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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