A submarine made in France would arrive at Port Klang of Malaysia Thursday, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday. The submarine was built by the French military shipyard, Direction des Constructions Navales Services in partnership with the Spanish shipyard Navatia, said The New Straits Times.
The submarine would dock at the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) basein Port Klang and the Malaysian King, together with some top officials of the Malaysian government, would be present to welcomethe submarine at the port.
The diesel-powered submarine would then leave Port Klang on Friday and it would dock again at the RMN Lumut base in Perak State on Saturday.
The "KD Tunku Abdul Rahman" submarine was named after the Malaysian first prime minister and it could operate alone or in combination with air and sea forces. Also, the submarine could undertake a wide range of missions, including naval blockades, information gathering and landing or retrieval of commandos.
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