 Main gun and bridge of KRI Nala
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Indonesia | |
| Name | KRI Nala (363) |
| Namesake | Mpu Nala |
| Builder | Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands |
| Laid down | 27 January 1978 |
| Launched | 11 January 1979 |
| Commissioned | 4 August 1980 |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fatahillah-class corvette |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 84 m (275 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 11.10 m (36 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in) |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range | 4,250 nautical miles (7,870 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement | 89 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and telescopic hangar |
KRI Nala (363) is an Indonesian Navy ship named after Mpu Nala, a military commander of the Majapahit Empire. The ship is a missile-equipped corvette, the third ship of Fatahillah-class corvette.
Design
Nala has a length of 84 m (276 ft), a beam of 11.10 m (36.4 ft), a draught of 3.3 m (11 ft) and displacement of 1,200 long tons (1,200 t) standard and 1,450 long tons (1,470 t) at full load. The ship has two shafts and powered with CODOG-type propulsion, which consisted of one Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3B gas turbine with 21,000 kW (28,000 shp) and two MTU 16V956 TB81 diesel engines with 6,000 bhp (4,500 kW). The ship has a range of 4,250 nautical miles (7,870 km) while cruising at 16 knots (30 km/h) and top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h). Nala has a complement of 89 personnel, including 11 officers.[1][2]
The ship are armed with one Bofors 120 mm Automatic Gun L/46, two Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70 and two Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 autocannons. For anti-submarine warfare, the ship is equipped with one Bofors 375 mm twin anti-submarine rocket launcher.[1] For surface warfare, Nala was equipped with four Exocet MM 38 anti-ship missile launchers.[1] Due to obsolescence, the ship never carried the missiles since early 2000s.[3] Nala also has a flight deck and telescopic hangar astern and able to carry a single helicopter, unlike other ships in the class.[1]
The ship's countermeasure systems consisted of two Vickers Mk 4 chaff launchers and T-Mk 6 torpedo decoy outfit. As built, the electronics and sensors consisted of HSA DA-05 air and surface surveillance radar, Decca AC 1229 surface warning radar, HSA WM-28 tracking radar, Van der Heem PHS 32 sonar and WCS WM20 fire-control system.[1] As of 2009, some of them were replaced or upgraded, which were consisted of two Knebworth Corvus 8-tubed trainable chaff launchers, ECM MEL Susie-1 and Signaal LIROD fire-control system.[2]
Service history
Nala was laid down on 27 January 1978 at Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands. The ship was launched on 11 January 1979 and was commissioned on 4 August 1980.[2]
The Nala was deployed to help look for the missing Adam Air Flight 574.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Moore 1984, p. 237.
- ^ a b c Saunders 2009, p. 355.
- ^ "Inilah Alasan Korvet Fatahillah Class Belum Dipasangi Rudal Anti Kapal (Lagi)". indomiliter.com (in Indonesian). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ Technical help awaited as plane search continues Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine - The Jakarta Post
- ^ Fuel spill clue to missing jet Archived 2008-06-10 at the Wayback Machine - NWC News - Obtained January 15, 2007.
Printed sources
- Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 9780710628886.
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