Musytari-class offshore patrol vessel

Langkawi-class vessel on the Baram River in 2024
Class overview
Name	Musytari class in Royal Malaysian Navy (retired) Langkawi class in Malaysia Coast Guard (active)
Builders	Korea Tacoma Shipbuilding Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering
Operators	Royal Malaysian Navy (retired)  Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (active)
Planned	2
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	1,100 t (1,100 long tons)
Length	75 m (246 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	2 × SEMT Pielstick diesels engine
Speed	22.0 knots (40.7 km/h; 25.3 mph)
Armament	1 × Bofors 57 mm gun 2-4 × 12.7 mm general purpose machine guns
Aircraft carried	Helipad for 1 × AgustaWestland AW139 or Eurocopter Dauphin

The Musytari class is a class of two offshore patrol vessels of the Royal Malaysian Navy in service from 1980s to 2006. They were then handed over to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency / Malaysia Coast Guard in June 2006, renamed and known as the Langkawi class.^[1]

The ships was purchased by the 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 57 mm gun as the primary weapon and two to four 12.7 mm machine guns. The ships are also equipped with a helicopter deck to operate one medium-sized helicopter.^[2]

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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