KRI Rigel (933)

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KRI Rigel (933)
Indonesian Navy ship KRI Rigel in Kochi.jpg
KRI Rigel on 29 April 2015
History
Flag of Indonesia.svgIndonesia
NameRigel
Namesake Rigel
Ordered1 August 2012
BuilderOCEA Shipbuilding, Les Sables-d'Olonne
Laid downOctober 2013
Launched11 December 2014
Commissioned11 March 2015
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Type Rigel-class research vessel
Displacement523  t (515 long tons) standard
Length60.1 m (197 ft 2 in)
Draught4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2x MTU 8V 4000 M53 diesel engines
  • 2x fixed pitch propeller
Speed14 kn (26 km/h) maximum
Range4,400 nmi (8,100 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement46
Armament

KRI Rigel (933) is the lead ship of the Rigel-class research vessels of the Indonesian Navy. Rigel is name of the brightest star in the constellation Orion. [1] She is the most advanced military oceanographic ship in ASEAN.

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Design

The ships were built based on the BHO ship procurement contract carried out by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia with the French OCEA shipyard, and is made of aluminum with a weight of 560 tons with dimensions of 60.1 meters long and 11.5 meters wide. She is one of the warships owned by Indonesia, with special specifications for surveys in the ranks of the Indonesian Navy's Hydro-oceanographic Survey Unit. The ships are driven by two MTU Type 8V4000M53 propulsion engines which can produce a maximum speed of 14.0 knots, with a cruising range of 4400 nautical miles and is equipped with AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) equipment that functions to carry out underwater imaging up to a depth of 1000 meters and sends back. periodic data to the main ship in this case the BHO ship. In addition, they are also equipped with ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle), SSS (Side Scan Sonar), Laser Scaner to get an overview of the land, AWS (Automatic Weather Station), Deep sea and Singlebeam Multibeam Echosounder, CTD (Conductivity Temperature and Depth) equipment, Gravity Corer, laboratory equipment and fishery survey capability. Rigel is the first ship of the MPRV (Multi Purpose Research Vessel) type to be operated in the ranks of the Indonesian Navy under the Hydro-Oceanographic Survey unit. This ship, one of the newest defense equipment owned by the Indonesian Navy, was built at the OCEA shipyard, Les Sables. d'Olonne, France.

The ship is also equipped with 20 mm and 12.7 mm submachine guns. This ship is for survey and mapping ship that is quite sophisticated because it is equipped with the latest hydro-oceanographic survey equipment that can be used for data collection up to the deep sea. [2]

Construction and career

The ship was laid down in October 2013 and launched on 11 December 2014 by OCEA Shipbuilding, France. [3] She is commissioned on 11 March 2015. [4]

On 1 July 2021, her underwater multibeam echosounder technology has succeeded in detecting the presence of the Passenger Motor Ship (KMP) Yunice which sank in the waters of Bali. the ship was detected at position 8° 10' 31,864'' S - 114° 25' 42,986'' T at depths between 72 meters to 78 meters. [5] [6]

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References

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  2. ↑ "KOLINLAMIL FASILITASI PENYERAHAN KAPAL PERANG CANGGIH DARI KEMHAN KEPADA TNI AL > W E B S I T E - T N I A L > Seremonial". web.archive.org. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  3. ↑ "Cakrawala Dispen AL". web.archive.org. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. ↑ VIVA, PT VIVA MEDIA BARU- (2015-03-13). "TNI AL Bakal Punya Kapal Canggih Survei Bawah Laut". www.viva.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  5. ↑ "KRI Rigel-933 Berhasil Deteksi Keberadaan KMP Yunice di Kedalaman 72 Sampai 78 Meter Perairan Bali". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  6. ↑ Fanani, Ardian. "KRI Rigel Temukan Bangkai KMP Yunicee, Posisi Duduk Tidak Terbalik". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-07-23.
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