KDB Seteria (P-04) is the third ship of Waspada-class built up in the late 1970s, one of three ordered in Singapore. She was launched on 1978, and is still in active service with the Royal Brunei Navy.[1]
 KDB Seteria underway during CARAT 2008
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| History | |
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 Brunei | |
| Name | Seteria |
| Ordered | 1976 |
| Builder | Vosper Thornycroft, Singapore |
| Launched | 15 March 1978 |
| Commissioned | 25 March 1979 |
| Homeport | Muara, Brunei |
| Identification | P-04 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Waspada-class fast attack craft |
| Displacement | 206 tons (full load) |
| Length | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 MTU 20V 538 TB91 diesels |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range | 1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 20 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems | Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 (surface search) |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Decca RDL ESM |
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Construction
editSeteria was ordered in 1976. She was laid down by Vosper Thornycroft in Singapore and launched on 15 March 1978. She was commissioned on 25 June 1979.
Description
editSeteria is a small missile boat, orientated to be a patrol boat. The overall length of this boat is 36.9 m, the width – 7.2 m and the draft – 1.8 m. The displacement tonnage is 150 or 206 tones (depending on the source). The ship is powered by two compression-ignition engines MTU 20V538 TB91 (9000 hp). Maximum quantity of the fuel she can take is 16 tones, consequently she can sail for 1,200 nautical miles at a speed of 14 knots.
She is armed with one twin mount for the Oerlikon 30-calibre GCM-B01 guns. The angle of this gun barrel is 85°, the weight of the projectile is 1 kg, the range is of 10 000 m and the rate of fire is 650 RPM. She is also equipped with two single M2 Browning and two launchers of anti-ship missiles MM38 Exocet.
History
editSeteria was commanded by First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Othman bin Hj Suhaili.[2]
Exercise Pelican 1979
editEx Pelican 1979, the first ever joint naval exercise between Royal Brunei Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy. Seteria and KDB Waspada from Brunei and RSS Formidable and RSS Vigor.[3]
Exercise Pelican 1997
editA joint exercise hosted by Royal Brunei Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy from 2 to 9 October 1997. Seteria, KDB Serasa, KDB Perwira, KDB Pemburu, Waspada, RSS Vigilance, RSS Sea Tiger and RSS Courageous participated in the exercise.[4]
CARAT 2004
editSeteria, Perwira, Pemburu, Waspada, USS Fort McHenry, USS McCampbell and USS Russell conducted a Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) in the South China Sea on 24 June 2004.[5]
Helang Laut 2008
editThe Royal Brunei Navy and the Tentera National Indonesia Angkatan Laut (TNI AL) conducted a 5 days exercise from 15–19 December 2008 called "Helang Laut”. Seteria, Waspada, Pemburu and Serasa from Brunei and KRI Layang and KRI Singa from Indonesia participated in the exercise.[6]
Gallery
edit- KDB Seteria Gallery
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CARAT 2004
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References
edit- ^ "Royal Brunei Navy". Global Security. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "MINDEF - Commander Royal Brunei Navy". www.mindef.gov.bn. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- ^ "Singapore and Brunei Conduct Bilateral Naval Exercise". www.mindef.gov.sg. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ "Singapore and Brunei in Joint Naval Exercise" (PDF). National Archive of Singapore. 3 October 1997. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Larson, Melinda. "Closing Ceremony Highlights Success of CARAT Brunei". Navy News Service. NNS040625-05. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- ^ "Brunei-Indonesia "Helang Laut" Exercises Starts". Royal Brunei Air Force. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2020.