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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Second Scorpene submarine sets sail for Malaysia

Scorpene class submarine'KD Tun Razak' – the second of the two Scorpene submarines built by France for the Royal Malaysian Navy – has set sail for home.

The submarine, designed and built by France’s DCNS Group in partnership with Spain's Navanita, left the Toulon port in France on April 30, 2010 and headed for the port of Lumut in Malaysia, DCNS said.

The crossing from Toulon to Lumut is expected to take about two months and will include several ports of call, the company said, adding the vessel will then undergo sea trials in Malaysia.

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