OVERVIEW: The Musytari class corvettes are two shaft, diesel powered patrol vessels for EEZ patrol duties.

DETAILS: The Musytari class are intended to provide extended patrol duties of the EEZ, including  oil rig and fishery protection, firefighting and search and rescue operations.  

Aviation facilities include one helo spot for a medium (Sikorsky S-61A, AW139 or the Dauphin -size) helicopter. but no hanger facilities. 

Small boat capacity is two small boats or RHIB's.

Sensor suite includes a DA-05 air/surface search radar, Decca TM1226 navigation radar and a 9LV 230 (J-band) Fire-Control radar & optronic system, and a DR-3000 for ESM. 

Armament is a 3.9inch(100mm)/55 Mk2 gun,  1 twin  30mm/75 gun and Cutless ECM suite.

SPECIFICATIONS:
Displacement: 1300 tons (full)
Speed: 22 kts (max)
Engineering: 2 SEMT-Pielstick diesels (12720 ph(m)) with 2 shafts
Range: 5000 nm @ 15 kts
Endurance: 14 days
Complement: 76 pax

NOTES: IOC: 1985.  Modernized in 1994 and in 2000 for weapons and sensors. The class vessels were transferred to the Malaysian Coastguard in 2006. Now known as the Langkawi class. Units in class:  MUSYTARI (160); MARIKH (161).



SOURCES: "MUSYTARI Offshore Patrol Vessels (1985-1987) - Royal Malaysian Navy (Malaysia)." NAVYPEDIA - Fighting Ships of the World. Accessed May 1, 2022. https://old-navypedia.org/ships/malaysia/mal_es_musytari.htm. ; "Musytari-class Offshore Patrol Vessel." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Last modified March 20, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musytari-class_offshore_patrol_vessel. ; "REGISTER OF RMN DECOMMISSIONED SHIPS Part 3." A Secure Malaysia - Malaysia Militarium. Accessed May 1, 2022. https://securemalaysia.blogspot.com/2009/01/register-of-rmn-decommissioned-ships.html. ;  Prezelin, Bernard. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, 1990-1991. US Naval Institute Press, 1990., pg. 357.