KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai

For other ships with the same name, see KRI Ngurah Rai (344).

KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai (332) is the second ship of the Martadinata-class frigate of the Indonesian Navy.

KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai arrived at Pearl Harbor to participate in RIMPAC 2022, 28 June 2022
History
Indonesia
Name	KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai
Namesake	I Gusti Ngurah Rai
Builder	Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, Vlissingen, Netherlands PAL Indonesia, Surabaya, Indonesia
Laid down	18 January 2016
Launched	29 September 2016
Commissioned	10 January 2018
Identification	IMO number: 4908573 MMSI number: 525014087 Callsign: YCTO Pennant number: 332
Motto	Sanskrit: Puputan Yudha Sagara "Fight at Sea Till Last Drop of Blood"[1]
Status	In active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Martadinata-class frigate
Displacement	2,365 tons
Length	105.11 m (344 ft 10 in)
Beam	14.02 m (46 ft 0 in)
Draft	3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	Propulsion Systems: Combined diesel or electric (CODOE) 2 x 10000 kW MCR diesel engines 2 x 1300 kW MCR electric motors 2 x double input/single output gearbox 2 x 3.65 m CPP Integrated platform management system Auxiliary Systems: 6 x 735 kWE Caterpillar C32A generator sets[2] 1 x 180 kWE emergency gen. set Chilled water 2 x units, redundant distribution Fire fighting 4 x main pumps + 1 x service pump Freshwater making capacity 2 x 14 m3/day(RO) + 2 x 7.5 m3/day (evaporators)
Speed	Maximum: 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Cruising: 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) Economy: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) Speed on E-propulsion: 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	Cruising: 3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,100 mi) Economy: 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) Endurance: > 20 days at sea
Complement	122 personnel
Sensors and processing systems	Combat System: Thales Group TACTICOS Search radar: SMART-S Mk2 3D multibeam surveillance radar IFF: Thales TSB 2520 Navigation radar: Sperry Marine BridgeMasterE ARPA radar Fire control radar: STIR 1.2 MK.2 (STING) electro-optical fire control system Data Link: LINK Y Mk 2 datalink system Sonar: Thales UMS 4132 Kingklip hull-mounted sonar CAPTAS 2/UMS 4229 (VDS) Internal Communications: Thales Communication's Fibre Optical COmmunications Network (FOCON) or EID's ICCS Satellite Comms: Nera F series Navigation System: Raytheon Anschutz integrated navigation Integrated Platform Management System: Imtech UniMACs 3000 Integrated Bridge System[3] Nautical equipment: Integrated bridge console 2 x navigation radar: ECDIS & GMDSS-A3 reference gyro[2]
Electronic warfare & decoys	ESM: Thales VIGILE 100 ECM: Thales Scorpion Decoy: TERMA SKWS DLT-12T 130mm decoy launchers
Armament	Guns: 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm 1 x 35 mm Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gun 2 x 20 mm Denel GI-2 Missiles: 12 x MBDA VL MICA 8 x Exocet MM40 Block III Torpedoes: 2 x 3 EuroTorp B515 torpedo tubes for A244/S Mod.3 Whitehead torpedoes
Armor	Hull material: Steel grade A / AH36[2]
Aircraft carried	1 x AS565 Panther helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helicopter hangar and flight deck

Design and description

The R.E. Martadinata class of guided-missile frigates of the Indonesian Navy are SIGMA 10514 types of the Netherlands-designed Sigma family of modular naval vessels, the frigates are each built from six modules or sections, for I Gusti Ngurah Rai, five were built at the PT PAL shipyard at Surabaya, and one of the module was built at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding facility in Vlissingen, the Netherlands.^[4]

I Gusti Ngurah Rai has a length of 105.11 m (344 ft 10 in), beam of 14.02 m (46 ft 0 in), draft of 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in), and her displacement is 2,365 t (2,328 long tons). The ship is powered by combined diesel or electric (CODOE) propulsion, consisted of two 10,000 kW (13,000 shp) MCR diesel engines and two 1,300 kW (1,700 shp) MCR electric motors connected to two shafts with controllable-pitch propellers. Her maximum speed is 28 knots (52 km/h), range of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km) while cruising at 14 knots (26 km/h), and endurance up to 20 days. The frigate has complement of 122 personnel.^[2][5]

She is armed with one OTO Melara 76 mm gun,^[6] one 35 mm Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gun close-in weapon system, and two 20 mm Denel GI-2 autocannons.^[7] For surface warfare, I Gusti Ngurah Rai are equipped with eight Exocet MM40 Block III anti-ship missiles, and twelve vertical launching system cell for MBDA MICA anti-aircraft missiles. For anti-submarine warfare, she is equipped with two triple 324 mm EuroTorp B515 torpedo tubes for A244/S Mod.3 Whitehead torpedoes.^[8]

Her electronic system and sensors consisted of Thales Group TACTICOS combat management system^[9] with ten Multifunction Operator Consoles (MOC) Mk.4,^[10][11][12] SMART-S Mk 2 3D multibeam surveillance radar integrated with Thales TSB 2520 IFF system, Sperry Marine BridgeMasterE ARPA navigation radar, STIR 1.2 MK.2 (STING) electro-optical fire control system, LINK Y Mk 2 datalink system, Thales UMS 4132 Kingklip medium frequency active/passive hull-mounted sonar, CAPTAS 2/UMS 4229 variable depth sonar, Thales VIGILE 100 ESM, Thales Scorpion ECM,^[10] and TERMA SKWS DLT-12T 130mm decoy launchers located in port and starboard.^[8]

I Gusti Ngurah Rai also has a hangar and flight deck at stern and could accommodate one <10 tons helicopter.^[2] The ship is usually assigned with an Eurocopter AS565 Panther helicopter.^[13] The frigate also carries two rigid-hull inflatable boats.^[2]

Construction and career

KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai (332) performing RAS with KRI Bontang (907).

The ship construction was started with the first steel cutting ceremony on 17 September 2014 at PAL Indonesia shipyard in Surabaya. Her keel was laid down on 18 January 2016. The Dutch-built module was transported to PAL Indonesia shipyard for final assembly. The frigate was launched on 29 September 2016.^[4] She underwent her first sea trial on 26 April 2017.^[14] The ship was handed over to the Indonesian Navy on 30 October 2017.^[15] I Gusti Ngurah Rai was officially commissioned on 10 January 2018 by Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto at Benoa Port, Bali.^[16]

The ship finished her FFBNW (Fit For But Not With) refit project, which consisted of four work stages, and was formally handed over to the Indonesian Navy on 3 November 2020. The refit project included the installation of the Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gun close-in weapon system and integration of the Sensor, Weapon and Command (SEWACO) system.^[17]

She participated in the 2022 RIMPAC in the Hawaiian Islands.

I Gusti Ngurah Rai, along with Raden Eddy Martadinata, Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma, Karel Satsuitubun, Fatahillah, Malahayati, Sultan Hasanuddin, Sultan Iskandar Muda, Sultan Nuku, dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Surabaya, Teluk Banten, Tarakan and Bima Suci were deployed in waters off Nusa Dua, Bali to patrol the area during 2022 G20 Bali summit on 15–16 November 2022.^[18]

References

1. "Kapal Perusak Kawal Rudal PKR 10514 di Kukuhkan Menjadi KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai 332". radarkotanews.com (in Indonesian). 10 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
2. "Product Sheet Damen Sigma Frigate 10514 02 2017.pdf" (PDF). damen.com. February 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
3. "Imtech Naval Projects Reference List" (PDF). Marine.imtech.nl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
4. "Sukses Lakukan Alih Teknologi Pembangunan PKR 10514". PAL.co.id (in Indonesian). 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
5. "Indonesian Navy receives first Sigma-10514 guided missile frigate". navaltoday.com. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
6. "35mm CIWS ordered for Indonesian frigates". defencetechnologyreview.realviewdigital.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
7. "Defence Technology Review : DTR JUNE 2017, Page 1". Archived from the original on 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
8. "Indonesian Navy commissions second SIGMA frigate KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai". navaltoday.com. 12 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
9. "Thales to supply key systems for new corvettes Indonesian Navy worth 60m euro". Thales Nederland. defense-aerospace.com. 2004-10-27. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
10. "Platform 1880". thales7seas.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
11. "DSEI 2013: Indonesia signs for Thales TACTICOS system". shephardmedia.com. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
12. "25 years of Thales TACTICOS Combat Management System". navyrecognition.com. 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
13. "Airbus Helicopters delivers first three AS565 MBe Panther to Indonesia". helicopters.airbus.com. 22 November 2016. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
14. "Sea Trial KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai 332". radarmiliter.com (in Indonesian). 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
15. "PT Pal Delivers 2nd SIGMA 10514 PKR Frigate to Indonesia (TNI AL) KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai". navyrecognition.com. November 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
16. "Panglima kukuhkan nama KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai". Antaranews.com (in Indonesian). 10 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
17. "KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai-332 Siap Tempur dan Kawal Kedaulatan NKRI". pal.co.id (in Indonesian). 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
18. "TNI AL siagakan 14 kapal perang amankan KTT G20". Antaranews.com (in Indonesian). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.

External links

Media related to KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai (332) at Wikimedia Commons

• KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai 332 Puputan Yudha Sagara (Garuda TV Show) by NET. TV on YouTube (in Indonesian)
• Melaut Bareng Kapal Perang Canggih: KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai-332 | Mata Najwa (in Indonesian)