KRI Teluk Calang
| History | |
|---|---|
 Indonesia | |
| Name | Teluk Calang |
| Namesake | Calang Bay |
| Ordered | January 2017 |
| Builder | PT Daya Radar Utama, Lampung |
| Yard number | AT-7 |
| Laid down | 10 July 2017 |
| Launched | 19 August 2019 |
| Commissioned | 8 August 2022 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 524 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Teluk Bintuni-class tank landing ship |
| Displacement | 2,300 tons |
| Length | 117 m (383 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 16.4 m (53 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 x 3,285 kW (4,405 hp) main engines |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 7,200 nmi (13,300 km; 8,300 mi)[1] |
| Endurance | 20 days[1] |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 4 LCVPs[1] |
| Capacity | |
| Troops | 361 |
| Complement |
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| Armament | 1 x Bofors 40 mm/L70 guns 1 x Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns |
| Aircraft carried | 2 x helicopters[1] |
KRI Teluk Calang (524) is a Teluk Bintuni-class tank landing ship of the Indonesian Navy.
Characteristics
[edit]Teluk Calang has a length of 117 metres (383 ft 10 in), a beam measuring 16.4 metres (53 ft 10 in), and a height of 7.8 metres (25 ft 7 in) with a draft of 3 metres (9 ft 10 in). She has a capacity of 476 passengers, including crew, alongside 10 Leopard main battle tanks and a helicopter. The ship was designed to be able to stay at sea for 20 days.[2] With a crew of 119, consisting of 113 sailors and 6 helicopter crew, she has a displacement of 2,300 tonnes and has a maximum speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). The ship is armed with light defensive weapons in form of a Bofors 40 mm gun and two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns.[3] The vessel could also carry four LCVP boats, and is equipped with a crane for cargo loading and offloading.[4]
Service history
[edit]KRI Teluk Calang was built by an Indonesian shipbuilder PT Daya Radar Utama (DRU), Bandar Lampung. The ship was ordered from DRU as part of a three-ship order of the Teluk Bintuni-class ships (AT-117 type LST program) in January 2017,[5] with yard number of AT-7.[6][7] The ship was laid down on 10 July 2017, along with two other ships, AT-5 and AT-6.[6] She was launched and officially named on 19 August 2019.[7] The ship was commissioned on 8 August 2022.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "RAROWAFE MAMOWA FIINIAMMANES" (in Indonesian). Kolinlamil Official Account on Instagram. 29 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ Retaduari, Elza Astari (19 June 2015). "Ini KRI Teluk Bintuni, Kapal Angkut Tank Leopard Buatan Dalam Negeri". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "KRI Teluk Bintuni, Kapal Angkut Tank Terbaru TNI AL". Satu Harapan (in Indonesian). 19 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Fadillah, Ramadhan. "KRI Bintuni, kapal produksi dalam negeri pengangkut Tank Leopard". Merdeka (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "KSAL Laksamana Yudo Margono Resmikan Alutista KRI Teluk Youtefa 522". emaritim.com (in Indonesian). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Danlanal Lampung Dampingi Aslog Kasal Dalam Ceremony Of Keel Laying Pembangunan 3 Unit Kapal Angkut Tank". lantamal3-koarmada1.tnial.mil.id (in Indonesian). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ a b "TNI AL Luncurkan Tiga Kapal Angkut Tank untuk Perkuat Operasi Amfibi". sindonews.com (in Indonesian). 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "KSAL Resmikan Kapal Angkut KRI Teluk Calang-524 Buatan Dalam Negeri". kompas.com (in Indonesian). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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