SHAH ALAM: New hull for KD Laksamana Muhamad Amin. The third ship from the Laksamana class corvette β KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin (pennant number 136) is undergoing a refit at the Grade Marine One Shipyard Sdn Bhd in Lumut where she will get a new hull as part of the RMNβs Obsolescence Programme.
This is the same method as the OP programme for the FAC fleet. RMN chief engineer Rear Admiral Shaiful Adli Chung Abdullah explained the project in a social media post today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Dis β KD LAKSAMANA MUHAMMAD AMIN yang merupakan salah satu kapal dari Skuadron Korvet Ke 24 kini sedang menjalani pasang pulilh (refit) di Grade One Marine Shipyard Sdn Bhd. Di atas inisiatif luar kotak (out of the box) warga the Navy People dan KEMENTAH, pelaksanaan refit KD LAKSAMANA MUHAMMAD AMIN adalah amat unik. Diantara keunikan yang dimaksudkan ialah pelaksanaan repowering serta penukaran sebahagian besar badan kapal (hull) menggunakan konsep re-hull.
Repowering adalah skop perkhidmatan selenggaraan melibatkan penggantian kesemua jentera utama, kotak gear, shafting, propeller dan set janakuasa termasuk switchboard serta kabel berkaitan. Manakala bagi konsep βre-hull, blok hull yang baharu dibina dan sebahagian peralatan yang terdapat di badan kapal yang lama dibawa keluar, dirombak pulih dan dipasang di hull baharu tanpa mengubah sepenuhnya reka bentuk asal. Dalam erti kata lain, sebahagian besar badan kapal yang lama akan dilupus sebagai besi buruk.
Pendekatan repowering dan re-hull ini telah mendapat perhatian berbagai Agensi Kerajaan yang lain. Ini disebabkan ianya lebih cepat, ekonomik dan memberi return on investment (ROI) yang baik kepada perkhidmatan. Pendekatan out of the box ini juga telah mendapat perhatian pihak juruaudit, di mana telah dilaksanakan pemeriksaan oleh pihak yang berkaitan. Buat masa ini, hasil audit ialah: Totally out of the box method. Seems that there are 2 KD LAKSAMANA MUHAMMAD AMIN, but actually not. The method is still in that box, BUT in a larger box and in accordance with current Government procedure.
Hasil inisiatif repowering dan re-hull ini bakal membolehkan KD LAKSAMANA MUHAMAMD AMIN diberi nafas baharu dengan peningkatan keupayaan beroperasi, jangka hayat lebih panjang, supportability yang lebih baik dan memberi ROI yang tinggi kepada TLDM/Kerajaan. Lebih membanggakan, kesemua aktiviti reka bentuk, pembinaan dan selenggaraan dilaksanakan sepenuhnya oleh anak tempatan yang mana dengan tidak secara langsung mendukung industri pertahanan negara.
Sebelum ini pendekatan repowering dan re-hull boleh dianggap MUSTAHIL untuk direalisasikan. Justeru, warga Navy People wajar berbangga dengan inisiatif luar kotak yang dihasilkan dan disaran terus berinovasi untuk meningkatkan keupayaan operasi Armada TLDM, khususnya dalam aspek Man, Machine and Method (Process).
Sumber : Markas Tentera Laut, Bahagian Kejuruteraan
Artikel : Laksamana Muda Datuk Ir. Ts. Mohd Shaiful Adli Chung
Foto : Lt Kdr Jeffery Daneil Ng TLDM
Under the 15-to-5 programme, both the FAC fleet and the Laksamana class corvettes were supposed to be paid off once their replacements are built. As the 15-to-5 was included in DWP 2019 β which expired in 2029 or replaced by a new one by the Parliament β I am guessing the replacement ships will not be available until 2030 or even later. Hence the need for the OP to ensure enough hulls are available to go to sea until then. This with even the LCS (six ships) and LMS Batch II (eight ships) coming on line by 2030.
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With pressure on more hulls this is the best solution. Renew thw whole squadron in this way.
I first heard of such plans in 2013. One of issues faced with the clsss is the condition of the hulls which are worn out. Together with various other issues this is the reason why the RMN has no intention of upgrading them, preferring to save the cash on new assets.
@Azlan
"preferring to save the cash on new assets."
As we all know, if possible in any ways RMN wanted new assets but unfortunately they had to extend the Laksamana's life. This may also be indication that we may not get LCS batch 2 anytime soon even after all 1st batch were completed. Hopefully with this re-hull and re-powering, the maintenance cost of the Laksamanas will go down substantially.
Curious how they can copy out a new hull without the original blueprints. 3D scanning wouldn't work as it will just copy out the imperfections. While they mention a high ROI, is this really a cost efficient method seeing as they are replacing a large part of the ship, with new propulsion system, & likely new wirings as well?
If yes, it is something even MMEA could pursue since they have quite some old boats which would have been sunk as reefs otherwise they could be relifed and continue service.
MMEA don't have the OE money to do this
If we can build new hulls for those existing laksamanas, we can build more of the same for LMS batch 2 requirements. That laksamana hull design is much better in performance than the chinese LMS68 hull design.
Hopefully the OP for Laksamana Mohd Amin will come out better than what is done to KD Sri Perlis
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OP rehull for KD Perkasa is also ongoing, and said to be complete by early 2022.
Luqman - ''but unfortunately they had to extend the Laksamanaβs life''
Plans to rehull the class was made as far back as 2013 which was when I first heard of it. The conundrum was was how much to spend based on the fact that replacements were nowhere in sight; the Laksamanas and FACs were still needed and that spending more than the absolute minimum was not a good use of funds/poor ROI [something I mentioned often in relation to various things we do].
The Laksamanas are a prime example of the end user and taxpayer having to pay the penalty when politics overides things. Time and again the RMN objected was was told to keep silent [Mahathir was adamant we get them]. The result is we got a ship unsuited to our operational requirements, had almost no commonality and was fitted with various 1980's vintage systems. We also had various technical issues which were never resolved; amongst them issues with the Aspide and tracker. We spent millions to replace the CMS and EW suite on 2 of the ships; as well as millions on spares and to add various things but years later most of the electronics where inoperable due to obsolescence issues ... At one stage only GPMGs were operable ....
gonggok - ''better than what is done to KD Sri Perlis''
Are there actually issues with the hulls itself? Also, from the pic it appears much more was performed than a new hull. The superstructure has been somewhat altered.
"out a new hull without the original blueprints."
When the ships were bought every single blue print, documrtation and manual, relating to every aspect of the ship [from the weight and thickness of the keel, to the complete dimensions of the superstructure to the amount of water pressure the bulkheads can withstand]was provided.
"a high ROI, is this really a cost efficient method seeing as they are replacing a large part of the ship, with new propulsion system, & likely new wirings as well?"
If it wasn't they wouldn't be doing it now would they? Cheaper than buying a new ship.
Luqman - ''indication that we may not get LCS batch 2 anytime soon''
This is related to the LMS Batch 2 which if they come ; will replace the FACs and Laksamanas.
Luqman - ''maintenance cost of the Laksamanas will go down substantially''
Will go down but not necessarily ''substantially'' given the engines, gearbox, shaft and various other things are aged.
gonggok - ''design is much better in performance than the chinese LMS68
You actually know this for a fact? The Laksamanas are notorious for their bad seakeeping; designed to be employed in the narrow confined Med and Persian Gulf. We employ them in the open waters of the EZZ, including during the monsoon season; on extended patrols. The Laksamanas may be a larger hull with a higher freeboard but isn't necessarily better.
The engines, shaft, generators and shafts will be replaced. Only the superstructure and gun turrets will be recycled
@Gonggok
"we can build more of the same for LMS batch 2 requirements."
LMS batch 2 requirements were for a much larger ship am I right? So no need for more of these Laksamana hulls. Some commenters here before said that the Laksamanas were too small thus RMN opt to get bigger LMS than Keris (which is of around the same size as Laksamana)