SHAH ALAM: TCG Kinaliada – the fourth ship of the Ada class – has berthed at the Port Klang Cruise Terminal in Pulau Indah, Port Klang today – for its three-day visit to Malaysia. She is the first Ada-class ship to be in Malaysia with the RMN version expected returned home in 2027 at the earliest. As reported previously.
Kinaliada is here as part of a five month deployment to Japan and neighbouring countries. Like all Ada class ship, Kinaliada is named after a Turkish island, so in English the ship’s name is Kinali Island or Pulau Kinali in Malay.
Walking halfway to the ship to get to the main wardroom for the press briefing from the helicopter hangar – a Sikorsky Seahawk was parked inside there, I had a distinct feeling that I had seen a ship of similar layout. I thought the ship layout is similar to the Kedah class as one could walk straight to the front from the helicopter hangar.
That said I must point out, the Kinaliada is a much bigger ship than the Kedah. She is about 100 meters long (about 326 feet) with a beam of 14.4 meters and a displacement of 2,400 tonnes. The Kedah class is only 91 meters long, a beam of 12.4 meters and a displacement of around 1800 tonnes.
The Ada class is just slighter shorter than the Lekiu class (106 meters); but bigger as the latter has a beam of 12.75 meters and displacement of 2,300 meters. The new corvette will only be slightly shorter than the LCS but with similar beams and tonnage.
Anyhow, there was a strict policy of no picture inside the ship, I have outside pictures and video of Kinaliada only on this post. From the pictures and videos, one could make out the ships main armaments ie the A-position 76mm main gun, the twin octuple surface-to-surface missile launchers, a single RAM missile launcher and twin 12.7mm remote weapon stations.
Four GPMG mounts are also mounted, two just behind the 76mm gun and another two on the helicopter deck, for close in protection.
Two twin torpedo launchers are also installed on both sides inside the helicopter hangar. A RHIB launcher is also placed under the helicopter deck with an opening to the rear.
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Can't wait for this ship to enter into service in RMN and please update for any information about next generation of mrss for RMN
The ship that is offered to TLDM is closer in design to the Hisar-class OPV rather than the Ada-class (both comes from the same MILGEM Project)
The Hisar-class OPV uses 4x Diesel engines, unlike combined Diesel and Gas turbines for Ada-class. The Hisar-class has a top speed of only 24 knots, similar to the Kedah-class.
So in an essence, the "corvettes" we buy from turkey is closer in design and concept to a fully armed Kedah-class, rather than a lighter-armed Gowind-class (3,100 tons displacement) frigates.
A side profile of the Hisar-class OPV
https://i.hizliresim.com/khz7a6w.jpeg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GNMJ7YubUAAEGoG.jpg
hopefully we can change the bridge window design. sweptback window sucks
any update on when RMN will reveal the new realignment plan for 15 to 5? On X various photos have been shared of what the current plan looks like and it doesn't seem pretty, from 55 ships to just 28. Granted, this is the ship amount they anticipate to have by 2040, which still leaves us with 2 more Malaysian plans(2041-2045/2046-2050) so I suppose there's still plenty of time for additional ships if budget is available, but I am still confused by it since various sources have conflicting reports as to the actual amount of ships. Guess we'll have to wait and see for the official RMN release and get some insight into what their plans are moving forward.
The line between Corvette and frigate is blur now, heavily arm Corvette is more potent than lightly arm frigate, just like Chinese PLAN type 55 they called it destroyers but USNavy classify it as cruiser,as for LCS just scrapped it hull barely useable now with all the rust..
Rushi - ''The line between Corvette and frigate is blur now''
Thank you as I never tire of pointing out. What's a ''frigate'' in one navy could be a ''corvette'' in another and we can have instances where a ''corvette'' is more heavily armed than a ''frigate''. At time the decision to classify something as a ''corvette'' or a ''frigate'' is determined by poltical considerations.
dundun - ''sweptback window sucks''
How so?
... - ''concept to a fully armed Kedah-class''
The ''concept'' of the Kedah included peacetime roles of fisheries enforcement and EEZ patrols [at a time when the MMEA didn't exist] and wartime roles of supporting the Lekis and Kasturis; as well performing roles such as convoy escort; safeguarding the coast and limited forms of naval action which might not require a Lekiu or Kasturi and which would have been performed by the FACs. Although the planned RAM and 4 MM-40s were intended mainly for self-protection the class was also expected to have a combat role; hence the 3D radar, obstacle avoidance sonar and other things which one doesn't normally find on a hull intended purely or mainly for constabulary type work.
... - ''rather than a lighter-armed Gowind-class (3,100 tons displacement) frigates.''
Ok but the question I have is was it from the onset intended to be a ''a lighter-armed Gowind-class''? The answer's actually; not quite. There's been quite a bit of confusion on the part of some; a common misassumption is that the LMS requirement only gained a sense of urgency when it was clear that there were major issues with the LCSs and that the Batch 2s were intended as an interim solution; like how the Laksamanas were ostensibly acquired to compensate for late deliveris of the Lekius. The actual fact is that even if the LCSs had all been delivered on time the RMN still had a requirement for LMSs.
Rushdi - ''as for LCS just scrapped it hull barely useable now with all the rust..''
The first part of your paragraph made sense; unlike this part.
Its quite spacious. Especially when rmn choose to remove the RAM & opted for vls at the side. That would free the space above the hangar. Can it fit a gokdeniz ciws up there?
Scrap the lcs huh? Easy for you to say..not after billions already paid..Like im always said,LCS maharajalela is potential and enough to rejuvenate RMN fleet but let down by reckless decision by decision makers plus covid..We cannot let this saga continue or repeating in the future
Gov n rmn should consider to rearmed the kedah classes with SSM n SAM too..