KRI Teluk Kupang
| History | |
|---|---|
 Indonesia | |
| Name | Teluk Kupang |
| Namesake | Kupang Bay |
| Ordered | 2012 |
| Builder | PT Dok & Perkapalan Kodja Bahari (Persero), Jakarta |
| Yard number | AT-2 |
| Laid down | 31 July 2012 |
| Launched | 17 January 2017 |
| Commissioned | 7 December 2020 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 519 |
| 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 | 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 x 3,285 kW (4,405 hp) main engines |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried |
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| Capacity | 10 unit Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks or 10 unit BMP-3F IFVs and 1 PT-76 light tank |
| Troops | 365 |
| Complement | 109 crew and 6 helicopter crew |
| Armament | 2 x Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns |
| Aircraft carried | 1 x Bell 412 helicopter |
KRI Teluk Kupang (519) is the second Teluk Bintuni-class tank landing ship of the Indonesian Navy.
Characteristics
[edit]Teluk Kupang has a length of 117 metres (383 ft 10 in), beam of 16.4 metres (53 ft 10 in) and height of 7.8 metres (25 ft 7 in) with a speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph).[1][2] She has a capacity of 478 passengers, including her crew of 109 and a helicopter crew of 6, in addition to ten Leopard main battle tanks or ten BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles and one PT-76 amphibious tank.[3][1] Teluk Kupang also has a helipad with hangar and capable of carrying a Bell 412 helicopter.[1]
Service history
[edit]KRI Teluk Kupang was built by an Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT Dok & Perkapalan Kodja Bahari (Persero) (also called DKB), Jakarta. The ship was ordered in 2012, based on AT-117M design that would become the Teluk Bintuni-class ships.[4] Her building process was ceremonially begun with the first steel-cutting on 31 July 2012,[2] and she was assigned with yard number of AT-2.[5]
Due to internal problems faced by the shipbuilder, her construction was delayed.[6] She was finally launched on 17 January 2017 in a ceremony at DKB dockyard in North Jakarta.[7] She was transferred to the Navy and commissioned on 7 December 2020, with Sea Lieutenant Colonel Suryai as her first commanding officer.[1][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Telah dilaksanakan serah terima KRI Teluk Kendari 518 dan KRI Teluk Kupang 519". twitter.com/dkb_indonesia (in Indonesian). 8 December 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Wamenhan Resmikan Pembangunan Tiga Kapal Perang". kemhan.go.id (in Indonesian). 1 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ Hadi, Syaiful (26 February 2019). "Alutsista TNI AL, Begini Spesifikasi KRI Teluk Lada 521". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Total LST Teluk Bintuni Class TNI AL Akan Berjumlah 7 Unit". indomiliter.com (in Indonesian). 23 April 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Tank Kavaleri 1 Marinir Dukung Latihan Kapal Perang Terbaru TNI AL". peloporwiratama.co.id (in Indonesian). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Merugi, BUMN Dok Kodja Belum Selesaikan 2 Proyek Kementerian". tempo.co (in Indonesian). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Selasa,17 Januari 2017 bertempat di Shipyard Jakarta II PT DKB, telah dilaksanakan Ceremony Peluncuran Kapal Angkut Tank-2". twitter.com/dkb_indonesia (in Indonesian). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "ENAM KRI PRODUKSI DALAM NEGERI KEMBALI PERKUAT ALUTSISTA TNI AL". tnial.mil.id (in Indonesian). 10 December 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.