Summary
The Ahmad Yani class of six general-purpose frigates were acquired by the Indonesian Navy in the 1980s. They were originally built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy as the Van Speijk class which were licence-built versions of the British Leander class.
 KRI Karel Satsuitubun
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ahmad Yani class |
| Builders | |
| Operators |  Indonesian Navy |
| Preceded by | Martha Khristina Tiyahahu class |
| Succeeded by | Martadinata class |
| Subclasses | Van Speijk class |
| Built | 1963–1968 |
| In service | 1986–present (Indonesian Navy) |
| Completed | 6 |
| Active | 5 |
| Retired | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 2,200 tons standard, 2,850 tons full load |
| Length | 113.4 m (372 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
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| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 180 |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1x NBO-105C |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar |
Operational history edit
In 1992, KRI Ki Hajar Dewantara, along with KRI Yos Sudarso and KRI Teluk Banten intercepted the Portuguese ship Lusitania Expresso in East Timor. Col. Widodo, deputy assistant of the Indonesian Navy´s Eastern Fleet, told Radio Republik Indonesia from aboard the Indonesian warship KRI Yos Sudarso that the ferry entered Indonesian waters at 5:28 a.m. local time on March 11, 1992. At 6:07, the Lusitania Expresso had traveled two to three nautical miles (3.7 to 5.6 km; 2.3 to 3.5 mi) into Indonesian territory and Captain Luis Dos Santos (Lusitania Expresso's captain) was ordered to leave immediately. Col. Widodo said the Portuguese ship captain obeyed the order and turned his ship around and headed back to sea.[2]
Ships edit
| Name | Pennant number | Namesake | Previously | Acquired | Commissioned | Status |
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| KRI Ahmad Yani | 351 | Ahmad Yani, an army general killed in the 30 September Movement | Tjerk Hiddes | 1986 | 1986 | Active |
| KRI Slamet Riyadi | 352 | Slamet Riyadi, an army lieutenant colonel killed in Fort Victoria, Maluku | Van Speijk | 1986 | 1986 | Sunk as target |
| KRI Yos Sudarso | 353 | Yos Sudarso a navy commodore killed in the Battle of Arafura Sea | Van Galen | 1987 | 1987 | Active |
| KRI Oswald Siahaan | 354 | Oswald Siahaan, a lieutenant killed in at Sibolga Bay in 1948[3] | Van Nes | 1986 | 1988 | Active |
| KRI Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma | 355 | Halim Perdanakusuma an air vice-marshal killed in 1947 | Evertsen | 1989 | 1989 | Active |
| KRI Karel Satsuitubun | 356 | Karel Satsuit Tubun, a police officer killed in the 30 September Movement | Isaac Sweers | 1990 | 1990 | Active[4] |
Modernisation edit
All six frigates have had their steam turbine power plants replaced with marine diesel engines.[5]
The frigates of the Ahmad Yani class are due to be replaced by the Martadinata-class frigates (SIGMA PKR 10514); the first of which, Raden Eddy Martadinata (331), was commissioned on 7 April 2017.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Van Speijk Class: "Benteng Laut Nusantara" – Tiga Dasawarsa Flagship Armada Eskorta TNI AL". indomiliter.com (in Indonesian). 29 September 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Portuguese Ship 'Lusitania Expresso' Fails to Reach East Timor". ucanews.com. 11 March 1992. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ Mendrofa, Damai (17 August 2017). "Letnan Oswald Siahaan Gugur". www.kedaipena.com (in Malay). Kedai Berita Nusantara. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Ahmad Yani class". www.helis.com. Helicopter History Site. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ Waters, Conrad (2015). Seaforth World Naval Review 2016. Seaforth Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 978-1848323094.
- ^ Rahmat, Ridzwan. "Indonesia commissions first Martadinata-class guided-missile frigate". www.janes.com. IHS Jane's 360. Retrieved 10 April 2017.