Waspada-class fast attack craft

The Waspada class is a class of fast attack craft that was built for the Royal Brunei Navy by Vosper Thornycroft in the late 1970s. Three vessels were built, and as of 2009 all three remain in service.

Indonesian KRI Badau at Makassar in 2020
Class overview
BuildersVosper Thornycroft, Singapore
Operators
Preceded by
  • Perwira class
  • Saleha class
  • Bendeharu class
Succeeded by
In commission1978–present
Completed3
Active3
General characteristics
TypeFast attack craft
Displacement206 tons (full load)
Length121 ft (37 m)
Draft6 ft (1.8 m)
Propulsion2 x MTU 20V 538 TB91 diesels
Speed32 knots (59 km/h)
Range1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement4 officers, 20 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 (surface search)
  • Radamec 2500 Electro-Optic Director (modernization)
  • BAe Sea Archer Weapon Control System
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Decca RDL ESM
Armament

In 2011 it was announced that Brunei would donate KDB Waspada and KDB Pejuang to Indonesia as patrol crafts and training vessels.[1]

Ships of class

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Pennant number Name Builder Launched Commissioned Status
P-02 KRI Salawaku (ex-Waspada) Vosper Thornycroft 1977 1978 Active
P-03 KRI Badau (ex-Pejuang) 1978 1979 Active
P-04 KDB Seteria 1978 1979 Active

References

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  1. ^ ""indonesia-get-brunei-patrol-ships"". Archived from the original on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-03-22.