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Diponegoro-class Corvettes
The ''Diponegoro'' class of guided-missile corvettes of the Indonesian Navy are SIGMA 9113 types of the Netherlands-designed Sigma-class corvette, Sigma family of modular naval vessels, named after Indonesian Prince Diponegoro. Currently there are four ''Diponegoro''-class corvette in service. History The Indonesian variant is based on the Sigma 9113 design. Work on the first of the class, KRI ''Diponegoro'', began with the first steel cutting conducted in October 2004. The ship was christened on 16 September 2006 and commissioned on 2 July 2007 by Admiral Slamet Soebijanto, Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff. Options for two other units were exercised in January 2006 with the first steel cut commenced on 3 April 2006 in Damen Group, Damen's Schelde Naval Shipbuilding yard, Vlissingen-Oost yard and not in Surabaya stated earlier. On 28 August 2007, Jane's Missiles and Rockets reported that Indonesia was having problems securing the export license for the MM-40 Exocet block II and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Damen Naval is a Dutch shipyard, and a continuation of the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde, responsible for a number of ships used by the Royal Netherlands Navy. It is owned by the Damen Group. Damen Naval is situated in Vlissingen. History The company was founded on 8 October 1875 as the ''NV Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde'' (KMS) after shipbuilder Arie Smit (shipbuilder), Arie Smit had taken over the ''Marine Etablissement'', the wharf owned by the Dutch navy. Besides shipbuilding and repair, the company also builds machines, engines, steam turbines, airplanes, and light-metal products. Koninklijk is a royal title granted by the Monarchy of the Netherlands, Dutch Crown. In 1965 the company merged with the NV Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM) and the NV Motorenfabriek Thomassen of De Steeg, which resulted in the founding, on 4 March 1966, of the Rijn-Schelde, Rijn-Schelde Machinefabrieken en Scheepswerven NV (RSMS). Pressured by the Dutch government the Verolme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |