Viper-class patrol craft

History
Indonesia
Name| Viper class
Namesake| Viperidae
Completed| 6
Decommissioned| 2
In service| 4
General characteristics
Class and type| Type PC-40 patrol craft
Tonnage| 100 tons
Length| 40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Beam| 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Speed| 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Endurance| 4 days
Armament|

* 25 mm (1 in) machine guns
* 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns

Viper class is a Type PC-40 fiberglass patrol craft of the Indonesian Navy. It was commissioned from 20 October 2006 by Indonesian National Armed Forces Commander Marshal Djoko Suyanto.[1]

There are a total of six craft in this class, Viper, Piton, Weling, Matacora, Tedung Selar, Boiga.As 2018 four craft remained in service while two craft were decommissioned.[citation needed]

## Armaments

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The vessel is equipped with Russian-made 25 mm and 12.7 mm calibre machine guns. It also has a combat information room, a communication room and an ammunition store room.

## Notable deployments

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KAL Viper helped recover some of the bodies from the ferry MV Levina 1.[2]

## References

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1. ^ http://www.acheh-eye.org/a-eye_news_files/a-eye_news_english/news_item.asp?NewsID=4463[permanent dead link] Navy's Small Patrol Boats Effective Tools in Fighting Piracy: TNI Chief. [dead link]
2. ^ 1 dead, 3 missing as gutted Indonesian ferry wreck sinks - Death toll from fire now 42 \- Inquirer.net - Obtained March 27, 2007. Archived February 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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