Sri Indera Sakti-class support ship
{{Short description|Malaysian military ship class}}
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The Sri Indera Sakti class is a class of support vessels of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) with various roles. The class contains two ships: KD Sri Indera Sakti (1503) and KD Mahawangsa (1504).
Development
The Sri Indera Sakti class was built by Bremer Vulkan in Germany. KD Sri Indera Sakti was completed and handed over to the RMN on 24 October 1980 while KD Mahawangsa was completed and handed over to RMN on 16 May 1983.
The name of the class was taken from an island in the Perak River and Kinta River, which is close to the Anson Bay Town (now Teluk Intan). The island was originally known as Cempaka Sari Island. After Sultan Iskandar Zulkarnain was proclaimed the 15th Sultan of Perak, he had moved and settled on the island and named it Indera Sakti which means Panca Indera Sakti. The island is the trading center of merchants and stopovers from all over the world. The main trading merchandise is iron and ore.
Characteristics
The ships were designed as a platform of support and it was able to stay in the operational area for a long period of two months. To enable the ships to carry out its role as a support ship, they are able to support up to six small-sized patrol boats such as Mine Counter Measures Vessel (MCMV) and Patrol Craft (PC). There are also various stores, containers, residences and workshops that enable the vessels to provide assistance as soon as possible to other vessels. KD Sri Indera Sakti is armed with one Bofors 57 mm gun and two 20mm automatic cannon while KD Mahawangsa is armed with two Bofors 57 mm guns and two 20 mm automatic cannon. Both ships are able to accommodate one medium size helicopter.{{Cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil.my/index.php/2017/item/41-kd-sri-inderasakti-1503 |title=KD SRI INDERA SAKTI (1503) - Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia |access-date=2018-09-01 |archive-date=2018-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902012122/http://www.navy.mil.my/index.php/2017/item/41-kd-sri-inderasakti-1503 |url-status=dead }}[https://www.navy.mil.my/index.php/2017/item/216-kd-mahawangsa-1504] {{dead link|date=November 2021}}
Major operation
KD Mahawangsa has been dispatched to aid victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, and to send humanitarian aid to Afghan refugees in 2001. She also delivered armoured infantry vehicles from 4th Infantry Brigade (Mech) as part of peacekeeper forces for Operation Astute during the 2006 East Timor crisis.{{cite web |url=http://besonline.rtm.net.my/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=27536&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 |title=:: Bes.online::: :: Besonline |accessdate=2006-07-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930191043/http://besonline.rtm.net.my/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=27536&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 |archivedate=2007-09-30 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2001_Nov_12/ai_80882102 |title=Malaysia navy ship off to Pakistan with Afghan relief aid | Asian Political News | Find Articles at BNET |accessdate=2006-07-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916180334/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2001_Nov_12/ai_80882102 |archivedate=2008-09-16 }}
Both ships also actively took part in the fight against piracy in the Gulf of Aden in December 2008. In the same month, KD Sri Indera Sakti successfully aided the Chinese ship {{MV|Zhenhua 4}}.{{cite news |title=Quick response from RMN ship saves vessel |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/20/nation/2859907&sec=nation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220144325/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F12%2F20%2Fnation%2F2859907&sec=nation |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-12-20 |work=The Star |date=2008-12-20 |accessdate=2008-12-20 }}
In 2009, the KD Sri Indera Sakti dispatched two helicopters that successfully repelled two Somali pirate skiffs attempting to capture the Indian tanker MT Abul Kalam Azad.
Ships of the class
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| scope="col" | Pennant
! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Builders ! scope="col" | Launched ! scope="col" | Commissioned ! scope="col" | Division/Squadron ! scope="col" | Notes |
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| scope="row" |1503
| {{ship|KD|Sri Indera Sakti}} | rowspan=2" align="center" | Bremer Vulkan | TBA | 1980 | Squadron 31st MPCSS | |
| scope="row"|1504
| {{ship|KD|Mahawangsa}} | TBA | 1983 | Squadron 31st MPCSS | |
Gallery
File:KD Sri Indera Sakti.jpg|KD Sri Indera Sakti during CARAT exercise in 2009.
File:KD Sri Indera Sakti and USS Chung-Hoon (090627-N-7058E-133).jpg|KD Sri Indera Sakti, KD Lekir and USS Chung-Hoon in CARAT exercise 2009.
File:KD Sri Indera Sakti and USS Chung-Hoon (090627-N-7058E-170).jpg|KD Sri Indera Sakti and other ships in CARAT exercise 2009.
File:KD Mahawangsa (1504) berthed at Lumut Naval Base.jpg|KD Mahawangsa berthed at Lumut Naval Base.