KRI Spica (934)

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KRI Spica (934)
Class overview
NameRigel-class
BuildersOCEA Shipbuilding, France
Operators Indonesian Navy
Planned2
Completed2
Active2
Indonesia
NameKRI Spica
NamesakeSpica
Ordered1 August 2012
BuilderOCEA, Les Sables-d'Olonne, France
Launched3 August 2015
Commissioned17 October 2015
IdentificationPennant number: 934
StatusIn service
General characteristics as built
Class and typeMPRV (Multi Purpose Research Vessel)
Displacement523 t (515 long tons) standard
Length60.1 m (197 ft 2 in)
Draught4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • 2x MTU 8V 4000 M53 diesel engines
  • 2x fixed pitch propeller
Speed14 kn (26 km/h) maximum
Range4,400 nmi (8,100 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement46
Armament

KRI Spica (934) is the second hydro oceanographic auxiliary ship belonging to the Indonesian Navy which was built at the OCEA shipyard, Les Sables-d'Olonne, France, after her sister ship KRI Rigel (933) was completed. Spica is taken from the name of the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "OCEA Indonesia". Retrieved 27 April 2021.