KRI Alamang (644)

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History
Indonesia
NameKRI Alamang
AwardedPT Palindo Marine
Commissioned20 December 2013
Identification644
General characteristics
Class and typeClurit-class fast attack craft
Displacement238 tonnes
Length44 m
Beam8 m
Speed27 knots (50 km/h) (max)

KRI Alamang (644) is a Clurit-class fast attack craft of the Indonesian Navy. Commissioned in 2013, she is the fourth ship of her class.

Specifications[edit]

The vessel has a length of 44 meters, a draft of 8 meters, and a displacement of 238 tonnes with the maximum speed of 27 knots.[1] She has a crew complement of 35, and is equipped with two Chinese-made C-705 missile launchers, a 30mm main gun, and two 20mm Denel Vektor GI-2 guns.[1][2]

The ship costed Rp 73 billion (USD 6 million in 2013).[3]

Service history[edit]

Alamang was commissioned by Minister of Defense Purnomo Yusgiantoro in Batam on 20 December 2013, alongside two patrol boats also built by Palindo.[4][5] She is part of the Indonesian Navy's Western Fleet Command (Koarmabar).[1]

In the Western Fleet Command, she patrolled the waters around Batam and the Singapore Strait, capturing vessels without documentation or smugglers.[6][7] She also patrols the waters around the Natuna Islands, capturing one Vietnamese fishing vessel there in 2017.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Tiga kapal perang buatan dalam negeri kembali perkuat TNI AL". Antara News (in Indonesian). 23 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. ^ Rahmat, Ridzwan (20 July 2014). "Indonesian shipbuilders begin building KCR-40-class missile craft". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  3. ^ Wibisono, Rahmat (21 December 2013). "FOTO ALUTISTA TNI AL : KRI Alamang 644 Diresmikan". Solo Pos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  4. ^ Haryanto, Nur (26 January 2013). "Kontrak Kapal Perang dengan Palindo Berlanjut". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Third locally made missile ship delivered". The Jakarta Post. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  6. ^ "KRI Alamang-644 Tangkap Tug Boat di Perairan Batam • JakartaGreater". JakartaGreater (in Indonesian). 22 November 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  7. ^ "TNI AL Tangkap Tangker Tanpa Izin di Selat Durian". Kumparan (in Indonesian). 4 July 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  8. ^ "GUSKAMLA KOARMABAR TANGKAP KIA VIETNAM PELAKU ILEGAL FISHING DI LAUT NATUNA". koarmada1.tnial.mil.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 December 2019.