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KD Gagah Samudera and her sister ship KD Teguh Samudera
Class overview
Name	Gagah Samudera class
Builders	DSME South Korea NGV Tech Malaysia
Operators	Royal Malaysian Navy
Preceded by	KD Hang Tuah (as a training ship) KLD Tunas Samudera
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Training ship / Offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	1270 tons
Length	76 m (249 ft)
Beam	11 m (36 ft)
Draught	3.15 m (10.3 ft)
Propulsion	2x MAN Diesel engines
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
Endurance	21 days
Crew	45
Sensors and processing systems	Combat management system: Hanwha Naval Shield ICMS Navigation radar: Kelvin Hughes SharpEye
Armament	1 x MSI DS30B 30 mm cannon 2 x M2HB Browning 12.7 mm machine guns
Aviation facilities	Helicopter landing platform

The Gagah Samudera class is a class of training ships of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). The two ships were built jointly by Malaysia and South Korea under a shared development program, with one ship built in South Korea and the other in Malaysia, The ships, named KD Gagah Samudera and KD Teguh Samudera are currently in service. All RMN ships carry the prefix KD (Malay: Kapal Di-Raja, literally "Royal Ship")

Both are 76 metres (249 ft 4 in) long, have a helicopter deck and are capable of operating up to 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) for up to 21 days. The ships are equipped with modern air and surface search radar, navigational radar, combat system and communications.

Role

Both ships are currently used for training and are able to accommodate up to 60 trainees, including separate quarters for up to 12 females and both ships can conduct limited combat operation beside their primary training role.

Armament

The class is armed with a DS30B 30 mm cannon and two Browning .50-calibre machine guns. They both have the for but not with concept where missiles and torpedoes such as the Rolling Airframe surface-to-air missile, Exocet MM40 anti-ship missile and triple torpedo launchers may be installed when required. For aviation, both ships are able to accommodate a medium-size helicopter for anti-surface and anti-submarine duties. Due to these capabilities, the ships may also be used as a patrol vessel.

Ship of the class

References

1. "Rosmah lancar kapal latihan TLDM 'Gagah Samudera'". M.malaysiakini.com. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "Navy Recognition". Navy Recognition. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
3. "List of Ships - Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia". Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
4. About Marhalim Abas. "Gagah Samudera To Be Commission Soon". Malaysian Defence. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
5. sediaberkorban79 (28 April 2013). "Kapal Latihan Tldm: Kd Gagah Samudera – Sedia Berkorban!". Sediaberkorban.wordpress.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
6. About Marhalim Abas. "Work Re-started on PCU Gagah Samudera". Malaysian Defence. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
7. About Marhalim Abas. "Teguh and Gagah Samudera Commissioned". Malaysian Defence. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

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Auxiliary vessels	Bunga Mas Lima class KA Bunga Mas Lima Tun Azizan class KA Tun Azizan
Training ships	Gagah Samudera class KD Gagah Samudera KD Teguh Samudera Sail training ships KLD Tunas Samudera
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