22 January 2021
Indonesia lays down country's third purpose-built hospital ship
by Ridzwan Rahmat
Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL has laid down the keel for another naval hospital ship.
The vessel, which will be the third purpose-built hospital ship to be operated by the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) once it is commissioned, was laid down on 21 January at PT PAL’s warship division in Surabaya. First steel for the vessel was cut in September 2020.
The TNI-AL currently operates one South Korean-built hospital ship, KRI Dr Soeharso (990), and one interim hospital ship, KRI Semarang
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Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL has laid down the keel for another naval hospital ship.
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