Indonesia launches second Klewang-class 63-meter stealth trimaran fast attack craft

 

The Golok (688) during launching on 21 August 2021. 

The Indonesian shipbuilder North Sea Boats (PT Lundin Industry) has launched the second Klewang-class stealth trimaran fast attack craft being built for the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL).

The ship, which will become the future KRI Golok (688) once commissioned with the TNI-AL, was based on North Sea Boat's X3K wave-piercing stealth catamaran design, and was launched on 21 August 2021 at North Sea Boat's shipbuilding facility in Banyuwangi, East Java.

TNI-AL Chief of Staff Admiral Yudo Margono was present during the launching and naming  ceremonies.

The ship was built as a replacement to the first ship of the class, the Klewang (625), which was destroyed by a fire before it was commissioned to the TNI-AL in 2012.

Due to experience with the destruction of the Klewang, North Sea Boats have made improvements in the ship design and materials used for construction, which now feature carbon fiber composite that is said to be fire resistant.

The use of composite materials for the hull construction allows for a high specific strength, light weight, and excellent fatigue-resistance and corrosion-resistance.

The ship is 63 meters long, has a maximum width of 16 meters, a displacement of 245 tons, and a crew of 30 officers and sailors.

It is powered by four 1,800-horsepower MAP V12 diesel engines, allowing a speed of more than 28 knots, a cruising speed of 16 knots, and a maximum range of 2,000 nautical miles at 16 knots.

In 2019, PT Lundin and Saab entered an agreement to supply the combat systems, sensors and weapons for the original boat, but it remains to be seen if this would continue with the second ship of the class.

At the moment, it was announced the ship would be armed with a 30mm autocannon, and 12.7mm heavy machine guns, and will have an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) as standard equipment.




[1] Naval News
[2] PT Lundin Industry
[3] Kompas TV