Kasturi-class corvette
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The Kasturi-class corvette is a class of small, multi-role warships used by Malaysia for patrol, surveillance, and surface warfare operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kasturi-class corvette canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8420218 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kasturi-class corvette Context triple: [Royal Malaysian Navy, frigateClassOperated, Kasturi-class corvette]
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A.
Kolkata-class destroyer
The Kolkata-class destroyer is a class of advanced stealth-guided missile destroyers serving as major surface combatants in the Indian Navy, designed for multi-role operations including air defense, anti-surface, and anti-submarine warfare.
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B.
Shivalik-class frigate
The Shivalik-class frigate is a class of stealth multi-role warships designed and built in India, serving as key frontline surface combatants of the Indian Navy.
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C.
Visakhapatnam-class destroyer
The Visakhapatnam-class destroyer is a class of advanced stealth guided-missile destroyers built in India for the Indian Navy, featuring enhanced sensors, weapons, and network-centric warfare capabilities.
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D.
Sindhughosh-class submarine
The Sindhughosh-class submarine is a series of diesel-electric attack submarines operated by India, derived from the Russian Kilo-class and used primarily for anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare.
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E.
Shishumar-class submarine
The Shishumar-class submarine is a series of German-designed, diesel-electric attack submarines operated by the Indian Navy for anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kasturi-class corvette Target entity description: The Kasturi-class corvette is a class of small, multi-role warships used by Malaysia for patrol, surveillance, and surface warfare operations.
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A.
Kolkata-class destroyer
The Kolkata-class destroyer is a class of advanced stealth-guided missile destroyers serving as major surface combatants in the Indian Navy, designed for multi-role operations including air defense, anti-surface, and anti-submarine warfare.
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B.
Shivalik-class frigate
The Shivalik-class frigate is a class of stealth multi-role warships designed and built in India, serving as key frontline surface combatants of the Indian Navy.
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C.
Visakhapatnam-class destroyer
The Visakhapatnam-class destroyer is a class of advanced stealth guided-missile destroyers built in India for the Indian Navy, featuring enhanced sensors, weapons, and network-centric warfare capabilities.
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D.
Sindhughosh-class submarine
The Sindhughosh-class submarine is a series of diesel-electric attack submarines operated by India, derived from the Russian Kilo-class and used primarily for anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare.
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E.
Shishumar-class submarine
The Shishumar-class submarine is a series of German-designed, diesel-electric attack submarines operated by the Indian Navy for anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corvette class
ⓘ
warship class ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 100 mm main gun
ⓘ
Bofors 40 mm gun ⓘ
linked to:
40 mm Bofors autocannon
Bofors 57 mm gun (after refit) ⓘ Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles ⓘ
linked to:
Exocet anti-ship missile
surface-to-air missiles (after modernization) ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | 11.0 m ⓘ |
| builder |
HDW (Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft)
ⓘ
linked to:
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
Lürssen Werft ⓘ
linked to:
Lürssen
|
| countryOfOrigin | Malaysia ⓘ |
| crew | about 100 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
coastal patrol
ⓘ
littoral operations ⓘ |
| designedInCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| displacement | 1590 tons (full load) ⓘ |
| draught | 3.0 m ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Malaysian Navy in the 1980s ⓘ |
| flag | Malaysia ⓘ |
| hasAviationFacility | helicopter deck (no hangar) ⓘ |
| hasShip |
KD Kasturi
ⓘ
KD Lekir ⓘ |
| length | 95.3 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 28 knots ⓘ |
| modernizationProgram | Service Life Extension Programme (SLEP) ⓘ |
| navalClassification | corvette ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsBuilt | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Malaysian Navy ⓘ |
| primaryRole | surface combatant ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 MTU diesel engines
ⓘ
CODAD (combined diesel and diesel) ⓘ |
| range | 5000 nautical miles at 16 knots ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | training ship ⓘ |
| sensor |
air and surface search radar
ⓘ
fire-control radar ⓘ sonar ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Malaysian Navy ⓘ |
| SLEPPeriod | 2009–2014 ⓘ |
| SLEPUpgrades |
electronic warfare suite upgrade
ⓘ
hull and machinery refurbishment ⓘ new combat management system ⓘ new sensors and radars ⓘ |
| status | in active service (as of early 2020s) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
exclusive economic zone patrol
ⓘ
maritime surveillance ⓘ patrol operations ⓘ surface warfare ⓘ |
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