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	10 Leopard 2 main battle tanks or 14 BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles or 45 troop transport vehicles[1]
Troops	361
Complement	113 ship crew 6 helicopter crew
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

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

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

1. "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.
2. Retaduari, Elza Astari (19 June 2015). "Ini KRI Teluk Bintuni, Kapal Angkut Tank Leopard Buatan Dalam Negeri". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
3. "KRI Teluk Bintuni, Kapal Angkut Tank Terbaru TNI AL". Satu Harapan (in Indonesian). 19 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
4. Fadillah, Ramadhan. "KRI Bintuni, kapal produksi dalam negeri pengangkut Tank Leopard". Merdeka (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
5. "KSAL Laksamana Yudo Margono Resmikan Alutista KRI Teluk Youtefa 522". emaritim.com (in Indonesian). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "KSAL Resmikan Kapal Angkut KRI Teluk Calang-524 Buatan Dalam Negeri". kompas.com (in Indonesian). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.