KRI Badau (841)

Pejuang (P 03), since 2011 Badau – Bruneian missile boat built up in the late 1970s, one of three ordered in Singapore Waspada-class fast attack crafts. She was launched on 1978, and was in service with the Bruneian Navy until 2011, when she was sold to Indonesia. Now (2018) she is in Indonesia service as "Bandau".

Badau
History
Indonesia
Name: Pejuang (P 03)
Ordered: 1976
Builder: Vosper Thornycroft, Singapore
Launched: 15 March 1978
Commissioned: 25 March 1979
Renamed: KRI Badau-841
Identification:

Pennant number: P 03 (Brunei)

841 (Indonesia)

Construction

Pejuang was ordered in 1976. She was laid down by Vosper Thornycroft at Singapore and launched on 15 March 1978.[1][2] She was commissioned on 25 June 1979.[2]

Description

Pejuang is a quite small missile boat, orientated to be a patrol boat.[2] The overall length of this boat is 36,9 m, the width – 7,2 m and the draft – 1,8 m.[1] The displacement tonnage is 150[1][3] or 206 tones[2][4] (depending on the source). The ship is powered by two compression-ignition engines MTU 20V538 TB91 (9000 hp).[1][3] Maximum quantity of the fuel she can take is 16 tones, consequently she can sail for 1,200 nautical miles at a speed of 14 knots.[1][3]

She is armed with one twin mount for the Oerlikon 30-calibre GCM-B01 guns[1][3]. The angle of this gun barrel is 85°, the weight of the projectile is 1 kg, the range is of 10 000 m and the rate of fire is 650 RPM[5]. She is also equipped with two single machine guns[1][3] and two launchers of anti-ship missiles MM38 Exocet.[1][3]

Service in Indonesia

This ship is now (2018) in active service. At the beginning, she was classified as satuan kapal cepat (fast unit), with hull number 642, but then she was reorganised and the number changed into 841.[6] Because this craft was adjusted to be using as a patrol boat, it mainly observes border areas. For example, in April 2016, together with KRI Slamet Riyadi-352, was deployed on the border after a report of a hijacking of two Indonesian ships.[7]

References
  6. https://www.indomiliter.com/kri-badau-841-kapal-perang-tercanggih-armada-satrol-tni-al/
  7. Eko Prasetyo. "2 Indonesian Boats Hijacked, Military Vessels to Patrol Philippines Border". Retrieved 2018-11-15.
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