Dorang-class patrol boat

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NameDorang class
Builders
Operators Indonesian Navy
Preceded byPari class
Dorang (874) and Bawal (875) during the commissioning ceremony
Class overview
NameDorang class
Builders
Operators Indonesian Navy
Preceded byPari class
Built2020–present
In commission2022–present
Planned6
Completed6
Active6
General characteristics
TypePatrol boat
Tonnage520 t (510 long tons) (full load)
Length60 m (196 ft 10 in)[1]
Beam8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Height4.95 m (16 ft 3 in)
Draught2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Propulsion2 × MTU 20V400M73 diesel engines
Speed24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Endurance6 days
Complement55
Armament
  • 1 × Bofors 40 mm (1.6 in) main gun
  • 2 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns

The Dorang class is a patrol boat class of the Indonesian Navy, also known as the Type PC-60 or PC-60M patrol boat. It was developed from KCR-60M and PC-40 designs and built locally across various Indonesian shipyards.[2] It is an indirect successor of FPB-57 class in terms of size and tonnage.

As of December 2022, two vessels of the Dorang class are in active service with four other under construction. The Dorang-class patrol boats can be modified to be equipped with anti-ship missiles when needed.[3]

During the appointment ceremony of Indonesian Navy's then Eastern Fleet Command chief of staff, Rear Admiral Darwanto on 23 January 2015, Indonesia's then Chief of Staff of the Navy, Admiral Ade Supandi stated that to prevent illegal fishing by foreign commercial vessels in eastern Indonesia, the Indonesian Navy needs at least 15–20 patrol boats operating every day. The performance of elements of military force also needs to be intensified so he concluded that the Indonesian Navy needed 40 new patrol boats with a size of 60 metres (200 ft). But for the initial stage, he projects to acquire at least 22 patrol boats first through a gradual procurement process, and also aims to replace older patrol boats.[4]

On 31 August 2022, the first two PC-60 patrol boats were inaugurated by Admiral Yudo Margono with Dorang (874) being the lead ship for the class.[5]

Characteristics

Ship in class

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