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KRI Teluk Kupang (519)

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History
Indonesia
NameTeluk Kupang
NamesakeKupang Bay
Ordered2012
BuilderPT Dok & Perkapalan Kodja Bahari (Persero), Jakarta
Yard numberAT-2
Laid down31 July 2012
Launched17 January 2017
Commissioned7 December 2020
IdentificationPennant number: 519
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeTeluk Bintuni-class tank landing ship
Displacement2,300 tons
Length117 m (383 ft 10 in)
Beam16.4 m (53 ft 10 in)
Height7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Propulsion2 x 3,285 kW (4,405 hp) main engines
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 4 unit LCVPs
  • 1 unit RIB 10 m rubber boat
  • 2 unit RIB 7 m rubber boat
Capacity10 unit Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks or 10 unit BMP-3F IFVs and 1 PT-76 light tank
Troops365
Complement109 crew and 6 helicopter crew
Armament2 x Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns
2 x 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried1 x Bell 412 helicopter

KRI Teluk Kupang (519) is the second Teluk Bintuni-class tank landing ship of the Indonesian Navy.

Characteristics

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Wamenhan Resmikan Pembangunan Tiga Kapal Perang". kemhan.go.id (in Indonesian). 1 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ Hadi, Syaiful (26 February 2019). "Alutsista TNI AL, Begini Spesifikasi KRI Teluk Lada 521". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Total LST Teluk Bintuni Class TNI AL Akan Berjumlah 7 Unit". indomiliter.com (in Indonesian). 23 April 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Tank Kavaleri 1 Marinir Dukung Latihan Kapal Perang Terbaru TNI AL". peloporwiratama.co.id (in Indonesian). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Merugi, BUMN Dok Kodja Belum Selesaikan 2 Proyek Kementerian". tempo.co (in Indonesian). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "ENAM KRI PRODUKSI DALAM NEGERI KEMBALI PERKUAT ALUTSISTA TNI AL". tnial.mil.id (in Indonesian). 10 December 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.