KRI Tombak

KRI Tombak is a of the Indonesian Navy. Built by PT PAL, she is the second ship in her class.

Characteristics

The vessel, part of the KCR-60m family of fast attack missile craft, has a length of and a beam of 8.1 m. At full charge, it has a draft of 2.6 m, and the ship's displacement is 460 tonnes. It has a maximum speed of, with a cruising speed of. She can stay at sea for 9 days, with a range of and a crew capacity of 43.

Service history

Tombak was built by PT PAL and was commissioned into the Indonesian Navy on 27 August 2014. She was initially assigned to the Eastern Fleet Command. In June 2015, Tombak alongside the KRI Hiu conducted joint exercises with the Royal Australian Navy vessels and in Kupang. Her missile launchers were removed in late 2017 and a Type 630 CIWS was installed, but by May 2019 there were plans to reattach the launchers in a different position.
In August 2019, she participated in the rescue of passengers of the MV Santika Nusantara, a RORO passenger ship which caught fire in the Java Sea. Alongside the, Tombak took part in the 2019 International Maritime Defense Exhibition & Conference Asia as one of the two Indonesian Navy vessels on display.