Patrol special vessel

trimaran

On the morning of Friday, the 31st of August, 2012, North Sea Boats Ltd launched one of the most innovative warships in the world into the straits between East Java and Bali, at Banyuwangi, in the Republic of Indonesia. Measuring 63m in overall length, the KRI Klewang - named after a traditional Indonesian single edged sword - combines a number of existing advanced technologies into a single, unique platform; a wavepiercer trimaran hull form, constructed exclusively of infused vinylester carbon fibre foam sandwich materials for all structural elements - and with external geometry and features intended to reduce detection rate. The result of a twenty four month research, design and development collaboration with LOMOcean Design Ltd, the ship represents a significant step forward in the use of advanced warship building technologies in countries outside of Europe and the United States. Designed for patrolling the littorals, the hull shape is intended to permit high speeds to be maintained and thus to maximize crew operational capability in the short, steep seas characteristic of the coastline around the Indonesian Archipelago. The design borrows elements from previous trimarans from the LOMOcean, including the 24m Earthrace (later Ady Gil), holder of the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by a power boat.