KRI Makassar (590)

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KRI Makassar on 15 September 2007
History
Flag of Indonesia.svgIndonesia
NameMakassar
Namesake Makassar
OrderedDecember 2004
Builder DSME, Busan
Launched7 December 2006
Commissioned29 April 2007
Identification Pennant number: 590
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Makassar-class landing platform dock
Tonnage12,400 tons
Displacement
  • 11,300 tons standard displacement
  • 15,994 tons full displacement
Length122 meters
Beam22 meters
Height56 meters
Draft4.9 meters
Decks(Tank Deck); 6.7 meter,(Truck Deck); 11.3 meter
Propulsion
  • CODAD, 2 shafts
  • 2 × MAN B&W 8L28/32A diesel rated at 2666 BHP/1960 kW@ 775 RPM
Speed
  • Maximum: 16 knots
  • Cruising: 14 knots
  • Economy: 12 knots
Range30 days, up to 10,000 Nm
Endurance+45 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 x LCVP
Capacityup to 35 infantry vehicles
Troops354 troops
Complementaccommodations up to 507 persons
Crew126 crew
Armament
Aircraft carriedUp to 5 helicopters
Aviation facilities2 helideck spot (Medium-sized helicopters)

KRI Makassar (590) is the lead ship of the Makassar-class landing platform dock of the Indonesian Navy.

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Development and design

Indonesia signed a US$150 million contract in December 2004 [1] and the first two units 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 3rd and 4th LPD to be built in Indonesia was signed with PT PAL on March 28, 2005.

On 19 October 2006, the first of the two Indonesian-built units, was laid down in a ceremony by Admiral Slamet Subiyanto, Chief of Staff, Indonesian Navy. [2] The 3rd and 4th units had been designed to function as flagships with provisions for a command and control system, 57mm gun and air defence systems.

The 5th ship ordered by Indonesian navy on January 11, 2017. [3] First steel cutting ceremony for said ship was conducted on April 28, 2017. [3] The ship's keel was laid on August 28. 2017. [4]

Construction and career

Makassar was laid down and launched on 7 December 2006 by DSME at Busan. She was commissioned on 29 April 2007.

KRI Makassar arrived at Pearl Harbor on 26 June 2018 in preparation for RIMPAC 2018 from 27 June to 2 August. [5]

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References

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  2. "PAL Indonesia gaining the ordered for 2 units Landing Platform Dock". Archived from the original on 12 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
  3. 1 2 "PT PAL Mulai Garap Kapal LPD Pesanan TNI AL".
  4. "Keel Laying Lebih Awal, Kapal LPD TNI AL Diharapkan Cepat Rampung".
  5. "KRI Makassar (590) enters Pearl Harbor in preparation for RIMPAC 2018". DVIDS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.