KD Rahmat

	KD Rahmat as a museum ship
History
Malaysia
Name	KD Rahmat
Operator	Royal Malaysian Navy
Builder	Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow
Laid down	February 1966
Launched	18 December 1967
Commissioned	13 September 1971
Decommissioned	2004
Identification	F24
Fate	Scrapped in 2017
Notes	Museum ship (2011-2017)
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	1,250 long tons (1,270 t) standard,; 1,600 long tons (1,600 t) full load;
Length	93.9 m (308 ft) oa,; 91.44 m (300.0 ft) pp;
Beam	10.4 m (34 ft)
Draught	4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion	2 shaft CODOG; 1 Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbine 19,500 shp (14,500 kW); 1 Crossley Pielstick diesel 3,850 hp (2,870 kW);
Speed	26 kn (48 km/h) gas turbines; 16 kn (30 km/h) diesel only;
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h); 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 26 kn (48 km/h);
Crew	140
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radar - HSA LW 02 air search radar, Signaal M20 gun fire control, M-44 missile fire control; Sonar Type 170B, 174;
Armament	1 × Mark 5* Mod 1 4.5-inch (113mm) gun; 2 × 40 mm Bofors gun; 1 × 4 Sea Cat SAM (later replaced with 40 mm AA guns); 1 Limbo anti submarine mortar;
Aviation facilities	Helicopter landing platform

KD (Kapal Diraja = Royal Ship) Rahmat (pennant number F24) was a frigate operated by the Royal Malaysian Navy. The ship was ordered in 1966 as Hang Jebat.

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