KDB Darulehsan alongside 3 of her sisters in Muara Naval Base on 26 March 2020.
History
Brunei
NameKDB "Darulehsan"
BuilderLürssen Werft
Commissioned7 May 2011
HomeportMuara, Brunei
IdentificationOPV-07
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement1,625 tons
Length80 m (262 ft 6 in)
Beam13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Propulsion2 × MTU 12V diesel engines, 11,400 hp (8,500 kW)
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) maximum
Range7,500 nmi (13,900 km; 8,600 mi)
Endurance21 days
Complement55+
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Search radar: Terma Scanter 4100
  • Fire control radars: Thales Sting EO MK2
  • Navigation radar: 2 × Furuno navigation radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • ESM: EDO ITT 3601
  • Decoy: Terma DL-6T Decoy Launching system
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × helicopter
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter landing platform

KDB Darulehsan (OPV-07) is the second ship of the Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessels. The vessel is in active service in the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN).

OPV program

Brunei ordered the Darussalam class from Lürssen, the same company that Brunei contracted to sell the Nakhoda Ragam-class corvettes, and the first two vessels were delivered in January 2011. The second batch of two ships were delivered by 2014.

Construction and career

KDB Darulehsan was built by Lürssen Werft company in Germany around the late 2000s. She is part of the first batch delivered from Germany to Brunei. Darulehsan and KDB Darussalam commissioned together on 4 May 2011 at Muara Naval Base. All four of her sister ships work in the offshore patrol vessel role.