Indonesian Navy to receive third new warship

2008-01-25 20:50

JAKARTA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- A new 1,600-ton warship manufactured in the Netherlands will soon enter service with the Indonesian Navy along with two such ships already in service, a Navy spokesman said Friday.

The KRI Hasanuddin 336 warship left the Schelde dockyard in the Netherlands on Dec. 18, 2007 and is expected to arrive at the Mentigi Tanjung Uban Port in Riau Islands Province on Sunday, saidMaj. Ainur Rafiq.

The Indonesian government has ordered four new warships for the Navy, he was quoted by the national Antara news agency as saying from Riau.

The making of the third warship began in 2005.

Ainur said the Hasanuddin was armed with surface-to-air missiles, anti-submarine missiles and electronic warfare equipment.

It carries 76-mm super rapid cannon, MM-40 exocet missiles, and torpedoes.

The ship measures 90 meters in length, 12.2 meters in depth and8.2 meters in height, with a maximum speed of 28 knots.

Personnel capacity is 80 for a running time of 20 days.