Mandau-class fast attack craft
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Class overview | |
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Builders | Korea Tacoma Marine Industries Ltd |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Kelap Lintah class |
Succeeded by | |
In service | 1979-present |
Completed | 4 |
Active | 3 |
Lost | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Missile boat |
Displacement |
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Length | 53.7 m (176 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 41 knots (76 km/h; 47 mph) |
Range | 2,600 nmi (4,815 km; 2,992 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 43 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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The Mandau-class, Indonesian designation KCR-PSK, is a class of four missile-armed fast attack craft that currently operated by the Indonesian Navy. They were built by the Korea Tacoma Marine Industries from South Korea between 1977 and 1980.[1]
Design
In 1975, Indonesia placed an order with the South Korean shipbuilder, Korea Tacoma International, for 4 PSK Mark 5 missile armed fast attack craft.[2][3] The design was based on Korea Tacoma's PSSM patrol boat built for the Republic of Korea Navy, which in turn was based on the Asheville-class gunboat built for the US Navy.[2][3]
The ships are 53.58 m (175 ft 9 in) long, with a
The ships are fitted with a single
A Racal Decca 1226
Operational history
On September 11, 2018, KRI Rencong caught fire and sank while on patrol near Sorong in West Papua. The incident occurred at around 7 a.m. when a fire broke out in the ship's engine room after the gas turbine unexpectedly shut down. The fire soon spread to other compartments, including the ammunition room, prompting the ship's commander to issue an order to abandon ship. The patrol boat has been instrumental in Indonesia's efforts to root out
Ships
Name | Hull number[2] | Builder | Commissioned[2] | Status |
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Mandau | 621 | Korea Tacoma Marine Industries | 20 July 1979 | Active |
Rencong | 622 | Korea Tacoma Marine Industries | 20 July 1979 | Sank following a fire incident in September 2018.[6] |
Badik | 623 | Korea Tacoma Marine Industries | February 1980 | Active |
Keris | 624 | Korea Tacoma Marine Industries | February 1980 | Active |
See also
List of active Indonesian Navy ships
References
- ^ "Mandau Class - Generasi KCR TNI AL Warisan Orde Baru". 25 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Saunders 2002, p. 327
- ^ a b c Gardiner & Chumbley 1995, p. 181
- ^ a b c Baker 1998, p. 340
- ^ Wardi, Robertus (12 September 2018). "Indonesian Navy Loses Second Ship in Less Than a Year". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Indonesian fast missile boat KRI Rencong-622 catches fire in Papua waters". The Jakarta Post. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
Bibliography
- Baker, A.D. (1998). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.
- Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2002). Jane's Fighting Ships 2002–2003. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0710624328.