Submarine Museum () is a

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made out of a decommissioned

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situated in

Klebang Klebang is a suburb of Malacca City and a mukim of Melaka Tengah District in the Malaysian state of Malacca. Located along the Strait of Malacca, the town is rapidly developing due to a series of ongoing land reclamation projects in and around ...

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. The decommissioned submarine is a

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-made Agosta class 70 submarine named Quessant (S623), which was used to train the first

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crews from 2005 to 2009. It measures 67.5 meters in length, 11.7 in height and 6.5 meters in width, with a displacement of 1,300 tonnes, and was last used by the

and

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in July 2009, when journey through the

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was made. On 23 September 2011, Malaysian Ambassador to France Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Zainal signed an agreement for the ownership of the unused submarine with French Defence Minister. The decommissioned submarine was transported by sea by Felda Transport Services Sdn. Bhd. and Jumbo Shipping. It departed from French Naval Base in Brest,

on 9 October 2011. It reached Malaysia on 13 November 2011, and arrived in

on 17 November 2011. The museum was opened to the public on 22 November 2011 for 10 days as a promotional preview. A total of 25,000 visitors flocked into the museum, including the Governor of Malacca

Mohd Khalil Yaakob Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob ( Jawi: محمد خليل بن يعقوب; born 29 December 1937) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca from June 2004 to June 2020, 12th Menteri Besar of Pahang from August ...

. It was then closed for refurbishment and painting work and it was reopened again on 17 December 2011. It was officiated on 4 March 2012 by Malacca Chief Minister

Mohd Ali Rustam Mohd. Ali bin Mohd. Rustam (; born 24 August 1949) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca since June 2020. He served as the 9th Chief Minister of Malacca from December 1999 to May 2013, Deputy ...

and

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when the submarine was handed over from the

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to Malacca State Government. In March 2015, it was decided that the museum would be upgraded by adding prayer room and shops over the next two years. 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.

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2011 establishments in Malaysia Melaka Tengah District Museums established in 2011 Museums in Malacca Submarines of Malaysia Submarine museums {{Malaysia-museum-stub

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