Speaking of Brunei, it seems that we are not deeply impressed, except because Wu Zun is a Brunei and Brunei people have made a fortune by selling oil. In terms of land area and population, Brunei is a standard projectile land. The land area is less than 6,000 square kilometers, and the population is only equivalent to the population size of a medium-sized county in our country, with less than 500,000. In terms of economic development, Brunei's per capita GDP ranks second among Southeast Asian countries, second only to Singapore, which made a windfall in the Strait of Malacca, and Brunei's oil and gas production and exports account for about 67% of GDP, so despite being a small country by standards, Brunei is committed to maintaining a naval force that can safeguard its maritime rights and interests.
Brunei, which is divided in two by Malaysia
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Speaking of the Brunei Navy, we have to mention the three abandoned British F2000 frigates, which have been introduced before. Brunei was established relatively late, and it was not until January 1, 1984, that Brunei's oil and gas resources were discovered in the 1920s and have been plundered by colonists. After independence, Brunei's economy has developed rapidly by selling oil and gas resources, and it is also urgent to build a strong navy to safeguard its own interests. Therefore, in 1998, three 2000-ton frigates were purchased from the United Kingdom.
Three F2000 frigates abandoned by the Brunei Navy
In terms of design, the three F2000 frigates are advanced enough in terms of weapons and equipment and shipboard electronics, and if they can eventually be introduced, they will become one of the most advanced surface ships in the navies of Southeast Asian countries at that time. It was only the internal divisions within the Brunei royal family that eventually ended up in the Indonesian Navy.
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Or patrol ships really
Abandoning the 2,000-ton frigate, coastal defense pressure is still there, so the Brunei Navy chose the more practical "Darussalam" class ocean patrol ship, restarted the new ship procurement plan in 2007, ordered three 80-meter-class patrol ships from the German Lursin Shipyard, and then purchased an additional one, a total of four, called "Darussalam" class ocean patrol ships, which were completed between 2011 and 2014.
Brunei Navy "Darussalam" class ocean patrol ship No. 3
The strength of the Darussalam class
The Darussalam-class patrol ships reached a full tonnage of 1650 tons, which belonged to the larger of the patrol ships. In terms of shape design, simple and neat, the front of the superstructure has an inclination design, the cone section chimney is located in the middle of the hull, and the stern has a long helicopter deck, occupying more than 1/3 of the length of the ship, which can carry an S-70 helicopter, and there is also a hanging door at the stern, which can accommodate and release an RHIB assault boat in the stern.
The wide deck fell in love
In terms of weapons, the first three naval guns were a Swedish Bofors MK2 57 mm naval gun and two Oerlikon 20 mm/85 KAA machine guns, the fourth ship's reduced main gun was replaced with a German MKG-27 27 mm cannon, and anti-ship missiles were also omitted, while the first three were equipped with two twin MM40 Block3 Flying Fish anti-ship missiles with a range of up to 180 km.
The Flying Fish anti-ship missile is located on the deck between the bridge and the chimney
On the shipboard electronics, the Darussalam class placed a BRITISH TERMER 4100 X-band air-to-sea search radar with a maximum search range of 200 km at the top of the main mast, while the top of the bridge was equipped with a Dutch Thales EO MK-2 integrated optoelectronic fire control radar, and a MEOS II maritime photoelectric surveillance system of ZEISS Optoelectronics.
The lead ship of the Brunei Navy's "Darussalam" class ocean-going patrol ship
In terms of power, the Darussalam class is equipped with two German-made MTU 12V 1163TB93 diesel engines, plus two water jet thrusters, which can achieve a maximum speed of 22 knots, and at an economic speed of 12 knots, the maximum cruising range can reach 7500 nautical miles, so the Brunei Navy has repeatedly used the Darussalam class patrol ship as a visiting ship to sail oceans, and has visited our country to participate in the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the navy.
| Full load displacement | 1650 tons |
| Standard displacement | 1480 tons |
| captain | 80 meters |
| Wide port | 13 meters |
| draft | 3.3 meters |
| Occupant | 55 people |
| Maximum speed | 22 knots |
| Endurance | 7500 nautical miles/12 knots |
In addition, the Brunei Navy also ordered four 40-meter-class patrol boats from Germany at that time, called "Itjihad" class patrol ships, together with four Darussalam-class patrol ships to guard Brunei's maritime rights.
Brunei Navy "Etejiha" class patrol ship