SHAH ALAM: IT appears that the Turkish Navy own yard – Istanbul Naval Shipyard (Insy)- will be the builder of the three LMS Batch 2 corvettes for the Royal Malaysian Navy. When the Letter of Award (LOA) was awarded on June 10, it was not revealed where the ships will be built.
As Insy was the builder for the four Ada class corvettes for the Turkish Navy as well as the builder of the two variants for Ukraine and Pakistan, it was most likely that the Malaysian ones will be built at the same facility as well.
The LOA for the three ships was handed over to the Turkish Defence Industry Secretariat 9SSB) on June 10. The main contractor is another state-owned company – STM Defence.
Do note that I am stating that Insy was selected as the shipbuilder based on a tender to ship the belongings of the LMS Batch 2 project team, from Malaysia to Turkey. The 16 personnel and their families will be staying in the district of Pendik in Istanbul. It must be noted as Insy, is also located in the same district. This is the reason the yard is also known as the Pendik Naval Shipyard. It must be noted that RMK Marine Shipyard, which built the second Ada class corvette for Ukraine is also located near Insy, though it is in Tuzla district.
The tender to ship the items to Turkiye is called DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE’ BAGI PASUKAN PROJEK LITTORAL MISSION SHIP BATCH 2 (PPLMSB2) BAGI 16 KELUARGA. The specifications:
Syarikat yang dilantik perlulah bertanggungjawab menyediakan perkhidmatan pindah rumah ‘door to door’ bagi penghuni serta
memenuhi keperluan berikut: a. Menyediakan
perkhidmatan pembungkusan perabot dan
barangan rumah yang akan dipindahkan. b.
Menguruskan urusan pemindahan barangan
rumah penghuni. c. Memastikan setiap perabot
dan barangan penghuni yang dipindahkan
berada di dalam keadaan baik. d. Syarikat yang
dilantik juga bertanggungjawab terhadap
sebarang kerosakan barangan peribadi
penghuni semasa urusan perpindahan yang
disebabkan oleh kelalaian pihak syarikat. e.
Penghuni mempunyai perlindungan insurans
perpindahan. f. Sewaan 16 buah lori x 5 Tan
beserta pemandu yang mencukupi. *HARGA
YANG DIMAJUKAN ADALAH TERMASUK
SEMUA KOS DAN CUKAI YANG DIKENAKAN
OLEH KERAJAAN*
Syarikat yang dilantik perlulah
bertanggungjawab menyediakan perkhidmatan
pindah rumah ‘door to door’ bagi penghuni serta
memenuhi keperluan berikut: g. Bagi
penghantaran barangan ke Pendik, Istanbul,
Turkiye, satu kontena 40 kaki akan dikongsi
oleh ketiga-tiga pegawai. *HARGA YANG
DIMAJUKAN ADALAH TERMASUK SEMUA KOS DAN CUKAI YANG DIKENAKAN OLEH
KERAJAAN
The items are expected to be shipped to Turkey starting this September to November 30. It is expected that the project personnel will be in Turkey for the duration of the built and some may well become the ship’s first crew. Based on the delivery time of the items, it is expected that work for the LMS Batch 2 may well start this September.
— Malaysian Defence
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Based on the timeline of Ukraine ships progress. We could see our first Ada ship launch at the end of next years
Istanbul naval shipyard is under ASFAT.
The Hisar-class OPV is also build here. The TLDM corvettes are really variants of the Hisar-class OPV rather than the ADA-class Corvette.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GUwPrWJbAAAcjD2.jpg
Ukrainian corvettes are build by STM rather than at Istanbul shipyard.
The Pakistan Babur class ships are also fitted with four diesel engines like our LMS Batch 2. So in essence they are more like the Babur class than the Hisar class OPV as it is fitted with a foreign made VLS.
STM is an engineering design firm, it has no shipyard.
Babur class corvettes are equipped with 2x diesels and 1x gas turbine in CODAG configuration, same as Turkish ADA and Ukranian ones.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/09/turkiye-delivers-corvette-to-pakistan-launches-2-opvs-for-turkish-navy/
The latest story say they are fitted with four diesels.
The Ukrainian corvettes, they were build at RMK Marine shipyard, Tuzla. Not very far away from the Istanbul Naval Shipyards.
"The 16 personnel and their families will be staying.."
"TERMASUK SEMUA KOS DAN CUKAI YANG DIKENAKAN OLEH KERAJAAN"
Oh wow now I see why a project cost can balloon way over its projected budget.
And will the politicians accept it done outside of country? I doubt it since one has risen up to sound out so maybe more to come.
@Hulubang
"The TLDM corvettes are really variants of the Hisar-class OPV rather than the ADA-class Corvette."
Ada = Hisar = Babur = Hetman Ivan = LMS B2, what ever the way you look at it, all of them came from the original Ada...full stop
If you really want to derive which Ada variant is most in common with LMS B2, it would be Hetman Ivan as it is an Hetman Ivan with similar hull and superstructure shape, extra diesel engines and VLS cells at the same position. Well either way the Babur, Hetman Ivan and LMS B2 are all Ada class derive variants, no other way around it
Interesting to note that Hetman Ivan have 8x Sylver VLS cells, so there is a possibility that LMS B2 can have up to 8x K-VLS cells for up to 32x SAMs in quad pack
Hetman ivan has exact same powerplant configuration as Turkish navy ADA-class
Ada class
2x diesel, 1x gas turbine CODAG
https://shipshub.com/classes/104-2.html
Hetman Ivan
2x diesel, 1x gas turbine CODAG
https://shipshub.com/classes/214-2.html
From this picture, you can see the 1x large exhaust for the gas turbine, and 2x small exhausts for the diesels
https://en.defence-ua.com/media/contentimages/84066881476a0ad2.jpg
Babur
2x diesel, 1x gas turbine CODAG
https://shipshub.com/classes/213-2.html
Hisar
4x Diesel, 2x electric motor CODELOD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisar-class_offshore_patrol_vessel
STM is just the designer & it doesn’t have a shipyard. All their orders were built in Istanbul Shipyard. The RMN Ada class at best will be equipped with torpedo countermeasures for defense
@Hulubalang Hisar class is designed by asfat and not STM.
Luqman "Interesting to note that Hetman Ivan have 8x Sylver VLS cells, so there is a possibility that LMS B2 can have up to 8x K-VLS cells for up to 32x SAMs in quad pack"
One would likely be better off installing the Rim 116 though since the missile is already integrated with the Ada, gowind and even the kedah.
Rolling airframe missile is super duper expensive.