KD Sri Indera Sakti

	KD Sri Indera Sakti
History
Malaysia
Name	KD Sri Indera Sakti
Builder	Bremer Vulkan
Launched	1 July 1980
Commissioned	1980
Identification	IMO number: 7928574 ; Hull number: 1503;
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Sri Indera Sakti-class support ship
Displacement	4,300 long tons (4,369 t) full load
Length	100 m (328 ft 1 in)
Beam	15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draught	4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	2 diesels, 2 shafts, 2 CPP by Schaffran Propeller + Service GmbH VK72/4 5,986 bhp (4,464 kW)
Speed	16.8 knots (19.3 mph; 31.1 km/h)
Capacity	600 troops; 1,000 m³ cargo space; 10 × 20-foot containers; 680 m² vehicle space;
Complement	136 + 75 passengers
Armament	1 × Bofors 57 mm gun; 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm guns;
Aviation facilities	Helicopter landing platform

KD Sri Indera Sakti is 4,300-ton, 100-meter multi-role support ship of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) based in the Lumut Naval Base in Perak, Malaysia.

Major operation

The ship was sent to Somali waters to take over the role of the similar KD Mahawangsa to fight piracy in the Gulf of Aden in December 2008. In the same month, it successfully aided Chinese crane ship MV Zhenhua 4.^[1]

In 2009, KD Sri Indera Sakti dispatched two helicopters that successfully repelled two Somali pirate skiffs attempting to capture the Indian tanker MT Abul Kalam Azad.^[2]

She participated at the International Fleet Review 2026 held at Visakapatanam and hosted by the Indian Navy.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Quick response from RMN ship saves vessel". The Star. 2008-12-20. Archived from the original on 2008-12-20. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
^ "RMN helps Indian tanker". 2 January 2009.
^ Nizam, Fuad (2026-02-20). "Visakhapatnam comes alive with global naval power for multilateral exercise [WATCH] | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2026-02-22. The IFR saw the participation of around 19 foreign warships, among them was Malaysia's KD Sri Indera Sakti, alongside vessels from countries such as Indonesia, Japan, Russia and South Korea.
^ "IFR & MILAN 2026". IFR & MILAN 2026. Archived from the original on 2026-02-19. Retrieved 2026-02-18.

[1] "Quick response from RMN ship saves vessel". The Star. 2008-12-20. Archived from the original on 2008-12-20. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

[2] "RMN helps Indian tanker". 2 January 2009.

[3] Nizam, Fuad (2026-02-20). "Visakhapatnam comes alive with global naval power for multilateral exercise [WATCH] | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2026-02-22. The IFR saw the participation of around 19 foreign warships, among them was Malaysia's KD Sri Indera Sakti, alongside vessels from countries such as Indonesia, Japan, Russia and South Korea.

[:8-4] "IFR & MILAN 2026". IFR & MILAN 2026. Archived from the original on 2026-02-19. Retrieved 2026-02-18.

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