KRI Surabaya (591)

KRI Surabaya (591) is the second ship of the Makassar-class landing platform dock of the Indonesian Navy.

KRI Surabaya at Makassar in 2017
History
Indonesia
Name	Surabaya
Namesake	Surabaya
Ordered	December 2004
Builder	DAESUN, Busan
Laid down	7 December 2006
Launched	23 March 2007
Commissioned	1 August 2007
Identification	Pennant number: 591
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 Leonardo OTO Twin 40L70 Compact (Stealth) 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 of Indonesian Navy.^[2] The 3rd and 4th units had been designed to function as flagships with provisions for a command and control system, 57mm gun and air defence systems.

The 5th ship ordered by Indonesian Navy on 11 January 2017.^[3] First steel cutting ceremony for said ship was conducted on 28 April 2017.^[3] The ship's keel was laid on 28 August 2017.^[4]

Construction and career

Surabaya was laid down 7 December 2006 and launched on 23 March 2007 by DSME at Busan. She was commissioned on 1 August 2007.

No less than 800 children from Banyuwangi, consisting of students and Scouts, youth organizations, and various representatives of community elements, joined the joysailing initiated by the Banyuwangi Navy Base on 8 December 2019.^[5]