Malaysia will transform the submarine museum in Ushant

Last French submarine with diesel propulsion, the Ushant will be transformed into a museum in Malaysia. In this perspective, a Malaysian delegation visited the building on Jan. 25, at Brest.Part of the series of four submarines of the type Agosta, the Ushant was built in Cherbourg.Along 67.6 meters for a displacement of 1,725 ​​tons submerged, the boat, manned by a crew of 54 sailors, has four 550mm tubes and could carry 20 torpedoes and Exocet SM39 anti-ship missiles. He served in the Navy from 1978 to 2001. Stored at Brest, the Ushant was back in service in 2005 for the purposes of Malaysia Scorpene contract. He thus trained to the sea of ​​the first crews of two new buildings commissioned by the Malaysian navy, which until then had no submarines. Rehabilitated by DCNS after 14 months of work, was chartered by the Ushant Navfco DCI in charge of cadet training in Malaysia. A total of 146 sailors got their qualification submariner during 42 trips to the sea and over 9100 hours of diving conducted between 2005 and 2009, year of delivery of the first Scorpene Malaysia, the Tunku Abdul Rahman (following the following year by the Tun Razak).

A time, Malaysia had planned to keep the school building as Ushant, but ultimately it was decided to transform it into a museum, since it is on board as the first Malaysian submariners in history have their weapons. The former French vessel should be transported via a semi-submersible vessel to the state of Malacca.