Pulau Fani-class minehunter

The Pulau Fani class is a class of mine countermeasures vessels in service with the Indonesian Navy. Built by Abeking & Rasmussen, the class design is based on the Frankenthal-class minehunter.^[1]

KRI Pulau Fani (731)
Class overview
Name	Pulau Fani class
Builders	Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder
Operators	Indonesian Navy
Preceded by	Pulau Rote class
Subclasses	Frankenthal class
Built	2019–2023
In commission	2023–present
Planned	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Class & type	Mine countermeasures vessel
Displacement	1,444 t (1,421 long tons)
Length	61.4 m (201 ft 5 in)
Beam	11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)
Draft	3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2 x MAN 12V175D-MM diesel engines, 2,220 kW (2,980 shp) 2 x controllable-pitch screws
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 x 4 m RHIB
Complement	48
Sensors & processing systems	SYNTACS C2 mine countermeasure suite Synapsis NX navigation system
Armament	1 x Oerlikon Searanger 20 RWS 2 x 9m SWATH mine hunting ROVs

Characteristics

Ships of the class have a length of 61.4 m (201 ft 5 in), a beam of 11.1 m (36 ft 5 in) and draft of 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in).^[2] They have a displacement of 1,444 tonnes (1,421 long tons).^[3] The vessels are powered by two MAN 12V175D-MM diesel engines with each having 2,220 kW (2,980 shp) at 1,900 rpm, connected to MAN Alpha controllable-pitch twin screw-propeller system with Alphatronic 3000 propulsion-control system. The ships also has an AKA hybrid PTI pure electric system for silent minehunting operation.^[4] They have a maximum speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) and cruising speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).^[2] The ships hull was built with non-magnetic steel supplied from France. The class has a complement of 48 crew.^[5]

The Pulau Fani class is armed with a single 20 mm Oerlikon Searanger 20 remote weapon system.^[6] For mine hunting purpose, the class are equipped with two 9 meters optionally-crewed Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) vessels, a retractable multibeam echo sounder and degaussing system.^[5]

The class sensors and electronic suites includes SYNTACS C2 mine countermeasure suite and Synapsis NX navigation system.^[5]

The ships has a crane for lowering remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and underwater autonomous vehicle (UAV). The launch and recovery system for the SWATHs is located at the stern. They also carries two 4-meterr rigid-hulled inflatable boats.^[5]

Ships in the class

Name	Hull no.	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Status
Pulau Fani	731	Abeking & Rasmussen	12 October 2022[5]	14 August 2023[3]	Active
Pulau Fanildo	732				Active

See also

• A-class minehunter