KRI Layang explained

KRI Layang (635) is a FPB-57 Nav V patrol boat currently operated by the Indonesian Navy.

Service history

Layang was built by Lürrsen-Werft, fitted out by PT PAL and launched in 2000. The ship was commissioned in 2000.

On 22 April 2021, she was deployed off Bali in search for, which went missing off the waters of Bali during a torpedo drill.[1] [2] The navy had deployed six additional ships to the area which were,,,, and KRI Layang.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: 20 April 2021. Indonesia searching for missing submarine with 53 on board. Reuters. The Straits Times. 21 April 2021.
  2. Web site: 21 April 2021. Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala goes missing during torpedo firing drill. 21 April 2021. Defense Brief. en-US.
  3. Web site: Fanani. Ardian. 6 KRI Ada di Banyuwangi Cari Kapal Selam Nanggala-402 yang Hilang. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422071112/https://news.detik.com/berita-jawa-timur/d-5542131/6-kri-ada-di-banyuwangi-cari-kapal-selam-nanggala-402-yang-hilang. 22 April 2021. 2021-04-22. detiknews. id-ID.

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