The two new MCMVs, which will enter service as KRI Pulau Fani (731) and KRI Pulau Fanildo (732), were designed and built by German company Abeking & Rasmussen under a contract awarded in January 2019.
The vessels are also based on the Frankenthal-class minehunter operated by the German Navy, featuring an overall length of 61.4 metres and a and a beam of 11.1 metres. The type’s main hull has been derived from the company’s MHV60 design and constructed out of non-magnetic steel.
It has been designed to embark off-board MCM capabilities such as a small unmanned surface vehicle (USV) for detection as well as a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for close inspection of suspicious underwater objects.
The new MCMVs are also capable of accommodating two rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) for maritime inspection and interdiction operations, but are only lightly armed with a Rheinmetall 20 mm gun and two 7.62 mm light machine guns.
The Indonesian government earlier approved a budget of US$215 million in 2016 for the new MCMV programme, but the allocation was subsequently reduced to US$204 million as a result of evolved mission requirements from the navy.
Indonesia reportedly held discussions with Abeking & Rasmussen for a new ocean hydrographic ship in late 2021, with an approximate budget of US$150 million sourced from foreign loans.
The Indonesian Navy presently operates several types of hydrographic and oceanographic survey ships, including KRI Dewa Kembar, the ex-Royal Navy HMS Hydra survey ship, as well as two French-built Rigel-class hydrographic vessels which were commissioned in 2015.
by Jr Ng
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