User:Bukansatya/KRI Kelabang (826)
| History | |
|---|---|
 East Germany | |
| Name | Zerbst |
| Builder | VEB Peenewerft, Wolgast, Jerman |
| Launched | 1972 |
| Commissioned | 1972 |
| Decommissioned | 1990 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 335 |
| Fate | Sold to Indonesian Navy, 1995 |
| History | |
 Indonesian NavyIndonesia | |
| Name | KRI Kelabang 862 |
| Commissioned | 1995 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 862 |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Kondor II class |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Displacement | 479 ton |
| Length | 56,78 meter |
| Beam | 7,73 meter |
| Draft | 2,46 meter |
| Propulsion | 2 x diesel 2 shaft, 4.400 bph |
| Speed | 18 Knots |
| Sensors and processing systems | sonar MG-11/Tamir-II |
| Armour | 2 x 25mm 2M3 twin-barrel cannons and 12.7mm heavy machine guns. |
KRI Kelabang (826), formerly known as KRI Pulau Rondo (725), is a Kondor I-class minesweeper originally built in East Germany and originally operated by the Volksmarine under the name Zerbst (335). After the dissolution of the Volksmarine prior to German reunification, the vessel was acquired by the Indonesian Navy in 1995 and was initially renamed KRI Pulau Rondo (725) before being renamed once more to KRI Kelabang (826). KRI Kelabang (826) is one of the Indonesian Navy warships that serves under the Patrol Ship Unit of II Main Naval Base This vessel is utilized to support various operational activities within the area of responsibility of II Main Naval Base, which extends from the waters of Sibolga to Bengkulu. The name KRI Kelabang had been used previously, but without a hull number.
History
[edit]The minesweeper was constructed at the Peenewerft shipyard in Wolgast and launched in 1972, entering service in the same year. It was the fifteenth ship built under the Kondor II class, also known as Project 89.2, and was named Zerbst, after a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
After the dissolution of the Volksmarine, the ship and other Kondor-class vessels were considered for decommissioning in 1990.
During the period of 1992-1994, Indonesia purchased 39 vessels from the former East Germany[1], including 9 Kondor-class ships designed for mine-sweeping, one of which was the Zerbst (335), later renamed KRI Pulau Rondo (725).
However, after their mine-hunting equipment broke, KRI Pulau Rondo (725) was repurposed as a patrol vessel and renamed KRI Kelabang (826).[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kondor Class: Penyapu Ranjau TNI AL dari Era Perang Dingin". Indomiliter.com (in Indonesian). 2013-08-27. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Post, The Jakarta. "Used 'alutsista': Warships that safeguard Indonesian waters - National". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2024-10-11.