Gowind Frigate for Malaysia

Malaysian shipyard Boustead Naval Shipyard announced on Friday that domestic orders received for the construction of naval patrol ships 6 type Gowind Frigate.

The only previously existing Gowind-type ship is relatively small patrol boat L'Adroit, built from its own resources DCNS. Unit with a displacement of 1,450 t is tested by the French Navy / Photo: DCNS

Malaysian navy a few years ago, planned to purchase 27 patrol ships, to ensure protection of the vast territorial waters. These plans were made ​​only in part, by the domestic shipyards to build six corvettes type of Kedah , based on the German MEKO type warships 100th These units have a length of 91 m and 1,850 tons full displacement


With plans to build more ships of this type was abandoned. Instead, the search began for a new project, which could be used to build the next batch of 6 units patrol.

Gowind for Malaysia will be larger and better armed. At the recent LIMA 2011, Boustead shipyard presented a model, reflecting the model, designed for the Malaysian Navy.


December 7 this year, authorities in Kuala Lumpur today announced the selection of French DCNS and offers one of the varieties of its type corvettes Gowind. December 16 Ministry of Defence signed a contract with the shipyard Boustead to build six such units, with a value of 9 billion ringgit (MYR), or about $ 2.8 billion.



The new ships will have a length of 99 mi displacement of about 2 thousand. t. armament should consist of a universal working MK4 Bofors 57 mm caliber, two plots of 30 mm caliber OtoMelary and missiles launchers RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile.


The first is to be forwarded Gowind recipient in 2017. Other Navy credited the backwoods of 6 months.