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KD KERIS PREMIER VOYAGE with four months of training received
in China, the ship’s company of KD
KD KERIS is the first of the Keris Class KERIS have managed to ensure that
Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) in the the maiden voyage of this ship went
Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) fleet. smoothly and safely. The six-day
The ship arrived safely at the Royal return voyage of 1715.76 nautical
Malaysian Navy East Armada base miles confirms the capabilities of the
in Kota Kinabalu on the 17 January first Chinese-made platform owned
2020. The arrival of this ship was by the RMN in addition to recognizing
welcomed by Yang di-Pertua Negeri the actual level of efficiency and
Sabah, together with the RMN Admiral equipment available on the ship.
Committee (JLAKS). KD KERIS first set
sail from Zhang Hua Bang Port to the Apart from that, RMN will also
RMN base at Kota Kinabalu embarking receive another LMS, namely KD
without any escort ship. This proves SUNDANG which is expected to
the high level of professionalism arrive in Malaysia in January 2021.
among the RMN personnel in handling
new assets and technology. Equipped

O318 FFICIAL YEAR BOOK 2020 T.Y.T Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah together with the RMN Admiral Committee (JLAKS).