The Indonesian Navy conducted large-scale combat exercises in the Java Sea, during which it sank a decommissioned German-made landing ship.
Naval News reported on this.
The exercises took place on April 23. The target was the former Frosch-class landing ship Teluk Hading (538), which previously served in the East German Navy and was acquired by Indonesia in the 1990s.
French-made Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missile launched from the SIGMA 10514-class frigate I Gusti Ngurah Rai (332) destroyed the ship.
Teluk Hading was decommissioned in 2024 after sustaining serious damage in a fire in South Sulawesi the previous year.
During the same exercise, one of the speedboats fired a Chinese-made C-705 missile at a land target on Pulau Gundul island.
The island had already been used as a training ground in December 2024, when the Indonesian Navy first fired an Exocet missile at land targets.
The latest exercise was only the second publicly known case of the Indonesian Navy using anti-ship missiles against land targets.
Frosch Class
The Frosch class of amphibious ships includes two modifications: Project 108 (Frosch I), a standard medium landing ship, and Project 109 (Frosch II), a combat support ship.
Project 108 (Frosch I) ships are 98 meters long, 11.1 meters wide, and have a draft of 2.8 meters. Full displacement is about 1,950 tons. The propulsion system includes two diesel engines with a combined output of 5,000 hp driving two shafts.
Project 109 (Frosch II) is somewhat smaller: length 90.7 meters, width 11.1 meters, draft 2.8 meters, full displacement about 1,700 tons. The propulsion system also consists of two diesel engines, but with a lower output of 4,408 hp on two shafts.
Both modifications have a speed of up to 18 knots and a crew of 46.
Project 108 has a payload capacity of up to 600 tons, while Project 109 can transport up to 650 tons. The ships are equipped with a 5-ton crane located amidships.
Initial armament included two twin 57-mm AK-725 artillery mounts.
Project 108 also had two twin 30-mm AK-230 mounts, while Project 109 was equipped with two twin 25-mm 2M-3 automatic cannons. Some Project 108 ships also received two 40-barrel 122-mm rocket launchers. Both versions were equipped with the Muff Cob radar fire-control system.
After transfer to the Indonesian Navy, the ships were rearmed. In particular, Project 108 received one 40-mm Bofors L/60 gun, two twin 37-mm V-11 mounts, and two twin 25-mm 2M-3 guns. Project 109 ships were re-equipped with two twin 37-mm V-11 mounts and two twin 25-mm 2M-3 guns.
The Frosch-class ships were officially transferred to the Indonesian Navy on August 25, 1993. They had arrived on September 3, 1992. The deal also included the purchase of 16 Parchim-class ships and nine Kondor-class ships. The total cost was $482 million.
