4. Kedah (Malaysia) - $300 million
The Kedah-class offshore patrol vessels is based on the MEKO 100 design by Blohm + Voss. While their size and tonnage implies the Kedah-class ships to be corvettes, they are classified as offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) by the Royal Malaysian Navy, a category more common with law enforcement or coast guard vessels, not naval warships.
Type: MEKO 100 RMN Offshore Patrol vessels
Displacement: 1,850 tons full load
Length: 91.1 m (299 ft)
Beam: 12.85 m (42.2 ft)
Draught: 3.4 m (11 ft)
Propulsion: Main Propulsion: 2x Caterpillar 3616 (5,450kW) diesel, 16,000 bhp, 2 shafts, 2 controllable pitch propellers
Speed: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range: 6,050 nautical miles (11,200 km; 6,960 mi)
Endurance: 21 days
Crews: 78 (accom. for 98)
Sensors and processing systems: Combat System: Atlas Elektronik COSYS-110 M1/ARGOS
Integrated Platform Management System: CAE
Search radar: EADS TRS-3D/ 16ES PESA radar
Fire control radars: Oerlikon Contraves TMX/EO X-band with electro-optic fire director
Thermal Imager: Rheinmetall TMEO
Sonar: L-3 ELAC Nautik NDS-3060 Obstacle Avoidance sonar
IFF System: Aeromaritime Electronic warfare and decoys: ESM: Thales Sceptre-X
Decoy: Sippican ALEX/SRBOC chaff / decoy launching system
Armament: Guns : 1 x 76 mm Oto Melara, 1 x 30 mm Breda-Mauser, Aircraft carried: 1 x Super Lynx 300
Aviation facilities: Stern hangar, Helicopter landing platform
5. Knud Rasmussen (Denmark) - $50 million
The Knud Rasmussen-class is a class of offshore patrol vessel operating in the Royal Danish Navy.
The ships’ normal tasks include fisheries inspections, environment protection, search and rescue, sovereignty enforcement, icebreaker assignments, towage and salvage operations and general assistance to a government.
Type: Ocean patrol crafts/Offshore Patrol Vessel
Displacement: 1,720 tons (2,050 t full load)
Length: LOA 71.8 m (235 ft 7 in)
LWL 61.0 m (200 ft 2 in)
Beam: 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
Draft: 4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Propulsion: 2 x MAN B&W Diesel ALPHA 8L27/38 generating 2,720 kW (3,650 hp) each through RENK reduction gear “Twin in/single out”
Speed: 17 kn (31 km/h)
Range: 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km)
Boats and landing craft carried: 1 x SB90E for Search and rescue, 1x 7m (60 HP) RHIB, 1 x 4.8m (45 HP) RHIB
Crew: 18 + aircrew and transients (Accommodation for up to 43 in total)
Sensors and processing systems: 1x Terma Scanter 4100 surface and air search radar
3x Furuno navigation radars, SAAB CEROS 200 radar and optronic tracking system and CWI illumination radar
Armament: 1 x 76 mm Gun Mk M/85 LvSa, 2 x 12,7 mm Heavy Machine Gun M/01 LvSa
RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile surface-to-air missiles, MU90 Impact ASW-torpedo
Aviation facilities: Aft helicopter deck, no hangar