The Indonesian Navy sent its own ship to the bottom of the Java Sea. French and Chinese missiles, along with American bombs, sank the decommissioned KRI frigate Slamet Riyadi.
What is known
The decommissioned ship went to the bottom during the SINKEX exercise late last month. The event was attended by almost two dozen warships, fighter jets, helicopters and transport aircraft.
Four types of ammunition were used to sink the KRI frigate Slamet Riyadi. The attack ship KRI Tombak fired Chinese C-705 missiles. The KRI frigate Yos Sudarso (353) struck with S-802 missiles, also made in China.
Indonesian Navy frigates KRI RE Martadinata (331) and KRI John Lie (358) launched French Exocet missiles. The final point was put by the fourth-generation Indonesian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters with tail numbers TS-1601 and TS-1602.
Both aircraft used American M117/MK-12 bombs. As a result of accurate hits, the frigate broke into three parts and went to the bottom. Had it survived, the KRI Abdul Halim Perdanakusuma (355) and KRI Sampari (628) would have launched an additional attack with C-802 and C-705 missiles.
The destroyed ship was bought by Indonesia in the 1980s from the Netherlands. Following the acquisition, the 113m Van Speijk-class frigate was renamed KRI Slamet Riyadi in honor of Indonesia’s national hero who fought in the country’s war of independence from 1945-1949.
The frigate was in service with the Indonesian Navy for more than 30 years. In August 2019, the service took KRI Slamet Riyadi out of service. The main weapon in the face of the 76-mm OTO Melara cannon was repaired and is now used at the artillery range of the Indonesian Navy on the island of Java.
Source: Naval News
2023-08-05 22:28:02
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