KRI Malahayati after mid-life modernization, 2020
History
Indonesia
NameKRI Malahayati
NamesakeKeumalahayati
BuilderWilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands
Laid down28 July 1977
Launched19 June 1978
Commissioned21 March 1980
HomeportSorong[1]
IdentificationPennant number: 362
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class and typeFatahillah-class corvette
Displacement
  • 1,160 long tons (1,180 t) standard
  • 1,450 long tons (1,470 t) full load
Length83.85 m (275 ft 1 in)
Beam11.10 m (36 ft 5 in)
Draught3.30 m (10 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) (gas turbines)
  • 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) (diesels)
Range4,250 nmi (7,870 km; 4,890 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement82
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Search radar:
  • Terma SCANTER 4603 X-band radar
  • Navigation radar:
  • 1 × Sperry VisionMaster FT 340 S-band radar
  • 1 × Sperry Marine BridgeMaster E X-band radar
  • Fire control system:
  • 1 × Navantia DORNA EO gun fire control system
  • Sonar:
  • Signaal PHS-32 Hull-mounted Sonar
  • IFF system:
  • Indra CIT 25D IFF system
  • ESM system:
  • Indra RIGEL RESM system
  • Decoy & Countermeasure system:
  • 2 × 8-barrelled Knebworth-Corvus countermeasures launchers
  • 1 × T-Mk 6 Fanfare towed sonar decoy
  • Combat management system:
  • Navantia CATIZ Combat Management System
  • SATCOM:
  • SkyTech BB110 Ku-band VSAT antenna
Armament
NotesThe Mid-Life Modernization programs include replacing the ship propulsion from CODOG to CODAD, also the removal of Signaal DA05 radar and MM38 Exocet missile

KRI Malahayati (362) is an Indonesian Navy ship named after Malahayati, a national war hero from Aceh. The ship is a missile-equipped corvette, the second ship of the Fatahillah class.

Design

Malahayati has a length of 83.85 m (275.1 ft), a beam of 11.10 m (36.4 ft), a draught of 3.3 m (11 ft) and displacement of 1,160 long tons (1,180 t) standard and 1,450 long tons (1,470 t) at full load. The ship has two shafts and was powered with CODOG-type propulsion, which were 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 top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h). Malahayati has a complement of 89 personnel, including 11 officers.[2][3][4]

The ship are armed with one Bofors 120 mm Automatic Gun L/46, one Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70 and two Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 autocannons. For anti-submarine warfare, the ship are equipped with one Bofors 375 mm twin anti-submarine rocket launcher and two triple Mk 32 324 mm torpedo launchers.[2] For surface warfare, Malahayati was equipped with four Exocet MM 38 anti-ship missile launchers.[2] Due to obsolescence, the ship never carried the missiles since early 2000s.[5]

Mid-life upgrade

The mid-life upgrade of KRI Malahayati was awarded to a consortium consisting of Navantia and Indra in 2016. The scope of the upgrade includes the installation of Indra's Rigel ESM system, Navantia DORNA Fire Control System and Navantia CATIZ Combat Management System.[6]

In October 2020, PT. PAL finished KRI Malahayati Mid-Life Modernization works and proceed to hand over the ship to Indonesian navy.[7]

Service history

Malahayati was laid down on 28 July 1977 at Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands. The ship was launched on 19 June 1978 and was commissioned on 21 March 1980.[8]

The ship, along with Fatahillah, Sultan Nuku, Sultan Hasanuddin, Sultan Iskandar Muda, Raden Eddy Martadinata, I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma, Karel Satsuitubun, dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Surabaya, Teluk Banten, Tarakan and Bima Suci were deployed in waters off Nusa Dua, Bali to patrol the area during 2022 G20 Bali summit on 15–16 November 2022.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "KRI Malahayati dan KRI Fatahillah perkuat Koarmada III di Sorong Papua Barat". VOI.id (in Indonesian). 20 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Moore 1984, p. 237.
  3. ↑ Baker 1998, p. 338.
  4. ↑ Saunders 2009, p. 355.
  5. ↑ "Inilah Alasan Korvet Fatahillah Class Belum Dipasangi Rudal Anti Kapal (Lagi)". indomiliter.com (in Indonesian). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Navantia and Indra to upgrade Indonesian Navy's KRI-362 Malahayati corvette". 2016-10-23.
  7. ↑ Agency, ANTARA News. "PT PAL Indonesia rampungkan modernisasi KRI Malahayati-362". ANTARA News Jawa Timur (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  8. ↑ Saunders 2002, p. 324.
  9. ↑ "TNI AL siagakan 14 kapal perang amankan KTT G20". Antaranews.com (in Indonesian). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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