KRI ''Diponegoro'' (365) is a
''Diponegoro''-class corvette of the
Indonesian Navy.
Development
The ''Diponegoro''-class
guided-missile corvette
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s of the
Indonesian Navy are SIGMA 9113 types of the Netherlands-designed
Sigma family of modular naval vessels, named after Indonesian Prince
Diponegoro. Currently there are 4 ''Diponegoro''-class corvette in service.
Construction and career
''Diponegoro'' was
laid down on 24 March 2005 and
launched on 16 September 2006 by
Damen Group,
Vlissingen. She was
commissioned on 5 July 2007 by
Admiral
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Slamet Soebijanto,
Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff
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.
On 21 April 2021, immediately after the disappearance of , the navy deployed KRI ''Diponegoro'', , and to search for the missing submarine.
Gallery
File:Indonesian Naval Academy promotional recruiting poster.jpg, KRI ''Diponegoro'' on a recruiting poster.
File:Diponegoro-korvet.jpg, KRI ''Diponegoro'' in Málaga
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in 2008.
File:KRI Bung Tomo 357 (1).jpg, KRI ''Diponegoro'', KRI ''Bung Tomo'' and KRI ''John Lie'' in Kota Bharu on 12 December 2014.
File:Bendera Majapahit KRI Diponegoro (365).jpg, Naval jack of KRI ''Diponegoro'' on 6 October 2018.
References
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2006 ships
Diponegoro-class corvettes