KDB Seteria

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KDB Seteria underway during CARAT 2008
History
Naval Ensign of Brunei.svg Brunei
NameSeteria
Ordered1976
Builder Vosper Thornycroft, Singapore
Launched15 March 1978
Commissioned25 March 1979
Homeport Muara, Brunei
IdentificationP-04
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Waspada-class fast attack craft
Displacement206 tons (full load)
Length121 ft (37 m)
Draft6 ft (1.8 m)
Propulsion2 MTU 20V 538 TB91 diesels
Speed32 knots (59 km/h)
Range1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement4 officers, 20 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems		Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 (surface search)
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Decca RDL ESM
Armament

KDB Seteria (P-04) is the third ship of Waspada-class built up in the late 1970s, one of three ordered in Singapore. She was launched on 1978, and is still in active service with the Royal Brunei Navy. [1]

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Construction

Seteria was ordered in 1976. She was laid down by Vosper Thornycroft in Singapore and launched on 15 March 1978. She was commissioned on 25 June 1979.

Description

Seteria is a small missile boat, orientated to be a patrol boat. The overall length of this boat is 36.9 m, the width – 7.2 m and the draft – 1.8 m. The displacement tonnage is 150 or 206 tones (depending on the source). The ship is powered by two compression-ignition engines MTU 20V538 TB91 (9000 hp). Maximum quantity of the fuel she can take is 16 tones, consequently she can sail for 1,200 nautical miles at a speed of 14 knots.

She is armed with one twin mount for the Oerlikon 30-calibre GCM-B01 guns. The angle of this gun barrel is 85°, the weight of the projectile is 1 kg, the range is of 10 000 m and the rate of fire is 650 RPM. She is also equipped with two single M2 Browning and two launchers of anti-ship missiles MM38 Exocet.

History

Seteria was commanded by First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Othman bin Hj Suhaili. [2]

Exercise Pelican 1979

Ex Pelican 1979, the first ever joint naval exercise between Royal Brunei Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy. Seteria and KDB Waspada from Brunei and RSS Formidable and RSS Vigor. [3]

Exercise Pelican 1997

A joint exercise hosted by Royal Brunei Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy from 2 to 9 October 1997. Seteria, KDB Serasa, KDB Perwira, KDB Pemburu, Waspada, RSS Vigilance, RSS Sea Tiger and RSS Courageous participated in the exercise. [4]

CARAT 2004

Seteria, Perwira, Pemburu, Waspada, USS Fort McHenry, USS McCampbell and USS Russell conducted a Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) in the South China Sea on 24 June 2004. [5]

Helang Laut 2008

The Royal Brunei Navy and the Tentera National Indonesia Angkatan Laut (TNI AL) conducted a 5 days exercise from 15–19 December 2008 called "Helang Laut”. Seteria, Waspada, Pemburu and Serasa from Brunei and KRI Layang and KRI Singa from Indonesia participated in the exercise. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Royal Brunei Navy". Global Security. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "MINDEF - Commander Royal Brunei Navy". www.mindef.gov.bn. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  3. ↑ "Singapore and Brunei Conduct Bilateral Naval Exercise". www.mindef.gov.sg. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  4. ↑ "Singapore and Brunei in Joint Naval Exercise" (PDF). National Archive of Singapore. 3 October 1997. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Larson, Melinda. "Closing Ceremony Highlights Success of CARAT Brunei". Navy News Service. NNS040625-05. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  6. ↑ "Brunei-Indonesia "Helang Laut" Exercises Starts". Royal Brunei Air Force. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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