Malaysian Navy - Lekir

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Accession NumberP74Title (extended title only)Plaque - Royal Malaysian Navy - LekirDescriptionPlaque of the Royal Malaysian Navy – Plaque Lekir - Wooden with raised brass plateDateBetween 1st January 1985 and 31st December 1999ProvenanceThe plaque was given to the City of Fremantle by the Captain of the Malaysian ship Lekir upon a visit to the City of Fremantle –
KD Lekir is the second ship of Kasturi-class corvette currently serving in the Royal Malaysian Navy. Together with her sister ship Kasturi, Lekir serves in the 22nd Corvette Squadron of the Royal Malaysian Navy.
Lekir was built by the German Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) shipyard. She was launched on 14 May 1983 and commissioned on 15 August 1984.[2]
In October 2011, Lekir underwent an extensive modernisation known as Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) and it was completed in November 2014Relevance to the CityGifted to the City of Fremantle upon a visit by the Royal Malaysian Ship Lekir. The City of Fremantle has a long relationship with the Malaysian City Seberang Perai (previously known as Wellesley Butterworth)

SubjectSeberang Perai (Malaysia)CollectionCivic Collection

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LocationCivic Collection

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