KRI Bung Hatta

KRI Bung Hatta (370) is the second Bung Karno-class corvette of the Indonesian Navy. The ship was named after the First Vice President of Indonesia Mohammad Hatta.

KRI Bung Hatta in the slipway
History
Indonesia
Name	KRI Bung Hatta
Namesake	Mohammad Hatta
Ordered	25 January 2024
Builder	PT Karimun Anugrah Sejati, Batam
Laid down	25 January 2024
Launched	27 February 2025
Commissioned	17 April 2025
Homeport	Surabaya
Identification	Pennant number: 370
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Bung Karno-class corvette
Length	80.3 m (263 ft 5 in)
Beam	12.6 m (41 ft 4 in)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h)
Endurance	5 days
Complement	82
Armament	Planned 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm 2 × 20 mm Yugoimport M71/08 SAM, AShM, torpedoes As built 1 × 57 mm Bofors 57/70 Mk 1 2 × 20 mm Yugoimport M71/08
Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter (AS565 Panther)
Aviation facilities	Flight deck

Design and description

Bung Hatta was planned to be the improved variant of KRI Bung Karno with slightly larger size and better weaponries.^[1][2] The ship itself has a length of 80.3 m (263 ft) and beam of 12.6 m (41 ft). The corvette has a top speed of 25 knots (46 km/h), cruising speed of 18 knots (33 km/h), economical speed of 14 knots (26 km/h), and up to 5 days endurance at sea. Bung Hatta has a complement of 82 personnel.^[3]

The ship was planned to be armed with one Leonardo's OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid naval gun, two 20 mm autocannons, torpedoes, two twin anti-ship missile launchers, and surface-to-air missiles.^[4] As built, the ship was armed with one Bofors 57 mm L/70 Mk 1 gun at the bow and two 20 mm Yugoimport M71/08 guns at each sides of the rear superstructure. The 57 mm Bofors gun served as the interim main gun of the corvette until the OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun could be sourced and installed.^[3]

The corvette was planned to be equipped with electronical warfare suites, such as radar electronic countermeasures (R-ECM) and radar electronic support measures (R-ESM).^[3]

Bung Hatta also able to carry a Eurocopter AS565 Panther^[5] helicopter and has a flight deck.^[6] The ship carried two rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIB) and has a stern ramp for boats, which could support infiltration, exfiltration, search and rescue (SAR), and visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) missions.^[3][4]

Construction and career

During the commissioning ceremony of KRI Bung Karno on 1 June 2023, the Chief of Staff of the Navy Admiral Muhammad Ali announced that an improved sister ship of Bung Karno would be built. Admiral Ali also stated that the ship might be named after Mohammad Hatta, one of Indonesia's founding fathers and the first Indonesian vice president.^[2] Contract for the corvette was signed on 25 January 2024 at PT Karimun Anugrah Sejati shipyard in Batam. On the same day, the first steel cutting and keel laying ceremony was also held.^[7]

The corvette was launched on 27 February 2025 and was officially named as KRI Bung Hatta, sponsored by the spouse of Chief of Navy Mrs Fera Muhammad Ali.^[3] The ship is planned to be assigned to the 2nd Fleet Command in Surabaya.^[8] Bung Hatta was delivered to the Indonesian Navy and commissioned on 17 April 2025.^[9][10]