KRI Semarang

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KRI Semarang (594) docked on Tanjung Priok.jpg
KRI Semarang docked on 30 September 2019.
History
Flag of Indonesia.svgIndonesia
NameSemarang
Namesake Semarang
Owner Indonesian Navy
Ordered11 January 2017
Builder PT PAL Indonesia
Laid down28 August 2017
Launched3 August 2018
Commissioned21 January 2019
HomeportUjung Koarmada II, Surabaya
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Makassar-class landing platform dock
Displacement
  • Standard: 7,200 tons
  • Full load: 11,583 tons [1]
Length123 m (403.5 ft)
Beam21.8 m (71.5 ft)
Draft5 m (16.4 ft)
Installed power1 x MAN D2842 LE301 diesel generator
Propulsion
Speed
  • Cruising: 13 kn (24.1 km/h; 15 mph)
  • Maximum: 16 kn (29.6 km/h; 18.4 mph)
Range9360 nmi (17334.7 km)
Endurance30 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 2 × LCU or LCM at floodable well decks
  • 2 × RHIB or LCVP at boat davits
Capacity500 troops plus associated vehicles and equipment
Complement121 crew
Aircraft carriedUp to 3 helicopters
Aviation facilities
  • Hangar for 1 medium (10-ton) helicopter
  • Flight deck for 2 medium (10-ton) helicopters

KRI Semarang(594) is the fifth Makassar-class landing platform dock of the Indonesian Navy. [2]

Contents

Development

Indonesia signed a US$150 million contract in December 2004 [3] and the first two Makassar-class were built in Busan, South Korea. The remaining two were built at Indonesia's PT PAL shipyard in Surabaya with assistance from Daesun. The contract for the third and fourth LPD to be built in Indonesia was signed with PT PAL on March 28, 2005. [4]

Construction and career

She was laid down on 28 August 2017 and launched on 3 August 2018 by PT PAL Indonesia. Commissioned on 21 January 2019 as a hospital ship temporarily while the Sudirohusodo-class hospital ship were under construction.

COVID-19 response

The ship transported 68 crews of the cruise ship Diamond Princess who underwent observation for the coronavirus disease 2019 in Sebaru Kecil Island, Thousand Islands, to the Port of Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, on 15 March 2020. [5] She transported hand sanitizers from Singapore to Batam on 9 April 2020. [6] On 18 May 2020, she was dispatched to carry COVID-19 testing kits and hand sanitizers from Yayasan Temasek Singapura, Singapore, to Indonesia. [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ antvklik.com (2020-01-09). "Antvklik". ANTV (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-10-06.
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  4. ↑ Bramasta, Dandy Bayu; Nugroho, Rizal Setyo (2022-05-22). "Spesifikasi KRI Semarang-594, Bisa Angkut 8 Anoa, 28 Truk, dan 3 Heli Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  5. ↑ "Diangkut KRI Semarang, WNI ABK Diamond Princess Tiba di Tanjung Priok". detiknews (in Indonesian). 15 March 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Pattisna, Edna (9 April 2020). "KRI Semarang Angkut Pembersih Tangan Bantuan Singapura". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Purnama Putra, Erik (18 May 2020). "Guskamla Kerahkan KRI Jemput Alat Tes Covid-19 di Singapura". Republika Online (in Indonesian). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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