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| History | |
|---|---|
 Indonesia | |
| Name | KRI Alamang |
| Awarded | PT Palindo Marine |
| Commissioned | 20 December 2013 |
| Identification | 644 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Clurit-class fast attack craft |
| Displacement | 238 tonnes |
| Length | 44 m |
| Beam | 8 m |
| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h) (max) |
KRI Alamang (644) is a Clurit-class fast attack craft of the Indonesian Navy. Commissioned in 2013, she is the fourth ship of her class.
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 OTO Marlin 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]
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]
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