On M?? 26th, A??kin? & R?sm?ss?n ??? v??? ????? ?n? ?l??s?? t? h?n? ?v?? n?w??il?s (6508-09), th? tw? min? c??nt??m??s???s v?ss?ls (MCMVs) KRI P?l?? F?ni (731) ?n? KRI P?l?? F?nil?? (732) t? th? In??n?si?n N?v?. Th? In??n?si?n ??v??nm?nt ?????v?? ? s?m ?? USD215 milli?n in 2016 ??? th? ???l?c?m?nt ??????mm?, ??t th? ?ll?c?ti?n w?s s??s????ntl? ????c?? t? USD204 milli?n in lin? with l?t?st ????i??m?nts s??mitt?? ?? th? In??n?si?n N?v?. In J?n???? 2019, A??kin? & R?sm?ss?n ?????t?? it h?s si?n?? ? c?nt??ct with th? In??n?si?n Minist?? ?? D???ns? ??? th? ??si?n ?n? c?nst??cti?n ?? tw? min?-h?ntin? v?ss?ls.
Th? 62-m?t?? ??si?n is th? l?t?st ??v?l??m?nt ???iv?? ???m th? G??m?n N?v?’s F??nk?nth?l cl?ss. Th? T??? 332 F??nk?nth?l-cl?ss min? h?nt?? is ? cl?ss ?? G??m?n min? h?nt??s. Th? v?ss?ls ??? ??ilt ?? n?n-m??n?tic st??l. H?ll, m?chin??? ?n? s????st??ct??? ?? this cl?ss is simil?? t? th? ??i?in?l T??? 343 H?m?ln-cl?ss min?sw?????, ??t th? ???i?m?nt ?i????s. All ?ctiv? v?ss?ls ??? c????ntl? st?ti?n?? in Ki?l ?t th? B?ltic S??. 2 v?ss?ls w?s s?l? t? Unit?? A??? Emi??t?s in 2006. Sli?htl? m??i?i?? F??nk?nth?l-cl?ss min?h?nt??s ??? ?ls? ?????t?? ?? th? T??kish N?v?, wh??? th?? ??? ???????? t? ?s th? A cl?ss. M1060 W?i??n w?s s?l? t? Unit?? A??? Emi??t?s in 2006.
Th? int????t?? s?l?ti?n is ???i???? with S?n??sis NX n?vi??ti?n ?n? ??i??? s?st?ms, ?n int????t?? SYNTACS c?mm?n? ?n? c?nt??l s?st?m, ?s w?ll ?s ? st?t?-??-th?-??t min?-h?ntin? s?n?? ?n? ?n ?nm?nn?? v?hicl?s. This ?n??l?s l???in?-???? MCM ?????ti?ns th?t ??? hi?hl? ???cis?, s??? ?n? ???ici?nt ???m missi?n initi?ti?n t? missi?n s?cc?ss. E?ch v?ss?l will ???t??? ? c?m?l?t? MAN h???i? ?????lsi?n ??ck???, with: 2 MAN 12V175D-MM ?n?in?s ??liv??in? 2,220 kW ?t 1,900 ??m, ? MAN Al?h? CPP twin sc??w-?????ll?? s?st?m incl??in? Al?h?t??nic 3000 ?????lsi?n-c?nt??l s?st?m ??? ???ici?nt ?n? ?l?xi?l? m?n??v??in? ?n? ?n AKA h???i? PTI s?st?m ??? sil?nt ?????ti?n whil? min?h?ntin? (sl?w s???? with ???? ?l?ct?ic ?????lsi?n).
A??kin? & R?sm?ss?n is ? shi????? sit??t?? in L?mw?????, n??? B??m?n in th? G??m?n st?t? ?? L?w?? S?x?n?. Th? shi????? is ?n th? l??t ??nk ?? th? Riv?? W?s??, ?n? c????ntl? c?m??is?s ?iv? ?????cti?n h?lls with ?ss?ci?t?? w??ksh??s ?n? ???ic?s, ?n inn?? h?????? ?n? ? s?nc??li?t. T???? th? ???? c?ntin??s t? c?nst??ct ? simil?? s????? ?? v?ss?ls, ??il?in? ??chts ?l?n?si?? n?v?l v?ss?ls, ?il?t ???ts ?n? simil?? shi?s. Th? ???? is ???tic?l??l? w?ll kn?wn ??? ? n?m??? ?? s??????chts, ?n? ??? its w??k in th? ??v?l??m?nt ?? sm?ll-w?t???l?n?-???? twin h?ll (SWATH) shi?s.