KRI ''Diponegoro'' (365) is a ''Diponegoro''-class corvette of the

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Development

The ''Diponegoro''-class guided-missile

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s of the

are SIGMA 9113 types of the Netherlands-designed Sigma family of modular naval vessels, named after Indonesian Prince

Diponegoro Prince Diponegoro (; born Bendara Raden Mas Mustahar, ; later Bendara Raden Mas Antawirya, ; 11 November 1785 – 8 January 1855), also known as Dipanegara and Dipa Negara, was a Javanese prince who opposed the Dutch colonial rule. The eldest s ...

. Currently there are 4 ''Diponegoro''-class corvette in service.

Construction and career

''Diponegoro'' was

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on 24 March 2005 and launched on 16 September 2006 by

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. She was commissioned on 5 July 2007 by

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Slamet Soebijanto,

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. On 21 April 2021, immediately after the disappearance of , the navy deployed KRI ''Diponegoro'', , and to search for the missing submarine. Since its first participation in 2009, ''Diponegoro'' has taken part in the Maritime Task Force of the

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several times. On 4 February 2025, the ''Diponegoro'' arrived at the

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, Sri Lanka, for an official visit under the command of Commander Wirastyo Haprabu. The vessel departed the island following the conclusion of the visit on 5 February 2025.

Gallery

File:Indonesian Naval Academy promotional recruiting poster.jpg, KRI ''Diponegoro'' on a recruiting poster. File:Diponegoro-korvet.jpg, KRI ''Diponegoro'' in

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in 2008. File:KRI Bung Tomo 357 (1).jpg, KRI ''Diponegoro'', KRI ''Bung Tomo'' and KRI ''John Lie'' in

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on 12 December 2014. File:Bendera Majapahit KRI Diponegoro (365).jpg,

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of KRI ''Diponegoro'' on 6 October 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Diponegoro 2006 ships Diponegoro-class corvettes