Malaysia receives 4th Keris-class littoral missions ship from Chinese shipbuilder

Handover and Naming Ceremony of KD Rencong (114) in Wuhan, China. Photo c/o Royal Malaysian Navy.


The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has received its fourth and final Keris-class Littoral Missions Ship from its Chinese shipbuilder.


The handover and naming ceremony was held on 18 December 2021 at Wuchang Shipbuilding Industrial Group’s shipyard in Wuhan, China, and was attended by Defence Advisor at the Malaysian Embassy in the People’s Republic of China First Admiral Zahid Abd Aziz as well as delegation from Malaysia and China.


The ship was named KD Rencong (114), which was named after a traditional Malay weapon like the rest of the ships of the class.


The Keris-class were ordered as part of deal signed on March 2017 between the Malaysian Ministry of Defence, and China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co. Ltd.


Construction of KD Rencong started on September 2019, with the ship launched on December 2020. 


The new ship is expected to join the Royal Malaysian Navy’s 11th Littoral Mission Ship Squadron together with its sisterships, KD Keris (111), KD Sundang (112), and KD Badik (113).


The ships are capable of performing patrol missions, maritime surveillance and security operations, Search and Rescue (SAR), and other tasks.



[1] Naval News

[2] Malaysian Gazette

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