Navy's fourth littoral mission ship ready, naming ceremony moved to Nov 2021

The Royal Malaysian Navy’s fourth Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) has completed the construction phase and was successfully launched at the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Ltd (WSIG) shipyard in Wuhan, China today to begin the acceptance test phase at the port.

The Navy in a statement today said the official naming ceremony for the fourth LMS was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and it would be conducted simultaneously with the physical handover of the ship in November 2021.

“The fourth LMS will join the 11th LMS squadron together with...