Class overview
NameDarussalam class
BuildersLürssen Werft
Operators Royal Brunei Navy
Preceded byWaspada class
SubclassesArafura class
In service2011–present
Planned4
Completed4
Active4
General characteristics
TypeOffshore patrol vessel
Displacement1,625 tonnes (1,791 tons)
Length80 metres (262 feet)
Beam13 metres (43 feet)
Propulsion2× MTU 11,400 hp (8,501 kW) V12 diesel engines
Speed22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) maximum
Range7,500 nmi (13,890 km; 8,631 mi)
Endurance21 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 2× Boomeranger boats
  • 1× Boomeranger patrol craft (1× 7.62mm gun)
Crew55+
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Search radar: Terma Scanter 4100
  • Fire control radar: Thales Sting EO Mk2
  • Navigation radar: 2× Furuno navigation radar
  • EOTS: atop mast, front of search radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • ESM: EDO ITT 3601
  • Decoy: Terma DL-6T decoy launching system
Armament
Aircraft carried1× helicopter
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter landing platform

The Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessel is a class of four offshore patrol vessels in Brunei Darussalam constructed for the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN; Malay: Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei, TLDB).[1] They are the largest and most capable ships of the Royal Brunei Navy, and often participate in international naval exercises.[2] The lead ship in the class is KDB Darussalam (06).

Development

Nakhoda Ragam contract dispute

Three Nakhoda Ragam-class corvettes were built by BAE Systems Marine (now BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships) for the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN). The contract was awarded to GEC-Marconi in 1995, and the ships, a variant of the F2000 design, were launched in January 2001, June 2001 and June 2002, at the then BAE Systems Marine yard at Scotstoun, Glasgow in Scotland. Brunei refused to accept the three Nakhoda Ragam-class corvettes from BAE Systems. The contract dispute became subject to arbitration and was settled in BAE System's favour. The vessels were handed over to Royal Brunei Technical Services (RBTS) in June 2007. In 2007, Brunei contracted the German Lürssen shipyard to find a new customer for the three ships, and the ships were eventually purchased by Indonesia.

Offshore patrol vessel programme

Brunei ordered the Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) from Lürssen, the same company that Brunei contracted to sell the Nakhoda Ragam-class corvettes. Keel laying for the first two vessels of this new class took place on 26 June 2009 at Lürssen shipyard in Germany. The first tranche of two vessels were launched 12 November 2010 and delivered to the Royal Brunei Navy in January 2011,[3][4] while the second tranche of two vessels were delivered by 2014.

Ships in class

Darussalam-class vessels
pennant
no.		 name MMSI call
sign		 builder launched commissioned status
06 KDB Darussalam 508111122 [5] V8DE [5] Lurssen Werft,
Bremen-Vegesack		 12 Nov 2010 7 May 2011 commissioned
07 KDB Darulehsan 508111123 [6] V8DF [6] Lurssen Werft,
Bremen-Vegesack		 12 Nov 2010 7 May 2011 commissioned
08 KDB Darulaman 508111124 [7] V8DG [7] Lurssen Werft,
Bremen-Vegesack		 12 Aug 2011 [3] commissioned
09 KDB Daruttaqwa 508211110 [8] V8DL [8] Lurssen Werft,
Bremen-Vegesack		 8 Sep 2014 [9] commissioned

See also

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "RB Navy organisation". MinDef.gov.bn. Royal Brunei Navy, Public Relations Unit, Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam. 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ "KDB Darulaman (OPV-08) offshore patrol vessel (2011) – KDB Darulaman OPV-08 became the third ship of the Darussalam-class in 2011 when commissioned for service as part of the Royal Brunei Navy". MilitaryFactory.com. Military Factory. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b Waleed PD Mahdini (12 August 2011). "KDB Darulaman completes RBN's trio of maritime assets". BruSearch.com. Borneo Bulletin. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Royal Brunei Navy celebrates 46th anniversary at International Defence Exhibition BRIDEX 2011". ArmyRecognition.com. Army Recognition. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Brunei Gov Vessel I395768 – KDB Darussalam". VesselTracker.com. VesselTracker.com GmbH. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Brunei Gov Vessel I390911 – KDB Darulehsan". VesselTracker.com. VesselTracker.com GmbH. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Brunei Gov Vessel I689990 – KDB Darulaman". VesselTracker.com. VesselTracker.com GmbH. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Brunei Gov Vessel I1764784 – KDB Daruttaqwa". VesselTracker.com. VesselTracker.com GmbH. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  9. ^ Rabiatul Kamit (9 September 2014). "HRH commissions new ship". BT.com.bn. Brunei-Muara: The Brunei Times, Brunei Times Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

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