Service History
The ship has been dispatched to aid victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, rushed humanitarian aid the Afghan refugees in 2001 and delivered armoured infantry vehicles from 4th Infantry Brigade (Mech) as part of peacekeeper forces for Operation Astute during the 2006 East Timor crisis.
In her roles as a command ship, KD Mahawangsa has been involved in several joint exercises with foreign navies, such as the joint Malaysia-Thailand Naval exercises called THALAY LAUT, the Starfish exercises under the Five Power Defence Arrangement and the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) series of exercises held with the U.S. Navy. The closing ceremony for CARAT Malaysia 2004 was held aboard the KD Mahawangsa, anchored off the island of Tioman.
In September 2008 the KD Mahawangsa was sent to the Gulf of Aden after the hijacking of two MISC oil tankers by Somali pirates.
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