Main gun and bridge of KRI Nala
History
Indonesia
NameKRI Nala (363)
NamesakeMpu Nala
BuilderWilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands
Laid down27 January 1978
Launched11 January 1979
Commissioned4 August 1980
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeFatahillah-class corvette
Displacement
Length84 m (275 ft 7 in)
Beam11.10 m (36 ft 5 in)
Draught3.30 m (10 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h)
Range4,250 nautical miles (7,870 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement89
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × helicopter
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and telescopic hangar
A ceremony held on Nala's helicopter deck

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Moore 1984, p. 237.
  2. 1 2 3 Saunders 2009, p. 355.
  3. ↑ "Inilah Alasan Korvet Fatahillah Class Belum Dipasangi Rudal Anti Kapal (Lagi)". indomiliter.com (in Indonesian). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Technical help awaited as plane search continues Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine - The Jakarta Post
  5. ↑ 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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