KD Mahawangsa

KD Mahawangsa
History
Malaysia
Name	KD Mahawangsa
Builder	Bremer Vulkan
Commissioned	1983
Identification	Hull number: 1504 MMSI number: 533001504 Callsign: 9MOY
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Sri Indera Sakti-class 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 x Deutz KHD SBV6M540 diesel, 5,986 bhp (4,464 kW), (4.31 MW), 2 shafts, cp props, bow thruster
Speed	16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Capacity	600 troops 1,000 m³ cargo space 10 × 20-foot containers 680 m² vehicle space
Complement	136 + 75 passengers
Sensors and processing systems	Fire control: CSEE Naja optronic directors Navigation: Kelvin Hughes 1007,I-band.
Electronic warfare & decoys	ESM: Thales DR 3000,intercept
Armament	2 × Bofors 57 mm gun 2 × 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
Aviation facilities	Helicopter landing platform

KD Mahawangsa is a Royal Malaysian Navy 4,300-ton multi-role support ship based at Lumut Naval Base in Perak, Malaysia. It was named in honor of Merong Mahawangsa, the founder of the Old Kedah. KD stands for Kapal DiRaja which means His Majesty's Ship in the Malay language.

The ship has been dispatched to aid victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake,^[1] rushed humanitarian aid to Afghan refugees in 2001,^[2] and delivered armoured infantry vehicles from 4th Infantry Brigade (Mech) as part of peacekeeper forces for Operation Astute during the 2006 East Timor crisis.

In her roles as a command ship, KD Mahawangsa has been involved in several joint exercises with foreign navies, such as the joint Malaysia-Thailand Naval exercises called THALAY LAUT,^[3] the Starfish exercises under the Five Power Defence Arrangement and the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) series of exercises held with the U.S. Navy. The closing ceremony for CARAT Malaysia 2004 was held aboard KD Mahawangsa, anchored off the island of Tioman.

In September 2008 KD Mahawangsa was sent to the Gulf of Aden after the hijacking of two MISC oil tankers by Somali pirates.^[4]

• KD MAHAWANGSA at Royal Malaysian Navy Homepage^{[permanent dead link]}

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    Ships of the Royal Malaysian Navy   

Submarines

Perdana Menteri class	KD Tunku Abdul Rahman KD Tun Abdul Razak

Frigates

Maharaja Lela class	TBA
Lekiu class	KD Jebat KD Lekiu

Corvettes

Kasturi class	KD Kasturi KD Lekir
Laksamana class	KD Laksamana Hang Nadim KD Laksamana Tun Abdul Jamil KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin KD Laksamana Tan Pusmah

Offshore patrol vessels

Kedah class	KD Kedah KD Pahang KD Perak KD Terengganu KD Kelantan KD Selangor
Keris class	KD Keris KD Sundang KD Badik KD Rencong

Fast attack craft

Perdana class	KD Perdana KD Serang KD Ganas KD Ganyang
Handalan class	KD Handalan KD Perkasa KD Pendekar KD Gempita
Jerung class	KD Jerung KD Todak KD Paus KD Yu KD Baung KD Pari
Keris class	KD Sri Perlis KD Sri Johor KD Sri Sabah KD Sri Sarawak
Sri Tiga class	KD Sri Tiga KD Sri Gaya

Mine countermeasures vessels

Mahamiru class	KD Mahamiru KD Jerai KD Ledang KD Kinabalu

Multi-role support ships

Sri Indera Sakti class	KD Sri Indera Sakti KD Mahawangsa

Auxiliary vessels

Bunga Mas Lima class	KA Bunga Mas Lima
Tun Azizan class	KA Tun Azizan

Training ships

Gagah Samudera class	KD Gagah Samudera KD Teguh Samudera
Sail training ships	KLD Tunas Samudera

Hydrographic survey vessels

Perantau class	KD Perantau
Dayang Sari class	MV Dayang Sari
Aishah class	MV Aishah
AMIN 1600HSV class	AMIN 1600HSV 1 AMIN 1600HSV 2

Miscellaneous
vessels

Submarine rescue ship	MV Mega Bakti
Tugboats	KTD Penyu Tunda Satu
Museum ships	KD Hang Tuah Ouessant

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