KDB Seteria
 KDB Seteria underway during CARAT 2008
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| History | |
|---|---|
 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 |
| Armament |
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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]
Construction[edit]
Seteria 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[edit]
Seteria 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[edit]
Seteria was commanded by First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Othman bin Hj Suhaili.[2]
Exercise Pelican 1979[edit]
Ex 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[edit]
A 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[edit]
Seteria, 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[edit]
The 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.
