KD Sharif Mashor

KD Sharif Mashor, docking at Lumut Naval Shipyard while it was still under construction.
History
Malaysia
NameKD Sharif Mashor
NamesakeSharif Mashor
Builder
Laid down18 December 2017
Launched10 February 2026
IdentificationHull number: 2503
StatusLaunched
General characteristics
Class & typeMaharaja Lela-class frigate
Displacement3,100 long tons (3,150 t) full load
Length111 m (364 ft 2 in)
Beam16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught3.85 m (12 ft 8 in)
PropulsionCODAD 4 x MTU 20V 1163 M94, each rated at 7,400 kW (9,925 shp), total output: 29,600 kW (39,694 shp)
Speed28 knots (52 km/h)
Range5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement138
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • RESM: Thales Vigile
  • DLS: Wallop's Super Barricade decoy launching system
Armament
Aircraft carriedVarious types of UAVs and helicopters, weighing up to 10 tons
Aviation facilitiesStern hangar and helicopter landing platform
Notes[1]

KD Sharif Mashor is the third ship of the Maharaja Lela-class frigates built in Malaysia, by Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation, and now Lumut Naval Shipyard. It was built based on heavier version of Gowind-class design.[2] The ship bears the name of Sharif Mashor where he was a famous Malay warrior in Sarikei, Sarawak, Malaysia during the era of the second Raj of Sarawak.[3]

Development

Sharif Mashor was laid down on 18 December 2017. The ship is equipped with three-dimensional warfare, including anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine warfare.[4] The ship was launched on 10 February 2026 by Toh Puan Fauziah Mohd Sanusi and witnessed by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak, Tun Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, at the Lumut Naval Shipyard.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "LIMA 2015 update". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Asian Defence Journal -Malaysia Littoral Combat Ship Programme Makes Headway".
  3. ↑ "New Straits Times - Malaysia launches third LCS, named after Sarawak warrior Sharif Mashor".
  4. ↑ "Naval News - Malaysia's Littoral Combat Ship Set Sail for the First Time".
  5. ↑ "Janes - Malaysia launches third Maharaja Lela-class ship".