Sudirohusodo-class hospital ship

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KRI dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo (991) during the Ship-naming Ceremony, on 3 November 2022, at Pondok Dayung Pier, North Jakarta.[1]
Class overview
Namedr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo class
BuildersPT PAL, Surabaya, Indonesia
Operators Indonesian Navy
Preceded byKRI dr. Soeharso
Built2019–2023
In commission2022–present
Planned2
Active2
General characteristics
Class & typeHospital ship
Displacement7,290 t (7,170 long tons)
Length124 m (406 ft 10 in)
Beam21.8 m (71 ft 6 in)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance30 days
Capacity643 people
Sensors &
processing systems		Terma SCANTER 6002
Aviation facilitiesLanding pad for 2 x helicopter Helicopter hangar

The dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo class or Sudirohusodo-class is a class of hospital ships built by PAL Indonesia in Surabaya for the Indonesian Navy.

History

In 2019, Indonesia's military development policy entered its third phase within the Minimum Essential Force (MEF) Policy framework. One of the MEF requirements for the Indonesian Navy includes the provision of hospital auxiliary ships.[2][3]

Before the Sudirohusodo-class, the Indonesian Navy already used two hospital ships; KRI dr. Soeharso (990) in active service since 2003; and KRI Semarang (594) in active service since 2019. However, both ships were initially designed and built as the Landing Platform Dock (LPD), where KRI dr. Soeharso was re-designated to became a multi-purpose hospital ship in 2007;[4] while KRI Semarang was assigned to be an auxiliary hospital ships for temporary, due to her main function and purposes being supposed to be the addition of Landing Platform Dock for the Indonesian Navy.[5] Therefore the Indonesian Navy needed another ships that were designed and built from the start specifically for hospital ship purposes, that are mobile and can be moved anytime to the disaster affected areas to carry out disaster emergency response, and for other humanitarian activities.[6][7]

The first steel cutting for the lead ship was carried out on 9 July 2019,[8] and the second ship was carried out on 10 September 2020[9] at PT PAL, Surabaya. The lead ship in the class KRI dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo (991) was commissioned on 14 January 2022,[10] and the second ship KRI dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat (992) was commissioned on 19 January 2023.[9] As per June 2024, both ships in the class has been repainted white by PAL in accordance with the IV Geneva Convention and The San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflicts at Sea.[11][12][13][14]

Design

The Sudirohusodo-class uses the same general hull design as that of the Indonesian Navy's Makassar-class landing platform docks. It has a length of 124 metres, beam of 21.8 metres, and displacement of around 7,290 tonnes. A pair of 5,420kW main engines could propel the hospital ship to a speed of 18 knots. With cruising speed 12 knots it can reach range of 10,000 nautical miles or a maximum endurance of 30 days, ensuring sustained sea-based medical support for deployed Indonesian forces as well as civilians in need. Like the Makassar-class which is based, the ship is also designed to have a flight deck for two helicopters and a hangar for one helicopter to support the air transportation or air medical evacuation purposes.[15][16]

The stern section of a Sudirohusodo-class ship KRI dr. Radjiman Wedyoningrat (992) during her construction process without the well deck and stern gate/ramp.

Modifications to allow the ship to perform the floating hospital role include the removal of all armament, also the removal of well deck with its stern gate/ramp to accommodate the medical infrastructure and facilities inside the ship, in order to increase the capacity and capabilities related to her role as hospital auxiliary ship.[17]

Due to the nature of big ship requires time for docking and undocking, the ship is also designed with evacuation-at-sea infrastructure on the port and starboard to accommodate the davit system with its evacuation-at-sea equipments; such as ambulance boats, LCVP and RHIB; speeding up the evacuation-at-sea process from and to the hospital ship.[15][16]

Characteristics

Technical

KRI dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo (991) conducted an Air Medical Evacuation exercise, near Madura Island, Thursday, 1 August 2024.

Ships in the class have a length of 124 m (406 ft 10 in) and a beam of 21.8 m (71 ft 6 in), a displacement of 7,290 tonnes (7,170 long tons). They have a maximum speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph), a cruising speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph), and an economical speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). The vessels can sail up to 30 days and 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi).[18][19][20]

Capacity

KRI dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo docked at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea to provide healthcare services for PNG citizens, 18 November 2024.[21][22]
KRI dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat (992) received a visit from the Japanese Ministry of Defense delegation, 15 October 2025.[23]

With displacement of full load 7,290 tons, the capacity of ship in the class can carry up to 643 personnels, 159 patients (or 124 Beds, additional 350 Beds in Emergency Case), 4 ambulances (OFE), 3 mobile hospitals (OFE), 1 mobile decompression (OFE), 1 mobile X Ray (OFE) as well as 2 LCVP units, 1 RHIB unit, 2 Ambulance Boat units,[24] and can carry 3 helicopters with MTOWs of 11 tonnes each.[25][note 1]

Capabilities

The medical team on the KRI dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo (991) carry out C-section surgical procedure on a patient, 24 November 2022.[27]
Port Visit Task Force health team providing the CT Scan services to a PNG citizen aboard KRI dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo, 18 November 2024.[21][28]
KRI dr. Radjiman Wedyoningrat (992) medical personnel evacuate and treat victims of sinking ship KM Maju Jaya, in the northern waters of Bangka Island, Friday, 11 July 2025.[29]

Ships in the class is facilitated with 2 Emergency Rooms, 5 Operating Rooms (+ Pre/ Post) that can accommodate 12 different types of operations, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), High Care Unit (HCU), delivery room & baby room, Radiology (X-ray & CT-scanner), Pharmacy, 8 Polyclinics, a morgue and Laboratory.[25][30]

Ships in the class

Name Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Status
dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo 991 PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) 14 October 2019 7 January 2021 14 January 2022 Active
dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat 992 21 January 2021 15 August 2022 19 January 2023 Active

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Owner Furnished Equipment (OFE) is a practice in construction and projects where the project owner buys and provides specific equipment and materials directly to the contractor for installation.[26]

References

  1. ↑ Biro Humas Setjen Kemhan (3 November 2022). "Menhan Prabowo Kukuhkan KRI Wahidin Sudirohusodo-991 Sebagai Kapal Bantu Rumah Sakit TNI AL". www.kemhan.go.id (in Indonesian).
  2. ↑ PT PAL (12 June 2021). "MEF phase III based marine Alutsista modernization policy". pal.co.id. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Indonesian Navy's Service To The Nation" (PDF). tnial.mil.id. 7 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Pike, John (7 November 2011). "ALRI - Navy of the Republic of Indonesia - Indonesia". www.globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011.
  5. ↑ Kompas, Tim Harian (21 March 2019). "Mengenali Bahtera Tempur Semarang Buatan Surabaya". Kompas.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 15 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Navy Hospital (BRS) both TNI AL entered the phase of Keel Laying". PT PAL. 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ↑ "Indonesian Navy Launches Hospital Ship KRI dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo". indonesia.go.id. 10 January 2021. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "PT PAL cuts first steel for Indonesian Navy's second hospital ship". Janes. 11 June 2019. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Indonesian Navy Commissions Hospital Ship KRI Dr Radjiman Wedyodiningrat (992) - MilitaryLeak". militaryleak.com. 23 January 2023. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Ozberk, Tayfun (16 January 2022). "Indonesian Navy welcomes new Trimaran FAC & Hospital ship - Naval News". Naval News. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023.
  11. ↑ antaranews.com (2023-11-20). "TNI AL cat putih KRI dr. Radjiman sebelum berangkat ke dekat Gaza". Antara News. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  12. ↑ Agency, ANTARA News. "KRI dr Radjiman Wedyodiningrat-992 dicat putih untuk misi kemanusian di Palestina". ANTARA News Jawa Timur. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  13. ↑ "PT PAL Indonesia Intensifkan Kesiapan Kapal Rumah Sakit, KRI dr Radjiman Wedyodiningrat-992 untuk Bertugas ke Palestina". Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  14. ↑ Fauzan Malufti (23 July 2024). "Indonesia Prepares to Deploy Hospital Ships Again for Gaza". navalnews.com. Naval News.
  15. 1 2 "VESSEL REVIEW | Dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo – Indonesian Navy's newest hospital ship boasts 242-patient capacity - Baird Maritime". Baird Maritime. 29 April 2022. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022.
  16. 1 2 "Kapal Rumah Sakit KRI dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat-992 Resmi Perkuat Armada RI". PT PAL (in Indonesian). 19 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "PT PAL Launches 3rd Hospital Assistance Ship For Indonesian Navy - MilitaryLeak". militaryleak.com. 16 August 2022. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "KRI Dokter Wahidin Siap Berlayar Melayani Pasien". indonesia.go.id (in Indonesian). 10 January 2021.
  19. ↑ Hamzah, Amir. "Melongok KRI dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Kapal Perang yang Berfungsi Sebagai RS Apung Setara RS Tipe C - Pojok News". pojoknews.pikiran-rakyat.com.
  20. ↑ "TNI AL Miliki Kapal Bantu Rumah Sakit, Ini Spesifikasinya | Kabar24". Bisnis.com. January 9, 2021.
  21. 1 2 Puspen TNI (19 November 2024). "Satuan Tugas (Satgas) Port Visit 2024 pada etape terakhirnya di negara PNG kembali menggelar Bakti Kesehatan berupa pengobatan gratis yang dilaksanakan di KRI dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo (WSH-991) yang Sandar di Dermaga (Port Moresby Harbour). Senin, (18/11/11)". twitter.com (in Indonesian).
  22. ↑ Mawangi, Genta Tenri (19 November 2024). "Di PNG, KRI WSH-991 "open ship" dan sediakan pengobatan gratis". Antara News (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 19 November 2024.
  23. ↑ "DIPLOMASI MARITIM: KRI dr. RADJIMAN WEDYODININGRAT-992 TERIMA KUNJUNGAN DELEGASI JEPANG". KOMANDO ARMADA I (in Indonesian). 15 October 2025. Archived from the original on 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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  25. 1 2 Staff, Naval News (20 January 2023). "Indonesian Navy commissions new hospital ship". Naval News. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023.
  26. ↑ Ibbs, C. William; Bates, Leslie C.; Echeverry, Diego (1 June 1987). "Owner‐Furnished Equipment (OFE) Contract Practices". Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 113 (2): 249–263. doi:10.1061/(asce)0733-9364(1987)113:2(249). ISSN 0733-9364. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022.
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  28. ↑ Arif (18 November 2024). "Tak Kenal Lelah, Satgas Port Visit 2024 Gelar Pengobatan Gratis Rakyat Papua New Guinea". Klikwarta.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 15 November 2025.
  29. ↑ "AKSI CEPAT EVAKUASI MEDIS DI TENGAH LAUT, KRI RJW-992 TANGANI KORBAN KAPAL TENGGELAM". KOMANDO ARMADA I (in Indonesian). 12 July 2025. Archived from the original on 11 November 2025.
  30. ↑ Broning Kakisina, Ernes (29 August 2022). "KRI dr Wahidin Sudirohusodo, rumah sakit terapung di timur Indonesia". Antara News (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 29 August 2022.