KRI Banda Aceh

KRI Banda Aceh (593) is the fourth ship of the Makassar-class landing platform dock of the Indonesian Navy.

KRI Banda Aceh on 7 October 2014
History
Indonesia
Name	Banda Aceh
Namesake	Banda Aceh
Ordered	28 March 2005
Builder	PT PAL, Surabaya
Laid down	7 December 2007
Launched	19 March 2010
Commissioned	11 November 2013
Identification	Pennant number: 593
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Makassar-class landing platform dock
Tonnage	12,400 tons
Displacement	11,300 tons standard displacement 15,994 tons full displacement
Length	122 meters
Beam	22 meters
Height	56 meters
Draft	4.9 meters
Decks	(Tank Deck); 6.7 meter,(Truck Deck); 11.3 meter
Propulsion	CODAD, 2 shafts 2 × MAN B&W 8L28/32A diesel rated at 2666 BHP/1960 kW@ 775 RPM
Speed	Maximum: 16 knots Cruising: 14 knots Economy: 12 knots
Range	30 days, up to 10,000 Nm
Endurance	+45 days
Boats & landing craft carried	2 x LCVP
Capacity	up to 35 infantry vehicles
Troops	354 troops
Complement	accommodations up to 507 persons
Crew	126 crew
Armament	1 x Bofors 40mm SAK40/L70 2 x 20mm Oerlikon 2 x Mistral Simbad
Aircraft carried	Up to 5 helicopters
Aviation facilities	2 helideck spot (Medium-sized helicopters)

Development and design

Main article: Makassar-class landing platform dock

Indonesia signed a US$150 million contract in December 2004^[1] and the first two units were built in Busan, South Korea. The remaining two were built at Indonesia's PT PAL shipyard in Surabaya with assistance from Daesun. The contract for the 3rd and 4th LPD to be built in Indonesia was signed with PT PAL on March 28, 2005.

On 19 October 2006, the first of the two Indonesian-built units was laid down in a ceremony by Admiral Slamet Subiyanto, Chief of Staff, Indonesian Navy.^[2] The 3rd and 4th units had been designed to function as flagships with provision for a command and control system, 57mm gun and air defence systems.

The 5th ship was ordered by the Indonesian navy on January 11, 2017.^[3] The first steel cutting ceremony for this ship was conducted on April 28, 2017.^[3] The ship's keel was laid on August 28. 2017.^[4]

Construction and career

Banda Aceh was laid down 7 December 2007 and launched on 19 March 2010 by PT PAL at Surabaya. She was commissioned on 11 November 2013.^[5]

In June 2014, KRI Banda Aceh (593) participated in RIMPAC 2014.^[6]

In December 2014, KRI Banda Aceh (593) became the Command Center Ship^[7] during the search for the victims of the Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 accident, along with seven other Indonesian Navy ships; KRI Yos Sudarso (353), KRI Bung Tomo (357)^[8], KRI Sultan Hasanuddin (366), KRI Kapitan Pattimura (371), KRI Sutedi Senoputra (378), KRI Todak (631), KRI Pulau Renggat (711) and several Naval Aviation aircraft; including equipment from government agencies and from law enforcements involved in the search and rescue.^[9][10]

Gallery

• 
  KRI Banda Aceh, KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda and USCGC Waesche on 7 June 2012.
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  KRI Banda Aceh arrives at Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC on 25 June 2014.