KRI DIPONEGORO 365

DESCRIPTION:

The newest acquisition by the TNI-AL (Indonesian Navy). Built by the Royal Schelde Shipyard, Netherlands (www.schelde.com). A new breed of ships which use a modular system developed by Schelde known as SIGMA (Ship Integrated Geometrical Modularity Approach) by which several types of ships can be built from a single hull, from patrol ships to frigates.

Indonesian Navy order 4 of SIGMA 9113 (90 M) Corvettes from Schelde, the first two had been delivered last year, designated KRI Diponegoro (365) and KRI Hasanuddin (366) after two National heroes. The other two is taking shapes in Vlissingen and will be delivered until 2009.

KRI SULTAN ISKANDAR MUDA 367

KRI Diponegoro and KRI Hasanuddin was sighted in the 2008 Joint Exercise (LATGAB TNI) in June 2008 showing it's ability in front of the High Ranking Officials including President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Technical Data :
Displacement: 1,700 tons
Dimensions : 90,71 x 13,02 x 3,60 meters / 297,62 x 47,72 x 11,81 feet
Propulsion : 2 shafts; 2 cruise diesels, 8,910 bhp, 28 knots;
Crew : 80
Combat System : Thales TACTICOS
Radar : MW 08 3D Radar
Sonar : Thales UMS 4132 Kingklip hull mounted
Fire Control :LIROD MK2 Tracking radar
ESM : Thales DR 3000
ECM : Racal Scorpion 2L
Aviation : aft helicopter deck
Armament : 4 MM40 Exocet SSM, 2 Mistral TETRAL SAM positions, 1 Oto Melara Super Rapid 76mm Dual Purpose, 2 Denel Vector 20 mm, 2 B 515 inch torpedo tubes.
Builders : Royal Schelde Shipbuilding, Vlissingen, Netherlands.

DE  Name
365 KRI Diponegoro (DPN)
366 KRI Hasanuddin (HSN)
367 KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda (SIM)
368 KRI Frans Kaisiepo (FKO)

KRI Hasanuddin 366 is the second ships that bears the name, The first was an EX-Royal Navy Tribal Class Frigates KRI Hasanuddin 333 (ex HMS Tartar F133)

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KRI FATAHILLAH 361

Desciption :

Dutch-built corvettes/light frigates; very well armed and highly capable for their size. All Three are still operational. KRI Fatahillah (361) and KRI Nala (363) recently involved in the search for Adam Air's B-737-400 which was lost on new years day near the island of Sulawesi. The two frigates work together along the USN Mary Sears which was sent by the US Gov. to help the Search and Rescue (SAR) effort.

KRI Nala 363
(with aft helicopter Deck)

Technical Data :Displacement: 1,450 tons full load
Dimensions : 83.85 x 11.1 x 3.3 meters/275.1 x 36.4 x 10.8 feet
Propulsion : 2 shafts; 2 cruise diesels, 8,000 bhp, 21 knots; 1 boost gas turbine, 22,360 shp; 30 knots
Crew : 82
Radar : DA-05 air/surf. search
Sonar : PHS-32 hull mounted MF
Fire Control : WM-28
EW : SUSIE-I intercept, 2 decoy RL
Aviation : 363 only: aft helicopter deck and hangar for 1 NBO-105 helicopter
Armament : 4 MM38 Exocet SSM, 2 Mistral SAM positions, 1 120mm/46cal DP, 1 40 mm (363: 2 guns), 2 20 mm, 2 375 mm ASW RL, 2 triple 12.75 inch torpedo tubes (none in 363)
Builders : Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands.

DE  Name 

361   KRI Fatahilah
362   KRI Malahayati
363   KRI Nala    

KRI KI HAJAR DEWANTARA 364

Description :A Yugoslavian Custom-built training frigate. Can serve as a combatant frigate or as a troopship. In the picture above was KRI Ki Hajar Dewantara and KRI Yos Sudarso (far back under the horizon) intercepting a Portuguese Lusitania Express (yellow on the background) bound for East Timor on March 11th, 1992. Following the incident in Dili, then was an Indonesian youngest province (known as the Santa Cruz incident), the portuguese ferry set sail from darwin on a provocative mission.

Technical Data :Displacement: 1,850 tons full load
Dimensions : 96.70 x 11.2 x 3.55 meters/317.3 x 36.7 x 11.6 feet
Propulsion : 2 shafts; 2 cruise diesels, 7,000 bhp; 1 boost gas turbine, 22,300 shp; 27 knots
Crew : 91 + 14 instructors + 100 students
Sonar : PHS-32 hull mounted MF
Fire Control : WM-28
EW : SUSIE-1 intercept, 2 flare RL
Aviation : aft helicopter deck and hangar for 1 NBO-105 helicopter (7)
Armament : 4 MM38 Exocet SSM (1), 1 Bofors 57mm/70cal DP (2), 2 Rheinmetall 20 mm (3), 2 ASW torpedo tubes (4)
Builders : Uljanic SY, Split, Yugoslavia.

KRI KI HAJAR DEWANTARA 364


DE  Name
364 KRI Ki Hajar Dewantara (KDA)