Serasa-class landing craft

The Serasa class is a ship class of two light landing craft for Brunei Darussalam. Both were laid down by Transfield Shipbuilding for the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN; Malay: Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei, TLDB) in the August 1996.^{[citation needed]} The lead ship is KDB Serasa (33); KDB being the official acronym for Kapal Diraja Brunei in Malay, meaning Royal Brunei Ship. Currently both ships are in active service in support of Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF; Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei, TDDB).^[1][2][3] Both ships were commissioned together on 7 May 1997 at Muara Naval Base, Brunei Darussalam.^[4] They are sometimes used to transport supplies, vehicles and personal to specific locations where they are needed.

Class overview
Builders	Transfield Shipbuilding, Henderson, Western Australia
Operators	Royal Brunei Navy
Preceded by	Damuan class
Built	1996
In commission	1997–present
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Landing craft light
Displacement	220 tonnes (243 tons) (minimum) 370 tonnes (408 tons) (maximum)
Length	36.5 metres (119 feet 9 inches)
Draught	1.85 metres (6 feet 1 inch)
Installed power	1,521 kilowatts (2,040 hp)
Propulsion	3x Caterpillar 3508 DITA (direct-injection, turbocharged, aftercooled) 8-cylinder diesel engine
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range	1,500 nmi (2,778 km; 1,726 mi)
Capacity	100 tonnes (110 tons) cargo
Complement	16
Electronic warfare & decoys	Decca Radar
Armament	2x 20 mm/90 cal Oerlikon GAM B01 AA 2x 7.62 mm machine guns

Ship in class

pennant no.	name	IMO number	builder	launched	commissioned	status
33	KDB Serasa	9143659 [5]	Transfield Shipbuilding, Henderson, Western Australia	Aug 1996	7 May 1997	commissioned
34	KDB Teraban	9143661 [6]	Transfield Shipbuilding, Henderson, Western Australia	Aug 1996	7 May 1997	commissioned