MELAKA: Back in the 1400s, it sailed as far as Rome and China during the heyday of the Malacca Sultanate. Among the consignments it carried were four elephants from then Siam, which were gifted by the Siam King to Malacca.

With a capacity of 500 tonnes and a length of 1,000m, the vessel known as the Mendam Berahi was said to be much larger than the Portuguese galleons.

It will soon be “calling on” the Klebang Maritime Museum – in the form of a replica.

Building a model of the sailboat based on the original design is the latest project of the Melaka Museum Authority (Perzim).

Its manager Datuk Khamis Abas said the construction was expected to take two years with a fund of RM10mil provided by the Tourism and Culture Ministry.

“The size of the replica will be the same as the replica of Portuguese galleon Flor de la Mar at Banda Hilir,” he said yesterday.

Khamis hoped that with the introduction of the Mendam Berahi replica, locals could get an insight into the maritime glory of the sultanate.

The sailboat could carry 1,000 people and had three cannons fixed on its hull.

Khamis added that the maritime museum would also introduce an exhibition to detail how Melaka emerged as one of the important entrepot empires in the region.

Meanwhile, Khamis said the maritime museum attracted 300,000 visitors in the first six month of this year.

Paid visitors to other museums and galleries in the state also increased by 10%, or 15,000 people, for the same period.

In terms of nationwide ranking, Melaka was second with a total of 673,436 visitors last year, he said. “We target a higher figure this year with tours organised for schoolchildren from Singapore,” Khamis said.

Among the efforts to attract more visitors was the setting up of intriguing exhibitions, he said.Khamis added that Perzim also engaged the Chetty and Portuguese community leaders to be part of the living museum programme, which has proven to be a successful endeavour.


Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017...YBgsccKGLFpQ.99

I didn't know delusion is official religion of this country.

Oh whatever, Truth is whatever lies you choose to believe.

I bet nothing beat the bliss of wallowing in the cesspool of ignorance.

Especially when there is RM10mil involved.

The longest ship in the world in service today is about 400 meters long.

Mendam berahi was 1 kilometer long?

1km ship how many billions cost?

Oh typical exaggerated non existent facts

If not mistaken..that ship is called Jong....

maybe he was influenced by -

http://riwayatmelayu.blogspot.my/2010/08/a...-melayu-ix.html

This post has been edited by shasit: Jul 1 2017, 09:39 AM

ada 10mil

ada poket berahi

Ssshhhh diam jangan persoal further

If such ship exists then it should be noted in maritime history when back then melacca are in contact with Portuguese siam and China

err... I tried googling around and found spanish galleons or other sail ships of that time were generally around 30 - 60 meters long. Mendam Berahi at 1km long would have been the longest & biggest ship ever to sail the oceans, and more than twice the size of the longest ship today

Titanic also copy us punya, you tak tau ke? We are lord of the seas during Melaka Era that's why everyone dengki us want to bring us down.

Diam, they modify their history cause dengki us have high technology.

Walaoweh rm 10 million for a 1km ship? Very cost efficient we are like japan already

kita pun mau menang juga

Just wondering the the star article doest mention 1000 m.

Maybe mistake by the author and corrected later.

You guys can continue bashing

Dua orang Jepun yang lepas lari itu balik ke tempat kumpulan orang Jepun yang sedang bermukim di Kemboja dan menceritakan apa yang telah dilakukan oleh Hang Tuah terhadap mereka.

Maka orang-orang Jepun itu marah dan berdendam untuk menyerang angkatan Hang Tuah dan datang dengan kapal mereka dan menghadang kapal Hang Tuah dalam perjalanannya pulang membawa gajah-gajah ke Melaka.

Maka berlakulah peperangan dan Hang Tuah membaca pustakanya menyebabkan segala bedil Jepun tidak meletup dan
perahu Hang Tuah dapat menghampiri perahu Jepun dan Hang Tuah serta pahlawannya pun melompat ke atas perahu Jepun dan mengamuk menyebabkan Jepun-Jepun itu berterjunan lari dan yang lain dibunuh.

Maka Hang Tuah memperoleh emas perak harta rampasan yang sangat banyak sehingga sarat muatan perahunya dan dibawanya ke Melaka.

This post has been edited by HangPC2: Jul 1 2017, 06:28 PM

Need Hack3line to confirm this

Mod pls unban

What the actual f...

The movie macam best je. Directed by Muhd Mikail bin Bai looks like

It was mentioned that the RM10 million fund will be provided by Tourism and Culture Ministry.

Now we know why die die want to implement tourism tax.

LOOOOLLL for the longest time I thought the movie is called Dendam Berahi!
As a child was so excited to watch since featuring 3 female lead actresses LOOOLLL

1000m long ship? Much wow. There's a typo somewhere, methinks.

That RM10mil would be better spent on washing public toilets and signage on the proper usage of such facilities....too much rendam bertahi in those places.

Tudung mana???

1km satay I more interested.

Cool setolly bruh...

I wonder how they do they measure back in that time?

Will it collapse n sink?

Later found out Mendam Berahi is made in China, then take down from history textbook again like Hang Tuah.

500 tonne will be about Flor de La Ma size.

Better info: About 55m.






This post has been edited by anuarnor: Jul 2 2017, 01:41 AM

baru logik sikit

measured using a made in china ruler kot.

wow. lawan tokey