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KD Rahmat as a museum ship
History
Malaysia
Name	KD Rahmat
Operator	Royal Malaysian Navy
Builder	Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow
Laid down	February 1966
Launched	18 December 1967
Commissioned	13 September 1971
Decommissioned	2004
Identification	F24
Fate	Scrapped in 2017
Notes	Museum ship (2011-2017)
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	1,250 long tons (1,270 t) standard, 1,600 long tons (1,600 t) full load
Length	93.9 m (308 ft) oa, 91.44 m (300.0 ft) pp
Beam	10.4 m (34 ft)
Draught	4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion	2 shaft CODOG 1 Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbine 19,500 shp (14,500 kW) 1 Crossley Pielstick diesel 3,850 hp (2,870 kW)
Speed	26 kn (48 km/h) gas turbines 16 kn (30 km/h) diesel only
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h) 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 26 kn (48 km/h)
Crew	140
Sensors and processing systems	Radar - HSA LW 02 air search radar, Signaal M20 gun fire control, M-44 missile fire control Sonar Type 170B, 174
Armament	1 × Mark 5* Mod 1 4.5-inch (113mm) gun 2 × 40 mm Bofors gun 1 × 4 Sea Cat SAM (later replaced with 40 mm AA guns) 1 Limbo anti submarine mortar
Aviation facilities	Helicopter landing platform

KD (Kapal Diraja = Royal Ship) Rahmat (pennant number F24) was a frigate operated by the Royal Malaysian Navy. The ship was ordered in 1966 as Hang Jebat.

Development

The design emphasised simplicity and economy but had an unusual machinery layout with a gas turbine and a diesel driving two propellers via a gearbox in a CODOG (Combined Diesel or Gas) arrangement.

The ship's design served as the basis for HTMS Makut Rajakumarn built for the Thai Navy by Yarrows. KD Rahmat was also the first ship in the region to be fitted with surface-to-air missile system. The Sea Cat surface-to-air missile system was removed during a 1982 refit and was replaced by an additional 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors gun.

Originally configured as an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigate, the ship was also used as the navy's second training platform for commissioned officers and men after routine refit in 2000. To enhance its role as a training vessel and to provide more accommodation space for trainees, its weapons and sonar systems were removed during the refit. The ship was decommissioned in 2004 and handed over to the Perak government in 2008.

Fate

Rahmat was converted into a museum ship in Lumut in 2011. In June 2017, the ship developed a leak and started listing to port. The ship was floated back into position within a few days. In February 2018, the ship sprang another leak and listed to starboard. This time, the ship was deemed irrecoverable and scrapped by Oberjaya Engineering.

References

1. ^ Moore 1979, p. 337.
2. ^ Gardiner and Chumbley 1995, p. 258.
3. Baker 1998, pp. 494–495.

Sources

• Baker, A.D. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1998. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.
• Gardiner, Robert and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland USA: Naval Institute Press, 1995. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
• Moore, John. Jane's Fighting Ships 1979–80. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1979. ISBN 0 354 00587 1.

v t e     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 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

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 2017
Shipwrecks	14 Jan: Patna boat accident 28 Jan: Mengalum Island boat accident 4 Mar: Hero 1 Apr: Stellar Daisy 27 Apr: Liman 3 Jun: KD Rahmat 15 Jun Med Star 11 Aug: UC3 Nautilus 20 Sep: NOAAS Ferrel 4 Nov: Jupiter Nov (unknown date): ARA Comodoro Somellera 15 Nov: ARA San Juan (disappearance) 2 Dec: KRI Sibarau
Other incidents	1 Jan: Zahro Express 31 Jan: USS Antietam 12 Jun: USS Texas 16 Jun: Damia Desgagnés 17 Jun: ACX Crystal & USS Fitzgerald collision 21 Jun: Flevoborg 5 Aug: Empire Sandy 15 Aug: RFA Fort Austin 21 Aug: Alnic MC & USS John S. McCain collision 10 Oct: Nieuw Amsterdam 10 Dec: Pride of Kent
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