Dewantara-class corvette

Dewantara class is a class of frigate or corvette^[a] intended as training ship that were built in SFR Yugoslavia. Three ships were planned, with each ordered by Iraqi Navy, Indonesian Navy, and Yugoslav Navy. The Yugoslav ship was never completed,^[2] while the other two were commissioned in 1980 and 1981 respectively.

KRI Ki Hajar Dewantara of Indonesian Navy
Class overview
Name	Dewantara class
Builders	Uljanik Shipyard, SFR Yugoslavia Split Shipyard, SFR Yugoslavia
Operators	Iraqi Navy  Indonesian Navy
Built	1977–1981
In commission	1980–2019
Planned	3
Completed	2
Lost	1
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Training frigate / corvette
Displacement	1,850 tons full load
Length	96.7 m (317 ft 3 in)
Beam	11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
Draught	3.55 m (11 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	CODOG 1 x Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbine rated at 22,300 hp (16,600 kW) 2 x MTU 16V956 TB91 diesel engines rated at 7,100 hp (5,300 kW)
Speed	26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) on gas 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) on diesel
Range	6,400 km (4,000 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	91 crew, 14 instructor, 100 cadets
Sensors and processing systems	Raccal Decca AC1229 Signaal WM28 radar Susie I ECM suite Sewaco central control system PHS-32 hull mounted MF Sonar
Armament	Guns: 1 × Bofors 57 mm/70 gun 2 × 20 mm Rheinmetall Rh 202 Mk20 anti-air cannon Missiles: 2 × 2 MM38 Exocet missile Mistral surface-to-air missile Torpedoes: 2 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes for AEG SUT torpedo Depth charges
Aircraft carried	1 x NBO-105 or Westland Wasp helicopter

Development

Iraqi Ibn Khaldoum is the first ship in the class, which was laid down in 1977, launched in 1978, and commissioned on 20 March 1980.^[1] The Indonesian KRI Ki Hajar Dewantara was laid down on 11 May 1979, launched on 11 October 1980, and commissioned on 31 October 1981.^[1] The two ships had different machineries and weapons, with the Iraqi ship have more autocannons, while the Indonesian ship instead having helicopter deck in stern.^[2] Ki Hajar Dewantara had its hull and machineries built and installed in Yugoslavia, with her armaments and electronics installed in the Netherlands and Indonesia.^[1]

Operational history

Ibn Khaldoum

Ibn Khaldoum was later renamed as Ibn Marjid.^[2] She was mainly used for training and transport during Iran–Iraq War and still operational in 1988, despite several Iranian claims that she has been sunk.^[1] In February 1991 she was severely damaged, albeit still afloat, as the result of Operation Desert Storm.^[2] Ibn Khaldoum survived the Gulf War, but with its capability reduced as she lacked spare parts for her Roll-Royce engines.^[4] She was sunk in the United States air attacks during the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.^[5]

Ki Hajar Dewantara

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 in the morning of 11 March 1992. At 6:07, 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.^[6]

List of ships

Name	Hull number[1]	Builder[1]	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Status
Iraqi Navy
Ibn Khaldoum	507	Uljanik Shipyard	1977	1978	20 March 1980	2003	Renamed as Ibn Marjid, sunk in 2003
Indonesian Navy
KRI Ki Hajar Dewantara	364	Split Shipyard	11 May 1979	11 October 1980	31 October 1981	16 August 2019[7]

See also

• Equipment of the Indonesian Navy
• List of former ships of the Indonesian Navy

Notes

1. Jane's Fighting Ships and Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships referred the class as frigate,^[1][2] while Indonesian Navy rated its ship as corvette.^[3]