KRI Alamang (644) explained

KRI Alamang (644) is a of the Indonesian Navy. Commissioned in 2013, she is the fourth ship of her class.

Specifications

The vessel has a length of 44 meters, a draft of 8 meters, and a displacement of 238 tonnes with the maximum speed of 27 knots.[1] She has a crew complement of 35, and is equipped with two Chinese-made C-705 missile launchers, a 30mm main gun, and two 20mm Denel Vektor GI-2 guns.[1] [2]

The ship costed Rp 73 billion (USD 6 million in 2013).[3]

Service history

Alamang was commissioned by Minister of Defense Purnomo Yusgiantoro in Batam on 20 December 2013, alongside two patrol boats also built by Palindo.[4] [5] She is part of the Indonesian Navy's Western Fleet Command (Koarmabar).[1]

In the Western Fleet Command, she patrolled the waters around Batam and the Singapore Strait, capturing vessels without documentation or smugglers.[6] [7] She also patrols the waters around the Natuna Islands, capturing one Vietnamese fishing vessel there in 2017.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Tiga kapal perang buatan dalam negeri kembali perkuat TNI AL . 7 December 2019 . Antara News . 23 December 2013 . id.
  2. News: 27 July 2014. IHS Jane's 360 . Rahmat . Ridzwan . Indonesian shipbuilders begin building KCR-40-class missile craft . 6 December 2019 . 20 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140727140728/http://www.janes.com/article/40996/indonesian-shipbuilders-begin-building-kcr-40-class-missile-craft.
  3. News: Wibisono . Rahmat . FOTO ALUTISTA TNI AL : KRI Alamang 644 Diresmikan . 7 December 2019 . Solo Pos . 21 December 2013 . id-ID.
  4. News: Haryanto . Nur . Kontrak Kapal Perang dengan Palindo Berlanjut . 6 December 2019 . Tempo . 26 January 2013 . id.
  5. News: Third locally made missile ship delivered . 6 December 2019 . The Jakarta Post . 26 January 2013 . en.
  6. News: KRI Alamang-644 Tangkap Tug Boat di Perairan Batam • JakartaGreater . 7 December 2019 . JakartaGreater . 22 November 2018 . id-ID.
  7. News: TNI AL Tangkap Tangker Tanpa Izin di Selat Durian . 7 December 2019 . Kumparan . 4 July 2018 . id-ID.
  8. Web site: GUSKAMLA KOARMABAR TANGKAP KIA VIETNAM PELAKU ILEGAL FISHING DI LAUT NATUNA . koarmada1.tnial.mil.id . 7 December 2019 . id .

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