Until now there has been no country in Southeast Asia that has never cruiser apart from Indonesia. Legendary cruiser that was KRI Irian, who accidentally imported Indonesian government in order to liberate West Irian (Papua).
KRI Irian is Sverdlov-class cruiser with a code naming soviet Project 68-bis. This kind of ship is the last conventional Cruiser made for the Soviet Navy, 13 vessels completed before Nikita Khrushchev to stop this program because this type of vessel is considered old-fashioned by the advent of missiles (missiles). This ship is a development version of the Explorer Class Chapayev.
This ship is made in Admiralty Yard, Leningrad. The first keel laying was held on October 9, 1949, the ship was launched on September 17, 1950, and the first vessel is operated on June 30, 1952.
On January 11, 1961 the Soviet government began to issue instructions to the Central Design Bureau # 17 to modify the ideal Ordzhonikidze that operates in the tropics. Large-scale modernization done to make this vessel can operate at a temperature of + 40 ° C, humidity 95%, and a water temperature of + 30 ° C.
But representatives of the Indonesian Navy who later visited the town Baltiisk stated that they were not able to bear the cost of the project. Finally modernization diverted to the installation of more powerful diesel generator to drive an extra ventilator.
On February 14, 1961 This ship arrived in Sevastopol and on 5 April 1962 the ship began sea trials. At that time Indonesian crew for the ship has been formed and there is on board. This boat mechanic Mr Yatijan, later became head of the Department of the Navy Engineering. So are many of the other sailors, later many are able to occupy an important position.
Coming to Surabaya on August 5, 1962 and was declared out of the official Soviet Navy on January 24, 1963. The Soviet Union never sell the ship with heavy weight to other countries except for Indonesia. Navy which has never had its own fleet earlier, learning to operate the ships sophisticated and expensive this by trial and error / trial and error. In November 1962, recorded a diesel submarine damaged due to collision hirolis when rising to the surface, a destroyer damaged and 3 of 6 KRI Irian broken boiler. Hot temperatures and high humidity negative effect on the Navy fleet, consequently much of the equipment can not be operated optimally. On the other hand, the presence of these vessels make the Dutch Navy drastically reduce its presence in the waters of West Irian.
In 1964 Cruiser has been completely lost its operating efficiency and it was decided to send KRI Irian to Vladivostok for repairs. On March 1964 KRI Irian up in factory Dalzavod. The sailors and the Soviet technicians were surprised to see the condition of the ship and many small improvements that should have been done by the crew was not done. They are also interested in a bit of modifications made to the Navy is changing clothes into the worship space (something not possible in a communist country).
After the repair was completed in August 1964 the ship was escorted to Surabaya with the Soviet Navy Destroyer. A year later (1965) a change of government. Practical government power in the hands of Suharto. Suharto's attention to the Navy is very different than Sukarno. The vessel was left unfinished in Surabaya, sometimes used as a prison for political opponents of Suharto.
There are several versions about the history of KRI Irian after the G30S.
The first version states that in 1970, KRI Irian was so severe dormant until it begins to fill with water. No one cares to save this Cruiser. So that at the time served as Navy Chief Admiral Sudomo then KRI Irian made of scrap metal (scrap) in Taiwan in 1972 by reason of a chronic shortage of component parts.
The second version, according to Hendro Subroto, warships made just four of these are sold to Japan after its weapons stripped down. "Whereas in Tanjung Priok there are two parts warehouse. But because the previous treatments handled the Russians, after Gestapu, we do not have a technician anymore, "said Hendro.
Protective steel layer.
In mm:
* Armored main belt: 100 mm* Aft: 32 mm
* Deck: 50 mm
* Home Deck: 130 mm
* The shell of the main gun: 175 mm
Electronic Device.
* Radar:
Radar Seeker Gyus air-2Ryf sea surface search radar
Radar navigation Neptun
* Sonar:
Tamir-5N mounted on the hull* Etc:
Machta ECM (Electronic Counter Measures)KRI Irian artillery guns.
The main weapon of the KRI Irian is the fruit of four turrets, each turret containing three cannon measuring 6 inches. For a total of 6 inch 12 caliber cannon on the deck.Other sights of RI Irian.
* 10 Tube anti-submarine torpedo caliber 533 mm* 12 Fruit Kanon type 57 cal B-38 Caliber 15.2 cm (6 front, 6 rear)
* 12 Fruits double Kanon-type 56 cal Model 1934 6 (twin) SM-5-1 mounts
Caliber 10 cm
* 32 Fruit of Canon multifunction caliber of 3.7 cm
* 4 Fruit triple gun turrets Mk5-bis caliber 20 mm (for the purposes of anti-
Attack Air)
Propulsion.
As a driving force, relying KRI Irian 2 pieces TB-72 steam turbine receiving steam supply from 6 pieces boiler KV-68 and routed through two pieces of shafts.Total power available is around 110,000 to 122,000 hp hp on both shafts, power is capable of making 13,600 tons ship reaches a maximum speed of 32.5 knots. While the maximum distance that can be reached is 9000 nautical miles at a constant speed of 18 knots.
The number of crew.
This ship can load 1,270 crew, including 60 officers, 75 officers supervisors, 154 first officer. Thank you for reading this article.Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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