Indonesia receives two new Pulau Fani-class mine countermeasures vessels from German shipbuilder

 

One of the new MCMV, the KRI Pulau Dani (731). Photo c/o Abeking & Rasmussen.

The Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has formally received the two new Pulau Fani-class mine countermeasures vessels (MCMV) built by German shipbuilder Abeking & Rasmussen for the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) on 26 May 2023.

Indonesia was represented by its Defense Deputy Minister M Herindra and other officials from the Indonesian Navy, with the turn-over ceremony conducted as Abeking & Rasmussen’s shipyard in Lemwerder, Gemany.

The two ships, which will be named the KRI Pulau Fani (731) and KRI Pulau Fanildo (732) once in service with the Indonesian Navy, are based on the Germany shipbuilder’s MHV-60 design.

The Indonesian MOD and Abeking & Rasmussen signed  a contract to design and build two new MCMVs for the TNI-AL on January 2019 in a deal worth US$204 million, using the MHV-60 design which was derived from the Frankenthal-class mine hunting vessels used by the German Navy.

The ships are equipped with the Synapsis NX navigation and bridge system, an integrated SYNTACS command and control system, as well as modern mine-hunting sonar and unmanned vehicles.

The ships are propelled by a MAN hybrid propulsion package system combining two MAN 12V175D-MM diesel engines with an AKA hybrid PTI system for silent operations while conducting manhunting operations.

[1] Indonesian Ministry of Defence

[2] Military Leak