KRI Surabaya (591)

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KRI Surabaya-591 docked at Makassar harbour 2017.jpg
KRI Surabaya at Makassar in 2017
History
Flag of Indonesia.svgIndonesia
NameSurabaya
Namesake Surabaya
OrderedDecember 2004
Builder DSME, Busan
Laid down7 December 2006
Launched23 March 2007
Commissioned1 August 2007
Identification Pennant number: 591
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
Armament1 x Bofors 40mm SAK40/L70

2 x 20mm Oerlikon

2 x Mistral Simbad
Aircraft carriedUp to 5 helicopters
Aviation facilities2 helideck spot (Medium-sized helicopters)

KRI Surabaya (591) is the second 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 of 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 11 January 2017. [3] First steel cutting ceremony for said ship was conducted on 28 April 2017. [3] The ship's keel was laid on 28 August 2017. [4]

Construction and career

Surabaya was laid down 7 December 2006 and launched on 23 March 2007 by DSME at Busan. She was commissioned on 1 August 2007.

No less than 800 children from Banyuwangi, consisting of students and Scouts, youth organizations, and various representatives of community elements, joined the joysailing initiated by the Banyuwangi Navy Base on 8 December 2019. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Daewoo International to Export 4 Warships to Indonesia". Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  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. ↑ "Di Atas KRI Surabaya 591, Bupati Anas Cerita Tantangan Bangsa ke Depan".
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