Construction
Hang Tuah was a singleton vessel, originally built for Ghana. It was to be named Black Star and function as the flagship of Ghana's navy as well as presidential yacht for Kwame Nkrumah. After Nkrumah was ousted in 1966, the new government cancelled the order due to the excessive cost (around GBP 5 million at that time, equivalent to £69,360,000 today).
As the vessel was not completely finished, it was kept at anchor for several years and eventually transferred from the Firth of Clyde to Portsmouth Dockyard in April 1972 and then to Chatham Dockyard to be refitted to bring her up to Royal Navy standards.
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