KRI Diponegoro (365) is a Diponegoro-class corvette of the Indonesian Navy.
Development
The Diponegoro-class guided-missile corvettes of the Indonesian Navy are SIGMA 9113 types of the Netherlands-designed Sigma family of modular naval vessels, named after Indonesian Prince Diponegoro. Currently there are 4 Diponegoro-class corvette in service.
Construction and career
Diponegoro was laid down on 24 March 2005 and launched on 16 September 2006 by Damen Group, Vlissingen. She was commissioned on 5 July 2007 by Admiral Slamet Soebijanto, Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff.
On 21 April 2021, immediately after the disappearance of KRI Nanggala (402), the navy deployed KRI Diponegoro, KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata, and KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai to search for the missing submarine.
Since its first participation in 2009, Diponegoro has taken part in the Maritime Task Force of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon several times.
On 4 February 2025, the Diponegoro arrived at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka, for an official visit under the command of Commander Wirastyo Haprabu. The vessel departed the island following the conclusion of the visit on 5 February 2025.
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