List of Royal Brunei Navy ships

The list of Royal Brunei Navy ships includes all ships that used to belong to and commissioned into Royal Brunei Navy service.[1][2]

KDB Darulaman in Port Jackson in 2013.

Surface combatants

Patrol Vessels
KDB Darulehsan in Muara Naval Base in 2016.

Darussalam class offshore patrol vessel
Main article: Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessel

The Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessel is a class of four offshore patrol vessels constructed for the Royal Brunei Navy. They are the largest and most capable ships of the Royal Brunei Navy, and often participate in international naval exercises.

Ijtihad-class patrol boat
Main article: Ijtihad-class patrol boat
KDB Berkat underway during CARAT 2018.

The Ijtihad-class consists of four fast patrol boats build by Lürssen Werft, Germany and delivered to Brunei in 2009. They patrol the coast of Brunei and sometimes participate in joint naval exercises.

Fearless-class patrol vessel
Main article: Fearless-class patrol vessel

The Fearless-class replaced the earlier Swift-class patrol craft of the Singapore Navy after the Swifts were transferred to the Police Coast Guard. ST Marine was given the contract to build the ships on 27 February 1993.[3] The former RSS Brave and Gallant were given as a present to the Royal Brunei Navy in March 2023 and are now known as KBD As-Siddiq and Al-Faruq.[4]

  • KDB As-Siddiq
  • KDB Al-Faruq

Decommissioned patrol vessels
Class Name Note
Saleha class[5] (P11) KD Saleha
(P12) KD Masna
(P13) KD Nor'ain		 Built by Vosper Thornycroft[6]
Perwira class (P14) KDB Perwira
(P15) KDB Pemburu
(P16) KDB Penyerang		 All three were decommissioned 2016-2017[7]
Bendahara class (P21) KDB Bendahara
(P22) KDB Maharajalela
(P23) KDB Kermaindera[8]		 P22 was put on display at the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Museum as a museum ship.[9]
Bahagia class (S24) KDB Bahagia
(S26) KDB Selamat

Waspada-class fast attack craft
KDB Seteria underway during CARAT 2008.
Main article: Waspada-class fast attack craft

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 one remain in service while two were donated to the Indonesian Navy as patrol crafts.

KDB Pahlawan on patrol in 1969.

KDB Mustaed
Main article: KDB Mustaed

The ship KDB Mustaed (21) is the only one of its kind in the Royal Brunei Navy. The vessel is in active service.

Decommissioned fast attack crafts
Class Name Note
Pahlawan class (P01) KDB Pahlawan First ship of the Royal Brunei Navy.[2]
Waspada class (P02) KDB Waspada
(P03) KDB Pejuang		 These two were donated to Indonesian Navy.

Amphibious Ships

Damuan class
Main article: Damuan-class landing craft
  • (L31) KDB Damuan (Decommissioned)
  • (L32) KDB Puni

Serasa class
Main article: Serasa-class landing craft
  • (L33) KDB Serasa
  • (L34) KDB Teraban
A SR.N5 hovercraft of the Royal Brunei Navy.

Hovercraft

In 1968, several hovercraft of type SR.N5 and SR.N6 were acquired and put into service.[2]

Sauders Roe class (Decommissioned)

Auxiliary Ships

Launch boat

Used as tug and dive tender.

Miscelaneos vessels

References
  1. "MINDEF - RB Navy Organisation". www.mindef.gov.bn. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  2. "History". www.rbn.mindef.gov.bn. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  3. "Factsheet - History of RSN's Patrol Vessels". Ministry of Defence of Singapore (MINDEF). 15 June 2005. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  4. "Brunei to induct ex-Singapore Fearless-class patrol boats". Janes.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  5. "Sa-Buah Lagi Kapal Ronda Untok A.M.D.B." (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 28 June 1972. p. 1.
  6. "Pelancharan dua buah kapal ronda untok A.M.D.B." (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 23 September 1970. p. 12.
  7. "End of road for KDB Perwira". borneo363.rssing.com. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  8. "Lawatan penuntut2 St. John ka-khemah AMDB" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 22 January 1969. p. 6.
  9. "Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Museum (Bandar Seri Begawan) - 2020 all you need to know BEFORE you go (with photos)". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  10. "CHMSKB". chunghuakb.edu.bn. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  11. Admin; Admin. "Two Brunei Assets Join Search And Rescue For Missing Tourists, Crew | Borneo Today". Retrieved 2021-09-24.
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