Description of Project

The Submarine Museum (Muzium Kapal Selam) is a submarine-themed museum in Klebang, Malacca, Malaysia. French submarine Ouessant (S623) was used to train the first Royal Malaysian Navy crews from 2005 to 2009, and has since been refurbished and converted into a museum since 2011.

Officially opened on 4 March 2012 by Melaka Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam and Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi when the submarine was handed over from the Ministry of Defence to Melaka State Government, the museum has since been upgraded by adding prayer room and shops over the years.

Details:

The museum features a decommissioned France-made Agosta class 70 submarine, which was used by the Royal Malaysian Navy for submarine training for a short period of time. The submarine is measured 67.5 meters in length, 11.7 in height and 6.5 meters in width, with total weight of 1,300 tonnes.

The overall cost of the museum is MYR12.6 million, which also includes the cost for transportation, harbor, road, renovation, foundation work and visitor facilities.