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Fri, 02/12/2010 - 10:05
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MALAYSIA'S FIRST SUBMARINE TO BE OPERATIONAL NEXT WEEK
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Chief Admiral Abdul Aziz Jaafar has confirmed that the nation's first submarine, KD Tunku Abdul Rahman, was experiencing a mechanical fault which prevented it from submerging.
He said the fault was detected on Jan 17, following maintenance works
conducted
at the RMN base in Teluk Sepanggar, Sabah.
"The damage involves a part that channels water pressure movement which
caused the submarine's failure to launch underwater," he told reporters after a
ceremony where appointment letters were presented to members of the National
Service Training Council here Thursday.
Abdul Aziz was commenting on a local English daily on Feb 10 which reported
that Malaysia's first submarine failed to submerge due to technical
difficulties experienced since three months back.
He said, following that, the submarine which officially arrived in the
country
on Sept 3, last year, was advised against submerging for fear it could be
dangerous.
"It is only a minor fault and repair works are being conducted by the
appointed contractor as its spare parts have been obtained," he said.
Abdul Aziz said the contractor had guaranteed that repairs would be
completed by next week, adding that the submarine would start its tropical water
trials on Feb 18.
The KD Tunku Abdul Rahman is a new-generation diesel-electric powered
Scorpene submarine which has sub-surface to surface missiles, 10 torpedoes and
30 mines with a fully automatic reloading system.
It can operate in depths of 100-200 metres and is equipped with six torpedo
tubes where guided missiles can be launched simultaneously, consisting of
anti-aircraft missiles and anti-submarine topedoes.
-- BERNAMA
He said the fault was detected on Jan 17, following maintenance works
conducted
at the RMN base in Teluk Sepanggar, Sabah.
"The damage involves a part that channels water pressure movement which
caused the submarine's failure to launch underwater," he told reporters after a
ceremony where appointment letters were presented to members of the National
Service Training Council here Thursday.
Abdul Aziz was commenting on a local English daily on Feb 10 which reported
that Malaysia's first submarine failed to submerge due to technical
difficulties experienced since three months back.
He said, following that, the submarine which officially arrived in the
country
on Sept 3, last year, was advised against submerging for fear it could be
dangerous.
"It is only a minor fault and repair works are being conducted by the
appointed contractor as its spare parts have been obtained," he said.
Abdul Aziz said the contractor had guaranteed that repairs would be
completed by next week, adding that the submarine would start its tropical water
trials on Feb 18.
The KD Tunku Abdul Rahman is a new-generation diesel-electric powered
Scorpene submarine which has sub-surface to surface missiles, 10 torpedoes and
30 mines with a fully automatic reloading system.
It can operate in depths of 100-200 metres and is equipped with six torpedo
tubes where guided missiles can be launched simultaneously, consisting of
anti-aircraft missiles and anti-submarine topedoes.
-- BERNAMA
