KM Arau

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Oki during Japan Coast Guard service
Class overview
NameKM Arau
Operators Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
Active1
General characteristics
TypeOffshore patrol vessel
Displacement993 tonnes
Length87 m (285 ft 5 in)
Beam10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Draught5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion2 × diesel engines
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement54
Armament2-4 × 12.7 mm general purpose machine guns
Aircraft carriedHelipad for 1 x AgustaWestland AW139 or Eurocopter Dauphin

KM Arau is an offshore patrol vessel operated by the Malaysian Coast Guard. She was the second ship transferred from the Japan Coast Guard together with KM Pekan and KM Marlin. KM Arau was formerly known as Oki (PL-01) in the Japan Coast Guard.

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