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ROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY (MALAYSIA)

NON-NAVAL FORCES

ARAU patrol ship (1989/2017)

Arau 2017

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Arau (ex-おき [Oki], ex-のじま [Nojima]) 8704   Ishikawajima, Tokyo, Japan 16.8.1988 30.5.1989 21.9.1989 // 5.2017 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

993

Displacement normal, t

1500

Length, m

87.0

Breadth, m

10.5

Draught, m

3.50

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Fuji 8S40B diesels

Power, h. p.

7000

Max speed, kts

20

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 8000(14)

Armament

1 x 3 - 20/76 JM-61-MB Sea Vulcan, helicopter deck

Electronic equipment 2x JMA 1596 radars

Complement

39

Project history: Former Japanese MSA ship Oki (ex-Nojima), transferred after discarding from Japanese service.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

© Ivan Gogin, 2019