Indonesia launches 7th Teluk Bintuni-class landing ship tank

Indonesian officials during the launching of KRI Teluk Calang (524). Photo c/o Indo Maritim.

Indonesian shipbuilder PT Daya Radar Utama (PT DRU) launched the 7th Teluk Bintuni-class landing ship tank for the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) in its shipyard in Lampung on 19 August 2019.

The ship, named Teluk Calang (524), is expected to be delivered to the TNI-AL in a few months time, joining other similar ships to replace older ships. Asia Pacific Defense Journal just reported earlier today that the TNI-AL has retired 2 old landing ship tanks on 15 August 2019.

The launch was attended by various officials from PT DRU, TNI-AL, and the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI). 

The ship is designed to support sealift operations for the Indonesian Army (TNI-AL) and Indonesian Marine Corps (Korps Marinir) to move armored vehicles, including up to 10 Leopard 2 main battle tanks, or 14 BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles. It can also carry up to 478 personnel.

Aside from the launching, the event also involved the ship naming of two other Teluk Bintuni-class ships, the ship temporarily designated as AT-5 was named as KRI Yousefa Bay (522), while AT-6 was named KRI Teluk Palu (523). KRI Yousefa Bat was launched on 16 May 2019, 

The Teluk Bintuni-class has a length of 120 meters, a maximum beam of 18 meters, and has a maximum speed of 16 knots.


[1] Indo Maritim