KRI Makassar class
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The Makassar class is a class of 4 Landing Platform Docks designed for the Indonesian Navy
by Daesun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. of South Korea
and based on the earlier Tanjung Dalpele
class. The USD$150 million dollar contract was signed in December 2004 and the first two units were built in Busan
, South Korea
. The remaining two was built at Indonesia's PT PAL shipyard in Surabaya
with assistance from Daesun.
The contract for the 3rd and 4th LPD to be built in Indonesia was signed with PT PAL on March 28, 2005. On 19 October 2006, the first of the two Indonesian-built units, was laid down in a ceremony by Admiral Slamet Subiyanto, Chief of Staff, Indonesian Navy.
The 3rd and 4th units have been modified to act as flagships with provisions for a command and control system, 57mm gun and air defense systems.
Indonesian Navy
The role of the Indonesian Navy is to patrol of Indonesia's immense coastline, to ensure safeguard the territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone , to protect Indonesia's maritime strategic interests, to protect the islands surrounded Indonesia and to defend against seaborne threats. The TNI...
by Daesun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. of South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
and based on the earlier Tanjung Dalpele
KRI Tanjung Dalpele
The KRI Tanjung Dalpele is an Indonesian warship of the Tanjung Dalpele class. The contract for the USD $35 million ship was signed with Daewoo International in September 2003. The ship is a Landing Platform Dock designed and built by Daesun Shipbuilding and Eng.Co.Ltd Pusan...
class. The USD$150 million dollar contract was signed in December 2004 and the first two units were built in Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. The remaining two was built at Indonesia's PT PAL shipyard in Surabaya
Surabaya
Surabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 2.7 million , and the capital of the province of East Java...
with assistance from Daesun.
The contract for the 3rd and 4th LPD to be built in Indonesia was signed with PT PAL on March 28, 2005. On 19 October 2006, the first of the two Indonesian-built units, was laid down in a ceremony by Admiral Slamet Subiyanto, Chief of Staff, Indonesian Navy.
The 3rd and 4th units have been modified to act as flagships with provisions for a command and control system, 57mm gun and air defense systems.
Ships of class
| Name | Pennant | Country | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRI Makassar | 590 |  |
7-Dec-2006 | 29-Apr-2007 | |
| KRI Surabaya | 591 | |
7-Dec-2006 | 23-Mar-2007 | 1-Aug-2007 |
| KRI Banjarmasin | 592 | |
19-Oct-2006 | 28-Aug-2008 | 28-Nov-2009 |
| KRI Banda Aceh | 593 | |
07-Dec-2007 | 19-Mar-2010 | 21-Mar-2011 |