KRI ''Pasopati'' (410) (ex-Soviet submarine ''S-290'') is a retired Project 613 of the
Indonesian Navy.
Design
The initial design was developed in the early 1940s as a sea-going follow on to the
S-class submarine. As a result of war experience and the capture of German technology at the end of the war, the Soviets issued a new design requirement in 1946. The revised design was developed by the
Lazurit Design Bureau
The Lazurit Central Design Bureau (russian: Центральное конструкторское бюро "Лазурит") is a company based in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation.
The Lazurit Central Desi ...
based in Gorkiy. Like most conventional submarines designed 1946–1960, the design was heavily influenced by the
Type XXI U-boat.
History
''Pasopati'' is one of twelve vessels delivered to the Indonesian Navy in 1962. ''Pasopati'' was involved in
Operation Trikora
Operation Trikora was an Indonesian military operation which aimed to seize and annex the Dutch overseas territory of Netherlands New Guinea in 1961 and 1962. After negotiations, the Netherlands signed the New York Agreement with Indonesia on ...
in 1961 she was used to transport marines and arms to the Indonesian army in West Irian and during those operations she was badly damaged.
She was retired in 1994 after more than 30 years of service, disassembled and moved to a spot near Plaza Surabaya before being reassembled and turned into a museum which opened in 1998.
Gallery
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Whiskey-class submarines
1955 ships
Submarine museums
Submarines of Indonesia
Museum ships in Indonesia
Ships built in the Soviet Union