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October 23, 2011

Indonesian navy Corvettes: Sigma Class

Num  Name
365 KRI Diponegoro (DPN)
366 KRI Hasanuddin (HSN)
367 KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda (SIM)
368 KRI Frans Kaisiepo (FKO)

Technical Data :Displacement   : 1,700 tons
Dimensions     : 90.71 x 13.02 x 3.6 meters
Propulsion     : 2 shafts; 2 cruise diesels, 8,910 bhp, 28 knots;
Crew           : 80
Combat System  : Thales TACTICOS
Radar          : MW 08  3D Radar
Sonar          : Thales UMS 4132 Kingklip hull mounted
Fire Control   : LIROD MK2 Tracking radar
ESM            : Thales DR 3000
ECM            : Racal Scorpion 2L
Aviation       : Aft helicopter deck
Armament       : 4
 MM40 Exocet SSM, 2 Mistral TETRAL SAM positions, 1 Oto Melara Super 
Rapid 76mm Dual Purpose, 2 Denel Vector 20 mm, 2 B 515 inch torpedo 
tubes.
Builders       : Royal Schelde Shipbuilding, Vlissingen, Netherlands

367 KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda (SIM)

         368 KRI Frans Kaisiepo (FKO)

366 KRI Hasanuddin (HSN)

365 KRI Diponegoro (DPN)

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