KRI Nala (363)
KRI Nala is an Indonesian Navy ship named after Nala, king of Nisahadha kingdom. The ship is a missile-equipped corvette, the third ship of Fatahillah-class corvette.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Indonesia | |
| Name: | KRI Nala (363) |
| Namesake: | Nala |
| Builder: | Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, Netherlands |
| Launched: | 11 January 1979 |
| Commissioned: | July 1980 |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Fatahillah-class corvette |
| Displacement: | 1450 tons |
| Length: | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range: | 3,300 km (1,780 nmi) |
| Complement: | 89 |
| Armament: |
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| Aviation facilities: | Flightdeck folds into hangar structure for 1 x light helicopter |
Notable deployments
The Nala was deployed to help look for the missing Adam Air Flight 574.[1][2]
References
- Technical help awaited as plane search continues Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine - The Jakarta Post
- Fuel spill clue to missing jet Archived 2008-06-10 at the Wayback Machine - NWC News - Obtained January 15, 2007.
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