Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel
The Kedah-class offshore patrol vessels of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) are six ships based on the MEKO 100 design by Blohm + Voss. Originally, a total of 27 ships were planned, but due to programme delays and overruns, only six were eventually ordered. Their construction began in the early 2000s, and by 2009, all six were in active service. The six vessels are named after Malaysian states.
KD Pahang (F172)
KD Kelantan (fore) with USS Carl Vinson and Kasturi-class corvette KD Lekir.
KD Terengganu on the seas.
KD Kelantan on the seas.
The Royal Malaysian Navy is the naval arm of the Malaysian Armed Forces. RMN is the main agency responsible for the country's maritime surveillance and defense operations. RMN's area of operation consists of 603,210 square kilometers covering the country's coastal areas and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ). RMN also bears the responsibility of controlling the country's main Sea Lines of Communications (SLOC) such as the Straits of Malacca and the Straits of Singapore and also monitors national interests in areas with overlapping claims such as in Spratly.
HMS Loch Insh, which later became Malaysia's flagship
HMAS Yarra, an Australian Navy ship that guarded Malaysia during the Indonesian confrontation.
Lekiu-class frigates and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier during a transit of the Andaman Sea.
KD Perak, the Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel involved in the blockade during Lahad Datu standoff.
