MilitaryDr Soeharso (ex-Tanjung Dalpele)
Hospital Shipconfirmed
KRI Dr Soeharso is a hospital ship operated by the Indonesian Navy, originally constructed as a Landing Platform Dock. It is primarily equipped to provide medical support, disaster relief, and humanitarian assistance across the Indonesian archipelago.
Specifications
| Type | Hospital Ship |
| Origin | Indonesia |
| Manufacturer | Daewoo Heavy Industries |
| Introduced | 2003 |
| Status | In service |
| Displacement | 11394 |
| Length | 122 |
| Crew | 126 crew, 51 medical staff, and up to 507 passengers |
| Speed | 15 |
| Range | 8600 |
History
The vessel was built by South Korea's Daewoo Heavy Industries and commissioned into the Indonesian Navy in 2003 as KRI Tanjung Dalpele. In 2008, it was refitted and redesignated as a hospital ship, renamed in honor of Indonesian medical pioneer Dr. Soeharso. Since its conversion, the ship has been actively deployed in numerous humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations, including earthquake and tsunami responses.
Operators
| Country | Quantity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | confirmed |
Text adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo from Wikimedia Commons; see the Wikipedia article for author and license.
