The
Lerici class design has been successfully exported to Algeria, Australia, Finland, Malaysia, Nigeria, the United States, Thailand and Taiwan.
Mahamiru class The
Royal Malaysian Navy operates four ships based on the
Lerici class design: KDs
Mahamiru (11),
Jerai (12),
Ledang (13), and
Kinabalu (14). The four ships were ordered from Intermarine on 20 February 1981, commissioned into the Royal Malaysian Navy on 11 December 1985, and arrived in Malaysia on 26 March 1986.
Mahamiru-class ships vary in design from the
Lerici class. Most significant of these is that
Mahamirus are equipped with two diesel engines with dedicated propeller shafts instead of a single engine and propeller, giving them a maximum speed of and a minehunting speed of . The TSM 2022 sonars were upgraded to the Mark III version, and the ships were reconditioned to meet a minimum of ten more years active service.
Nigerian Lerici In the late 1980s, the
Nigerian Navy acquired two
Lerici-class ships.
Marabai (M 372) was laid down on 11 March 1985, launched on 6 June 1986, and commissioned on 25 February 1988. Initially, the twelve ships were to be built by Intermarine USA in
Savannah, Georgia, but in October 1989, construction for four ships was contracted out to
Avondale Industries. The operating capabilities of the Bay class were found to be severely lacking, with four of the six ships cancelled before construction started. Built at Intermarine's Sarzana shipyard, the first two ships of this class (HTM Ships and were laid down in 1998 and launched in 1999. The other six ships were cancelled before they were laid down. The MITOs are based on the
Huon class design, but with a redesigned superstructure. ==Unlicensed designs==