Waspada class fast attack craft
Encyclopedia
The Waspada class is a class of fast attack craft
that was built for the Royal Brunei Navy
by Vosper Thornycroft in the late 1970s. Three vessels were built, and as of 2009 all three remain in service.
In 2011 it was announced that Brunei would donate the Waspada and the Pejuang to Indonesia as training vessels.
Fast Attack Craft
Fast Attack Craft are small, fast, agile and offensive warships, that are armed with anti-ship missiles, guns or torpedoes. These are usually operated in close proximity to land as they lack both the sea-keeping and all-round defensive capabilities to survive in blue water. The size of the vessel...
that was built for the Royal Brunei Navy
Royal Brunei Navy
The Royal Brunei Navy is the naval defence force of Brunei Darussalam. It is a small but relatively well-equipped force whose main responsibility is to conduct search and rescue missions and to deter and defend the Brunei waters against attack mounted by sea-borne forces.The Royal Brunei Navy was...
by Vosper Thornycroft in the late 1970s. Three vessels were built, and as of 2009 all three remain in service.
In 2011 it was announced that Brunei would donate the Waspada and the Pejuang to Indonesia as training vessels.
Units
- P-02 Waspada - launched 1977, in commission 1978
- P-03 Pejuang - launched 1978, in commission 1979
- P-04 Seteria - launched 1978, in commission 1979