FFG 29 KD Jebat

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KD 29 Hang Jebat

Launched:	May 1995
Commissioned:	10 Nov 1999
Status:	Active in service as of 2008
Homeport:
General characteristics
Displacement:	2270 tonnes
Length:	97.5 m
Beam:	12.8 m
Draft:	3.6 m
Propulsion:	4 x diesels driving 2 shafts, producing 16,000 bhp
Speed:	28 knot
Range:	5000 miles (8000 kilometers)
Complement:	146 with 18 officers
Armament:	Guns : 1 x Bofors 57mm/70 Dual Purpose Guns + 2 x MSI 30 mm AA guns, SAM : Seawolf SHORAD with 16 vertical launcher SAM, SSM : 2 x 4 cell MM40 Blk II Exocet SSM, ASW : 2 x B515 triple 12.75 inch torpedo for launching Whitehead 324mm tubes
Aircraft:	1 x light helicopter embarked (Westland Super Lynx 300)
Commanding Officer:	Captain Aris Aditan Bin Abdullah
Unit:	Squadron 23 Frigate of Royal Malaysian Navy

KD 29 Hang Jebat is a guided missile Frigate currently serving under the Royal Malaysian Navy and one of the major naval assets for Malaysia.

The ships were built by Yarrow Shipbuilders UK in Glasgow (now BAE Systems Naval ships) from the FS 2000 light frigate design. The Lekiu was launched in December 1994 while the Jebat was launched in May 1995. The Jebat carries the lower pennant number (F 29) to signify the seniority of this ship, which accommodates the Admiral of the Royal Malaysian Navy. (Hang Jebat succeeded Hang Tuah as Laksamana (Admiral) during the Melaka Sultanate, while Hang Lekiu was never made a Laksamana.)

The purchase of this ship involved a major Transfer of Technology program as well as an off set program where some portion of the contract value would involve purchases and services contracted to Malaysian companies.

Delivery and operational status were delayed due to integration of combat systems problems. Hang Jebat were commissioned in May 1999. The ship was a huge jump in capability compared to the frigates then operated by the Royal Malaysian Navy, the F24 KD Rahmat and F76 KD Hang Tuah (ex-HMS Mermaid).

FFG 29 KD Jebat serves in the 23 Frigate Squadron of the Royal Malaysian Navy.