Navy launches nation’s first littoral combat ship

LUMUT, 24 Ogos -- Sultan Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah dan Raja Permaisuri Perak Tuanku Zara Salim pada pelancaran Kapal Tempur Pesisir (LCS) milik Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) yang dinamakan Kapal Diraja (KD) Maharaja Lela pada majlis pelancaran di Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) Sdn Bhd, Pangkalan TLDM Lumut hari ini.Kapal berkenaan dinamakan Maharaja Lela sempena Datuk Maharaja Lela yang mengetuai perjuangan penduduk tempatan menentang British di Perak. Kapal tersebut merupakan salah satu daripada enam unit LCS milik TLDM.--fotoBERNAMA (2017) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

LUMUT: The newly-built KD Maharaja Lela, the first of six littoral combat ships (LCS) of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), was launched by Raja Permaisuri Perak Tuanku Zara Salim at the RMN base here.

The naming of the ship and launching ceremony was also graced by the presence of Perak Ruler Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah.