KRI Kujang (642) explained

KRI Kujang (642) is a of the Indonesian Navy.

Characteristics

The vessel has a length of 44 meters, a draft of 7.4 meters, and a maximum speed of 30 knots.^[1] She has a crew complement of 35, and is equipped with C-705 missiles, a 20mm Denel Vektor GI-2 main gun, and was later fitted with the AK-630 CIWS.^[2]

Service history

Kujang was built by PT Palindo Marine based in Batam,^[3] as part of an order for four similar ships.^[4] She contained around 45 percent locally manufactured parts, and costed around US$ 8 million.^[5] She was commissioned on 16 February 2012 as the second ship of her class (after Clurit), and was assigned to the Western Fleet Command (Koarmabar).^[1]

Notes and References

1. News: TNI AL Dapat Kapal Baru . 6 December 2019 . Tribun Batam . 16 February 2012 . id-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: Haryanto . Nur . Kontrak Kapal Perang dengan Palindo Berlanjut . 6 December 2019 . Tempo . 26 January 2013 . id .
4. Web site: KCR 40 Fast missile ships (KCR - Kapal cepat rudal) . globalsecurity.org.
5. Book: Till . Geoffrey . Chan . Jane . Naval Modernisation in South-East Asia: Nature, Causes and Consequences . 2013 . Routledge . 978-1-135-95394-2 . 178 . en.