CORVETTES

Name : LAKSAMANA TAN PUSMAH

No Penant : 137

Builders : Ficantieri, Breda, Marghera

Laid Down : 17 Sep 1982

Launched : 30 Mar 1984

Commissioned : 31 July 1999

Displacement, tons : 705 full load

Dimensions, feet (meters) : 204.4 x 8
                                                   (62.3 x 9.3 x 2.5)

Main Machinery : 4 MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesels;
                               20,120 hp(m) (14.8 MW)
                               sustained; 4 Shafts

Speed, Knots : 36. Range, n Miles: 2300 at 18 kt

Complement : 47

Countermeasures : Decoys: 2 Breda 105mm
                                    6-tubed multipurpose
                                    Launchers; Chaff to 5km
                                    (2.7 n miles); illuminants to
                                    12km (6.6 n miles)
                                    ESM: Selenia INS-3; intercept.
                                    ECM: Selenia TQN-2; jammer.

 Combat Data Systems : Selenia IPN 10 (136, 137);
                                            Signaal/ AESN Link Y Mk2.

Weapons Control : 2 Selenia NA 21;
                                  Dardo.

Radars : Air/surface search; Selenia RAN 12L/X;
                D/I-band; range 82km (45 n miles)

Navigation: Kelvin Hughes 1007; I-band

Fire control: 2 Selenia RTN 10X;
                       I/J-band; 1 selenia RTN 20X; I/J-band.

Sonars : Atlas Electronic ASO 84-41;
                hull-mounted;
                active search and attack.

Programmes : Ordered in February 1981 for
                           the Iraqi Navy and fell foul of UN
                           sanctions before they could either
                           be paid for or delivered.
                           Subsequently completed in 1988
                           and maintenance by Fincantieri.
                           Two near sister Ships were paid
                           by iraq and remain laid up in
                           Italian ports.Contract sign on
                           26 October 1995,and confirmed
                           on 26 july 1996,to transfer two
                           of the class to the Malaysian Navy
                           after refit at Muggiano and three
                           months training in italy.
                           Contract for two more signed on
                           20 february 1997 for conversion
                           and delivery.

Modernisation : Super Rapid 76 mm gun,
                             datalink, new navigation
                             radar and GPS fitted in 1996.
                             Bridge wings Are extended
                             to the after gun deck.
                             Contract signed with Alenia
                             Marconi on 11 April 2002 to
                             upgrade command systems of
                             F 134 and F 135 to IPN-S.

Structure : NBC citadel and full air
                    conditioning fitted.

Operational : First pair arrived in Malaysia
                        in September 1997.
                        Second pair delayed by

                      payment problems but arrived
                      in September 1999.
                      Constitute 24th Corvette Squadron.