KRI Clurit

History
Indonesia
Name	KRI Clurit
Awarded	PT Palindo Marine
Commissioned	25 April 2011
Identification	641
General characteristics
Class and type	Clurit-class fast attack craft
Displacement	250 tonnes
Length	43 m
Beam	7.4 m
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h) (max)

KRI Clurit (641) is a Clurit-class fast attack craft of the Indonesian Navy. She was commissioned in 2011 and was the lead ship in her class.

Characteristics

Clurit has a displacement of 250 tonnes, a length of 43 meters, and a draft of 7.4 meters.[1] She is equipped with C-705 missiles launchers, a 30mm gun, and two 20mm guns, alongside AK-630M CIWS.[1][2]

Service history

Clurit was built by PT Palindo Marine based in Batam,[3] as part of an order for four similar ships.[4] She contained around 45 percent locally manufactured parts, and costed around US$ 8 million.[5] She was commissioned on 25 April 2011 by Minister of Defense Purnomo Yusgiantoro, and she was assigned to the Western Fleet Command (Koarmabar).[1]

In July 2015, Clurit seized two Vietnamese fishing vessels off Ranai, Natuna.[6] She rescued 15 fishermen from their burning vessel in 2017 off Sabang.[7]

References

1. "Menhan Luncurkan KRI Clurit 641". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 25 April 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
2. "TR-47C: Mengenal Kemampuan Radar Pengendali Tembakan di KCR Clurit Class TNI AL". Indomiliter.com (in Indonesian). 27 July 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
3. Haryanto, Nur (26 January 2013). "Kontrak Kapal Perang dengan Palindo Berlanjut". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 December 2019.^[permanent dead link‍]
4. "KCR 40 Fast missile ships (KCR - Kapal cepat rudal)". globalsecurity.org.
5. Till, Geoffrey; Chan, Jane (2013). Naval Modernisation in South-East Asia: Nature, Causes and Consequences. Routledge. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-135-95394-2.
6. "KRI Clurit Tangkap 2 Kapal Vietnam". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). 25 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
7. "Kapal Terbakar di Sabang, KRI Clurit-641 Selamatkan 15 Nelayan". Poskota News (in Indonesian). 4 May 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2019.