KRI ''Makassar'' (590) is the

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of the ''Makassar''-class

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of the

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Development and design

Indonesia signed a US$150 million contract in December 2004 and the first two units were built in

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. The remaining two were built at Indonesia's PT PAL shipyard in

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with assistance from Daesun.The contract for the 3rd and 4th LPD to be built in Indonesia was signed with PT PAL on March 28, 2005. On 19 October 2006, the first of the two Indonesian-built units, was laid down in a ceremony by Admiral Slamet Subiyanto, Chief of Staff, Indonesian Navy. The 3rd and 4th units had been designed to function as flagships with provisions for a command and control system, 57mm gun and air defence systems. The 5th ship ordered by Indonesian navy on January 11, 2017. First steel cutting ceremony for said ship was conducted on April 28, 2017. The ship's keel was laid on August 28. 2017.

Construction and career

''Makassar'' was

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and launched on 7 December 2006 by

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. She was commissioned on 29 April 2007. KRI ''Makassar'' arrived at

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on 26 June 2018 in preparation for RIMPAC 2018 from 27 June to 2 August.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Makassar 2006 ships Ships built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Amphibious warfare vessels of the Indonesian Navy Makassar-class landing platform docks