KRI Alamang (644)

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.

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)

Specifications

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

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
  1. "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.
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