| History | |
|---|---|
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| 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) |
| Endurance | 20 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 4 LCVPs |
| 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 |
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. 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. The vessel could also carry four LCVP boats, and is equipped with a crane for cargo loading and offloading.
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, with yard number of AT-7. The ship was laid down on 10 July 2017, along with two other ships, AT-5 and AT-6. She was launched and officially named on 19 August 2019. The ship was commissioned on 8 August 2022.
References
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- 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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