KRI Dr. Soeharso (990)

KRI Tanjung Dalpele is an Indonesian warship of the Tanjung Dalpele class. The vessel was constructed as a landing platform dock for the Indonesian Navy in 2003 in South Korea. However, after launch, the ship was renamed KRI Dr Soeharso (990) and re-designated a multi-purpose hospital ship. In 2020, Dr Soeharso was used to transport Indonesian crew from cruise ships during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indonesian hospital ship KRI Dr Soeharso (990)
Class overview
Name:	Tanjung Dalpele class
Operators:	Indonesian Navy
Succeeded by:	Makassar class
Planned:	1
Completed:	1
Active:	1
Indonesia
Name:	KRI Tanjung Dalpele
Namesake:	Suharso
Builder:	Dae Sun Shipbuilders, Pusan, South Korea
Laid down:	2002
Launched:	17 May 2003
Commissioned:	September 2003
Renamed:	KRI Dr Soeharso
Identification:	IMO number: 9261372 Pennant number: 990
Status:	In service
General characteristics as built
Class and type:	Hospital ship/landing platform dock
Displacement:	7,400 t (7,300 long tons) standard 11,600 t (11,400 long tons) full load
Length:	122 m (400 ft 3 in)
Beam:	22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draught:	4.9 m (16 ft 1 in)
Installed power:	3,910 kW (5,250 hp)
Propulsion:	CODAD; 2 × B&W 8L28/32A diesel engines, 2 shafts
Speed:	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range:	8,600 nmi (15,900 km; 9,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried:	2 × LCU-23M landing craft 2 × LCVPs
Troops:	13 tanks 507 troops
Complement:	126
Armament:	1 × 57 mm (2.2 in) gun 1 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) guns
Aircraft carried:	2 × Super Puma helicopters
Aviation facilities:	Hangar and helicopter deck

Design and description

As built, Tanjung Dalpele was constructed as a landing platform dock (LPD). The vessel had a standard displacement of 7,400 tonnes (7,300 long tons) and 11,600 t (11,400 long tons) at full load.[1] The Miramar Ship Index has the as built standard displacement as 10,000 tonnes (9,800 long tons).[2] The ship measures 122 metres (400 ft 3 in) long overall with a beam of 22 metres (72 ft 2 in) and a draught of 4.9 metres (16 ft 1 in). The vessel is powered by a combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) system comprising two Burmeister & Wain (B&W) 8L28/32A diesel engines turning two shafts creating 3,910 kilowatts (5,250 hp). The vessel has a maximum speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) and a range of 8,600 nautical miles (15,900 km; 9,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph).[1]

The vessel is equipped with a well deck and is capable of accommodating two LCU-23M landing craft and two landing craft for vehicles and personnel (LCVPs). As an LPD, Tanjung Dalpele had a lift capacity of 13 tanks and 507 troops.[1] The vessel is equipped with hospital facilities (five operating rooms and six polyclinics) and is utilised as a hospital ship by the Indonesian Navy.[3] As a hospital ship the vessel is capable of accepting up to 2,000 patients and has a crew of 126 with 51 medical specialists.[1][3]

As built, the ship was armed with one 57 mm (2.2 in) gun and twin-mounted 40 mm (1.6 in) guns. The ship has a hangar and helicopter deck at the stern and is capable of operating two Super Puma helicopters.[1]

Construction and career

The contract for the USD $35 million ship was signed with Daewoo International in September 2003. The vessel was built by Daesun Shipbuilding at their shipyard in Pusan, South Korea, with the keel being laid in 2002. Named Tanjung Dalpele, the ship was launched on 17 May 2003 and entered service with the Indonesian Navy in September of that year.[1][2] In February 2007, Tanjung Dalpele carried the families of the victims of Adam Air Flight KI-574 to the site of the crash for a memorial service.[4]

On 1 August 2007 the role for this ship was changed to a hospital ship, and the ship was renamed KRI Dr Soeharso with the pennant number 990.[3][5][lower-alpha 1] In 2016, Dr Soeharso performed its first overseas mission, deploying to Timor-Leste on a medical care mission.[3]

2020 coronavirus pandemic

Dr Soeharso picked up 188 Indonesian crew of the cruise ship World Dream in the Durian Strait on 26 February 2020. The vessel took them to Sebaru Kecil Islet and placed under quarantine.[6]

Dr Soeharso evacuated 89 crew of the cruise ship Diamond Princess from Indramayu thermal power plant port, after the crew got health certificate from Japan and flew to Kertajati International Airport. They then used buses to the travel to the port. Indonesia made them undergo a second test, of which one of the crew had a positive result for COVID-19 and was hospitalized in Jakarta. 68 crew of Diamond Princess disembarked at Sebaru Kecil Islet. World Dream evacuees and Diamond Princess evacuees used separated different blocks/buildings.[7][8]

Notes

1. Parameswaran says the status was changed in 2008.[3]

Citations

1. Saunders 2009, p. 360.
2. Miramar Ship Index.
3. Parameswaran 2016.
4. "Families commemorate air accident dead at watery wreckage site". monstersandcritics.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
5. "Panglima TNI Akan Resmikan Tiga KRI Di Makassar" (in Indonesian). Indonesian Ministry of Defense. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
6. Afifa, Laila (25 February 2020). "KRI Soeharso to Pick Up Indonesian Crew at World Dream Tomorrow". tempo.co. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
7. "'Diamond Princess' evacuees to start separate quarantine on Sebaru island". The Jakarta Post. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
8. "Another Diamond Princess Crew Member From Indonesia Suspected of Contracting Coronavirus". Jakarta Globe. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

References

• "Tanjung Dalpele (6135631)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
• Parameswaran, Prashanth (2 February 2016). "Indonesia Deploys Vessel on First Ever Overseas Voyage". The Diplomat. Retrieved 10 April 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010 (112 ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Jane's Information Group Inc. ISBN 0-7106-2888-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)