KRI ''Sampari'' (628) is a of the

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. Built by PT PAL, she is the

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in her class.

Characteristics

The vessel, part of the KCR-60m family of fast attack missile craft, has a length of and a beam of 8.1 m. At full charge, it has a draft of 2.6 m, and the ship's displacement is 460 tonnes. It has a maximum speed of , with a cruising speed of . She can stay at sea for 9 days, with a range of and a crew capacity of 43. She is armed with the Chinese-manufactured version of the AK-630 (NG-18)

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, the Bofors 40mm as main gun, and Yugoimport-SDPR M71/08 20mm cannon as secondary gun.

Service history

''Sampari'' was commissioned on 28 May 2014, as the first ship of her class. In late 2017, ''Samparis missile-launching capabilities was removed, but the decision was reversed and the missiles were reinstalled. In August 2019, ''Sampari'' participated in the

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exercise with KRI ''Sultan Iskandar Muda'' and KRI ''Nala'', alongside

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vessels USS ''Montgomery'', USS ''Fall River'', and USCGC ''Stratton''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sampari (628) 2014 ships Sampari-class fast attack craft Ships built by PAL Indonesia