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INDONESIAN NAVY (INDONESIA)

COASTAL FORCES

TJAKALANG submarine chasers (1942-1943/1958-1960)

Tjakalang 1965

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Tenggiri (ex-PC1183) 309, 1975- 806   Gibbs Gas Engine, Jacksonville, USA 10.1942 7.7.1943 12.1943 // 3.1960 stricken 1975
Tjakalang (ex-Pierre, ex-PC1411) 313, 1975- 807 226 Defoe, Bay City, USA 3.1943 22.6.1943 12.1943 // 10.1958 stricken 1981
Torani (ex-Manville, ex-PC581) 317, 1975- 808   Albina, Portland, USA 2.1942 8.7.1942 10.1942 // 3.1960 stricken 1979
Hiu (ex-Malvern, ex-PC580) 318, 1975- 805   Albina, Portland, USA 1.1942 29.4.1942 9.1942 // 3.1960 stricken early 1990s
Alu Alu (ex-PC787) 1975- 809   Commercial Iron Wks, Portland, USA 1.1943 12.2.1943 11.1943 // 3.1960 stricken 1975

 

Displacement standard, t

280

Displacement full, t

335

Length, m

51.8 wl 52.9 oa

Breadth, m

7.06

Draught, m

2.60 full load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors diesels

Power, h. p.

2880

Max speed, kts

20

Fuel, t

diesel oil 49
Endurance, nm(kts) 5000(10)

Armament

1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 3 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap Mk 20 ASWRL, 2 DCT, 2 DCR

Electronic equipment

SPS-10, Decca 110 radars, QHA sonar

Complement 54

Project history: Former US PC 173ft submarine chasers.

Modernizations: early 1970s, all survived: - 1 x 1 - 40/60, 3 x 1 - 20/70, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap ASWRL; + 2 x 2 - 25/80 2M-3M, 2 x 2 - 12.7/79, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL

Naval service: No significant events.

Hiu 1980

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

© Ivan Gogin, 2016