KRI Oswald Siahaan (354)
KRI Oswald Siahaan (354) is an Ahmad Yani-class frigate operated by the Indonesian Navy. Prior to her service in the Indonesian Navy, she served in the Royal Netherlands Navy as the HNLMS Van Nes (F805).
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Name: | KRI Oswald Siahaan |
Acquired: | 1988 |
Identification: | 354 |
History | |
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Name: | HNLMS Van Nes |
Laid down: | 25 July 1963 |
Launched: | 26 March 1966 |
Commissioned: | 9 August 1966 |
Decommissioned: | February 1987 |
Identification: | F805 |
Fate: | Sold to Indonesia |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Ahmad Yani-class frigate |
Design
The ship has a displacement of 2,940 tonnes, with a length of 113.42 meters and a beam of 4.57 meters. She is powered by two 16,000 horse power engines with a maximum speed of 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h). She has a crew of 180 sailors. Armament-wise, the vessel is equipped with P-800 Oniks missiles, Mistral air defense missiles, an OTO Melara 76 mm gun, two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns, and Honeywell torpedoes.[1]
Service history
The ship was previously operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy as the Van Speijk-class frigate HNLMS Van Nes (F805). Van Nes was laid down on 25 July 1963, launched on 26 March 1966, commissioned on 9 August 1966 and decommissioned in February 1987, and was transferred to Indonesia in 1988 where it received its current name.[2]
In May 2016, Oswald Siahaan seized a Chinese trawler, the Gui Bei Yu (27088), in the waters of Natuna Islands, firing shots at the trawler and blocking an attempt by a Chinese coast guard ship to rescue the fishing ship - which was taken under Indonesian custody.[3]
References
- Prabowo, Prasto (18 May 2014). "Mengenal Kapal Perang Pemukul Utama TNI AL". Satu Harapan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- "F 805 HNLMS Van Nes - Van Speijk (UK Leander) Class Frigate - Aert Jansse Van Nes". seaforces.org. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- Mollman, Steve (31 May 2016). "Indonesia had another high-seas encounter with China—but this time it brought a bigger boat". Quartz. Retrieved 12 February 2019.