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Musytari-class offshore patrol vessel

Bangi on the Baram River in 2025
Class overview
Name
Builders
Operators
Planned2
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
TypeOffshore patrol vessel
Displacement1,100 t (1,100 long tons)
Length75 m (246 ft 1 in)
Propulsion2 × SEMT Pielstick diesels engine
Speed22.0 knots (40.7 km/h; 25.3 mph)
Armament2-4 × 12.7 mm general purpose machine guns
Aircraft carriedHelipad 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]

History

Rear view of the ship

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 original 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] During refit in 2024/2025, it is confirmed that the Bofors 57 mm gun were removed and there is planned to replace it with one 30 mm gun.

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]

Pennant
number
Builder Former name Current name Commission year Status
7501 Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering Musytari Langkawi[4] 2006 In service
7502 Korea Tacoma Shipbuilding Marikh Bangi[5] 2006 In service

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