PORTAL RASMI TENTERA LAUT DIRAJA MALAYSIA (TLDM)

FAST ATTACK CRAFT-MISSILE

Name : KD PERDANA, No Penant : 3501

Builders : CMN, Cherbourg

Launched : 31 May 1972

Commissioned : 21 Dec 1972

Displacement, Tons : 234 Standard,
                                       265 full load

Dimension, feet (meters) : 154.2 x 23.1 x 12.8
                                                  ( 47 x 7 x 3.9 )

Main Machinery : 4 MTU MB 870 diesel, 14000 hp(m)
                                (10.3 MW), 4 shafts

Speed, Knots : 36.5

Range, n miles : 800 at 25 kt, 1800 at 15 kt

Complement : 30 ( 4 officers )

Countermeasures : Decoys: 4 – 57mm chaff/flare
                                     launchers.

ESM: Thomson-CSF DR 3000,
          intercept.

Weapon control : Thomson-CSF Vega Optical for guns.

Radars : Air/Surface search: Thomson-CSF TH-D
                1040 triton, G-band, range 33km
                (18 nmiles) for 2 m2 target.

Navigation : Kelvin Hughes 1007, I-band.

Fire Control : Thomson-CSF Pollux, I/J-band,
                         range 31km (17 n miles)
                         for 2 m2 target.

Programmes : Left Cherbourg for Malaysia
                          2 May 1973.

Modernisation : There are Plans to replace MM 38
                             with MM40 or Teseo SSMs and to
                             updated radar and EW.

Structure : All Of basic La Combattante II design
                    with steel hulls and aluminium
                    superstructure.

Operational : Form 1st Fast Attack Craft Squadron.

Source : Jane’s Fighting Ships