KD Laksamana Hang Nadim
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 KD Laksamana Hang Nadim (F134) | |
| History | |
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 Iraq | |
| Name | Khalid Ibn Al Walid |
| Namesake | Khalid ibn al-Walid |
| Ordered | February 1981 |
| Builder | Fincantieri, Mestre |
| Laid down | 3 June 1982 |
| Launched | 5 July 1983 |
| Completed | 1987 |
| Identification | Pennant number: F216 |
| Fate | Never delivered to Iraq due to sanctions, later sold to Malaysia 1995 |
 Malaysia | |
| Name | KD Laksamana Hang Nadim |
| Namesake | Hang Nadim |
| Acquired | 26 October 1995 |
| Commissioned | 28 July 1997 |
| Identification | Pennant number: F134 |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Laksamana-class corvette |
| Displacement | 675 long tons (686 t) full load |
| Length | 62.3 m (204 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
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| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h) |
| Range | 2,300 nautical miles (4,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement | 56 |
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| Notes | The missile might be removed due to being obsolete[1] |
KD Laksamana Hang Nadim (F134) is the lead ship of Laksamana-class corvette currently in service with the Royal Malaysian Navy. She is currently serving in the 24th Corvette Squadron of the Royal Malaysian Navy. She is based on the Fincantieri Type 550 corvette design.[2][3]
The Laksamana-class corvettes of the Royal Malaysian Navy are modified Assad-class corvettes built by Fincantieri, Italy. They were originally ordered by Iraqi Navy in February 1981.[4] The corvettes were never delivered to Iraq and instead refitted and sold to Malaysia in mid 1990s.[5]
