abul Kalam Azad.

References

  1. "Quick response from RMN ship saves vessel". The Star. 2008-12-20. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
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