KRI Nala

Main gun and bridge of KRI Nala
History
Indonesia
Name	KRI Nala (363)
Namesake	Mpu Nala [id]
Builder	Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands
Laid down	27 January 1978
Launched	11 January 1979
Commissioned	4 August 1980
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Fatahillah-class corvette
Displacement	1,200 long tons (1,200 t) standard 1,450 long tons (1,470 t) full
Length	84 m (275 ft 7 in)
Beam	11.10 m (36 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.30 m (10 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	Combined diesel or gas, 2 shafts 1 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3B gas turbine, 21,000 kW (28,000 shp) and 2 × MTU 16V956 TB81 diesel engines, 6,000 bhp (4,500 kW)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h)
Range	4,250 nautical miles (7,870 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	89
Armament	1 × Bofors 120 mm L/46 gun 2 × Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns 2 × Rheinmetall Rh-202 20 mm guns 4 × Exocet MM 38 anti-ship missiles (the missiles might be removed due to obsolete) 1 × Bofors 375 mm twin anti-submarine rocket launcher
Aircraft carried	1 × helicopter
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and telescopic hangar

A ceremony held on Nala's helicopter deck

KRI Nala (363) is an Indonesian Navy ship named after Mpu Nala [id], a military commander of the Majapahit Empire. The ship is a missile-equipped corvette, the third ship of Fatahillah-class corvette.

Design

Nala has a length of 84 m (276 ft), a beam of 11.10 m (36.4 ft), a draught of 3.3 m (11 ft) and displacement of 1,200 long tons (1,200 t) standard and 1,450 long tons (1,470 t) at full load. The ship has two shafts and powered with CODOG-type propulsion, which consisted of one Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3B gas turbine with 21,000 kW (28,000 shp) and two MTU 16V956 TB81 diesel engines with 6,000 bhp (4,500 kW). The ship has a range of 4,250 nautical miles (7,870 km) while cruising at 16 knots (30 km/h) and top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h). Nala has a complement of 89 personnel, including 11 officers.[1][2]

The ship are armed with one Bofors 120 mm Automatic Gun L/46, two Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70 and two Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 autocannons. For anti-submarine warfare, the ship is equipped with one Bofors 375 mm twin anti-submarine rocket launcher.[1] For surface warfare, Nala was equipped with four Exocet MM 38 anti-ship missile launchers.[1] Due to obsolescence, the ship never carried the missiles since early 2000s.[3] Nala also has a flight deck and telescopic hangar astern and able to carry a single helicopter, unlike other ships in the class.[1]

The ship's countermeasure systems consisted of two Vickers Mk 4 chaff launchers and T-Mk 6 torpedo decoy outfit. As built, the electronics and sensors consisted of HSA DA-05 air and surface surveillance radar, Decca AC 1229 surface warning radar, HSA WM-28 tracking radar, Van der Heem PHS 32 sonar and WCS WM20 fire-control system.[1] As of 2009, some of them were replaced or upgraded, which were consisted of two Knebworth Corvus 8-tubed trainable chaff launchers, ECM MEL Susie-1 and Signaal LIROD fire-control system.[2]

Service history

Nala was laid down on 27 January 1978 at Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands. The ship was launched on 11 January 1979 and was commissioned on 4 August 1980.[2]

The Nala was deployed to help look for the missing Adam Air Flight 574.[4][5]

References

1. Moore 1984, p. 237.
2. Saunders 2009, p. 355.
3. "Inilah Alasan Korvet Fatahillah Class Belum Dipasangi Rudal Anti Kapal (Lagi)". indomiliter.com (in Indonesian). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
4. Technical help awaited as plane search continues Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine - The Jakarta Post
5. Fuel spill clue to missing jet Archived 2008-06-10 at the Wayback Machine - NWC News - Obtained January 15, 2007.

Printed sources

• Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
• Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 9780710628886.