KRI Kujang

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NameKRI Kujang
Namesake Kujang (weapon)
AwardedPT Palindo Marine
Commissioned16 February 2012
Identification642
General characteristics
Class and type Clurit-class fast attack craft
Displacement250 tonnes
Length44 m
Beam7.4 m
Speed30 knots (56 km/h) (max)

KRI Kujang (642) is a Clurit-class fast attack craft of the Indonesian Navy.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "TNI AL Dapat Kapal Baru". Tribun Batam (in Indonesian). 16 February 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. Rahmat, Ridzwan (20 July 2014). "Indonesian shipbuilders begin building KCR-40-class missile craft". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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  4. "KCR 40 Fast missile ships (KCR - Kapal cepat rudal)". globalsecurity.org.
  5. Till, Geoffrey; Chan, Jane (2013). Naval Modernisation in South-East Asia: Nature, Causes and Consequences. Routledge. p. 178. ISBN   978-1-135-95394-2.