Preparation for 1st steel cutting held on new MCMVs for Indonesia
Milestone signing between representatives of the Indonesia MOD and Abeking & Rasmussen. Photo c/o Indonesian Embassy in Berlin. |
German shipbuilder Abeking & Rasmussen conducted the Milestone of Starting of Steel Cutting for two new Mine Countermeasures Vessel (MCMV) based on the MHV-60 design for the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL).
The milestone was held in Abeking & Rasmussen’s shipyard on 26 November 2020, with a ton of plate material inspected and cut during the activity. Due to COVID restrictions in Germany, the milestone was only limited to a few representatives of Abeking & Rasmussen, and the Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MOD).
The milestone is in preparation for the actual First Steel Cutting Ceremony which is scheduled to be held in Germany on January 2021.
The Indonesian MOD signed a contract with Abeking & Rasmussen for the design and construction of two new MCMVs for the TNI-AL on 29 January 2019.
The new ships arebased on the MHV-60 design, similar to the German Navy’s Frankenthal-class MCMVs and will be replacing the TNI-AL’s two Pulau Rengat-class ships that are in service since 1988.
The new MCMVs are around 62 meters long, and will be fitted with a mine hunting sonar system, and unmanned underwater vehicles, as well as able to launch and recover a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB).
[1] Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Berlin
[2] Abeking & Rasmussen
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