KD Lekir

KD Lekir (F26)
History
Malaysia
NameKD Lekir
BuilderHowaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
LaunchedMay 1983
CommissionedAugust 1984
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class & typeKasturi-class corvette
Displacement1,850 long tons (1,880 t) full load
Length98 m (321 ft 6 in)
Beam11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
Draught3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
  • 4 × MTU 20V 1163 TB92 diesels
  • 23,460 bhp (17,490 kW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed28 knots (32 mph; 52 km/h)
Range5,000 mi (8,000 km)
Complement124
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • DR3000S ESM suite
  • Scimitar jammers
  • SKWS decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Super Lynx 300 helicopter
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter landing platform

KD Lekir is the second ship of Kasturi-class corvette currently serving in the Royal Malaysian Navy. Together with her sister ship Kasturi, Lekir serves in the 22nd Corvette Squadron of the Royal Malaysian Navy.

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