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Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessel

Topic: Engineering

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Short description: Largest class of warship in the Royal Brunei Navy 






Template:KDB at the Royal Australian Navy International Fleet Review 2013.

Class overview
Name:
Darussalam class[1]
Builders:
Lürssen Werft, Germany
Operators:
 Brunei Navy
Preceded by:
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Subclasses:
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In service:
2011 – present

In commission:
7 May 2011; 14 years ago (2011-05-07)
Planned:
4
Completed:
4
Active:
4

General characteristics 
Type:
offshore patrol vessel
Displacement:
1,625 tonnes (1,791 tons)
Length:
80 metres (262 feet)[1]
Beam:
13 metres (43 feet)[1]
Installed power:
2× MTU 8,500 kW (11,400 shp) V12 diesel engines
Speed:
22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) maximum
Range:
7,500 nmi (13,890 km; 8,631 mi)
Endurance:
21 days
Boats & landing 
 craft carried:		

    

  • 2× Boomeranger boats
    • 

  • 1× Boomeranger patrol craft (1× 7.62mm gun)
    • 

Crew:
55+
Sensors and 
 processing systems:		

    

  • Search radar: Terma Scanter 4100
    • 

  • Fire control radar: Thales Sting EO Mk2
    • 

  • Navigation radar: 2× Furuno navigation radar
    • 

  • EOTS: atop mast, front of search radar
    • 

Electronic warfare 
 & decoys:		

    

  • ESM: EDO ITT 3601
    • 

  • Decoy: Terma DL-6T decoy launching system
    • 

Armament:

    

  • Guns:
    • 

  • Maingun for ship 06, 07, & 08:
    1× Bofors 57 mm Mk3 gun[1]
    • 

  • Maingun for ship 09:
    1× MLG 27 cannon
    • 

  • 2× Oerlikon 20mm/85 KAA secondary guns
    • 

  • Missiles: 
    • 

  • 4× Exocet MM40 Block 3[1] (except ship 09)
    • 

Aircraft carried:
1× helicopter
Aviation facilities:
helicopter landing platform
Notes:
no helicopters are permanently embarked




The Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessels are a class of four offshore patrol vessels constructed for the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN; Malay: Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei, TLDB).[1][2]  They are the largest and most capable ships of the Royal Brunei Navy, and often participate in international naval exercises.[3]  The lead ship in the class is Template:KDB.





Development


Nakhoda Ragam contract dispute


Prior to the Darussalam-class, three Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.s were built to order by BAE Systems Marine (now BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships) in the United Kingdom for the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN).  The contract was awarded to GEC-Marconi in 1995, and the ships, a variant of the F2000 design, were launched in January 2001, June 2001 and June 2002, at the then BAE Systems Marine yard at Scotstoun, Glasgow in Scotland.  Brunei refused to accept the three Nakhoda Ragam-class corvettes from BAE Systems.  The contract dispute became subject to arbitration, and was ultimately settled in BAE System's favour.  The vessels were handed over to Royal Brunei Technical Services (RBTS) in June 2007.  In 2007, Brunei contracted the German Lürssen Werft shipyard to find a new customer for the three ships, and the ships were eventually purchased by Indonesia.



Offshore patrol vessel programme


Brunei ordered the Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) from Lürssen Werft, the same company that Brunei contracted to sell the disputed Nakhoda Ragam-class corvettes.  Keel laying for the first two vessels of this new class took place on 26 June 2009 at Lürssen shipyard in Germany.  The first tranche of two vessels were launched 12 November 2010 and delivered to the Royal Brunei Navy in January 2011.[1][4][5]  The first two were jointly commissioned by the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah on 7 May 2011; 14 years ago (2011-05-07).[1]  The second subsequent tranche of two vessels were delivered two phases, the final vessel arriving in Brunei in 2014.



Ships in class



Darussalam-class vessels



pennant
no.		
name
MMSI
call
sign		
builder
launched
commissioned
status




06
Template:KDB
508111122 [6]
V8DE [6]
Lurssen Werft,
Bremen-Vegesack		
12 Nov 2010
7 May 2011
commissioned




07
Template:KDB
508111123 [7]
V8DF [7]
Lurssen Werft,
Bremen-Vegesack		
12 Nov 2010
7 May 2011
commissioned




08
Template:KDB
508111124 [8]
V8DG [8]
Lurssen Werft,
Bremen-Vegesack		

12 Aug 2011 [4]
commissioned




09
Template:KDB
508211110 [9]
V8DL [9]
Lurssen Werft,
Bremen-Vegesack		

8 Sep 2014 [10]
commissioned



See also


  • List of Royal Brunei Navy ships
    • 

  • List of naval ship classes in service




gallery of images of Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessels


References




    

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Azaraimy HH (14 May 2011). "Navy powers on". Borneo Bulletin. Sultanate. http://www.sultanate.com/news_server/2011/14_may_1.html. 

    2. 

  2. ↑ "RB Navy organisation". Royal Brunei Navy, Public Relations Unit, Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam. 2015. https://mindef.gov.bn/SitePages/RB%20Navy%20Organisation.aspx. 

    3. 

  3. ↑ "KDB Darulaman (OPV-08) offshore patrol vessel (2011) – KDB Darulaman OPV-08 became the third ship of the Darussalam-class in 2011 when commissioned for service as part of the Royal Brunei Navy.". Military Factory. 5 May 2017. http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=kdb-darulaman-opv08-offshore-patrol-vessel-brunei. 

    4. 

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Waleed PD Mahdini (12 August 2011). "KDB Darulaman completes RBN's trio of maritime assets". Borneo Bulletin. http://www.brusearch.com/news/96203. 

    5. 

  5. ↑ "Royal Brunei Navy celebrates 46th anniversary at International Defence Exhibition BRIDEX 2011". Army Recognition. 8 July 2011. https://armyrecognition.com/bridex_2011_daily_news_actualites_pictures_video/royal_brunei_navy_celebrates_46th_anniversary_at_international_defence_exhibition_bridex_2011.html. 

    6. 

  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Brunei Gov Vessel I395768 – KDB Darussalam". VesselTracker.com GmbH. https://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Brunei-Gov-Vessel-I395768.html. 

    7. 

  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Brunei Gov Vessel I390911 – KDB Darulehsan". VesselTracker.com GmbH. https://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Kdb-Darulehsan-I390911.html. 

    8. 

  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Brunei Gov Vessel I689990 – KDB Darulaman". VesselTracker.com GmbH. https://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Kdb-Darulaman-I689990.html. 

    9. 

  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Brunei Gov Vessel I1764784 – KDB Daruttaqwa". VesselTracker.com GmbH. https://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Kdb-Daruttaqwa-I1764784.html. 

    10. 

  10. ↑ Rabiatul Kamit (9 September 2014). "HRH commissions new ship". Brunei-Muara: The Brunei Times, Brunei Times Sdn Bhd.. http://www.bt.com.bn/news-national/2014/09/09/hrh-commissions-new-ship. 

    11. 





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