A fire
destroyed the Indonesian Navy's KRI Klewang-625 at the naval port in
Banyuwangi, East Java on Friday just weeks after its official launch ceremony.
The Fast Missile Patrol Vessel (FMPV) was officialy launched on Friday 31st
August, 2012 at PT Lundin’s shipyard facility in Banyuwangi, East Java.
A fire
destroyed the Indonesian Navy's KRI Klewang-625 at the naval port in
Banyuwangi, East Java on Friday just weeks after its official launch ceremony.
The Fast Missile Patrol Vessel (FMPV) was officialy launched on Friday 31st
August, 2012 at PT Lundin’s shipyard facility in Banyuwangi, East Java.
No
casualties have been reported but the brand new vessel worth $12 million USD
appears to be lost. The incident reportedly happened during maintenance.
Indonesian Navy already announced that they would deploy a team to investigate
the exact cause of the fire which lead to the loss of the trimaran vessel.
A fire
destroyed the Indonesian Navy's KRI Klewang-625 at the naval port in
Banyuwangi, East Java on Friday just weeks after its official launch ceremony.
The Fast Missile Patrol Vessel (FMPV) was officialy launched on Friday 31st
August, 2012 at PT Lundin’s shipyard facility in Banyuwangi, East Java.
Launched
on Friday 31st August, 2012 at PT Lundin’s shipyard facility in Banyuwangi,
East Java, the Fast Missile Patrol Vessel (FMPV) employs a modern “Wave
Piercing” trimaran design. This allows the vessel to cut-through waves rather
than rise up and over them, and the increased beam provides inherent stability.
This combination of features reduces both pitching and rolling, creating a
stable weapons platform, and enabling the vessel to comfortably and safely
maintain higher average speeds in adverse conditions.
The FMPV
has “Stealth” design characteristics, and incorporate features that minimise
detection by reducing Radar, Infra-Red, Acoustic and Magnetic signatures.
Stealth properties are further improved as there are no reverse-angle bow
overhangs to reflect radar signals, as seen on conventional hull forms.
Weaponry, including missiles and naval guns, and the ships 11 m high-speed
RHIB, are discreetly concealed or shaped to meld into the superstructure
profile.
PT
Lundin will issue an official statement relating to the incident on Monday.
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