KRI Teluk Bintuni (520)

KRI Teluk Bintuni (520) is a tank landing ship (LST) of the Indonesian Navy. Commissioned in 2015, she is the third ship of her class and was the first to be commissioned.[2] She is also the namesake of her class.

KRI Teluk Bintuni at Kupang in 2017
History
Indonesia
NameTeluk Bintuni
NamesakeBintuni Bay
BuilderPT Daya Radar Utama, Lampung[1]
Yard numberAT-3
Laid down18 June 2013
Launched27 September 2014
Commissioned17 June 2015
IdentificationPennant number: 520
Motto
  • Rarowafe Mamowa Fiinia Manes
  • (The Knight of Sea, Defender of Homeland)[1]
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeTeluk Bintuni-class landing ship tank
Displacement2,300 tons
Length120 m (393 ft 8 in)
Beam18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Height11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Draft3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Propulsion2 x 3,285 kW (4,405 hp) main engines
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range7,200 nmi (13,300 km; 8,300 mi)[1]
Endurance20 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]
Troops361
Complement
  • 113 ship crew
  • 6 helicopter crew
Armament1 x Bofors 40 mm/L70 guns
1 x 20 mm cannon
2 x 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried2 x helicopters[1]

Design

Teluk Bintuni has a length of 120 metres (393 ft 8 in), a beam measuring 18 metres (59 ft 1 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 2 main battle tanks and a helicopter. The ship was designed to be able to stay at sea for 20 days.[3]

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.[4]

The vessel could also carry four LCVP boats, and is equipped with a crane for cargo loading and offloading.[5]

Service history

Teluk Bintuni was built by Indonesian shipbuilder PT Daya Radar Utama (DRU), using steel sourced from Krakatau Steel for its hull.[3] The ship was ordered from DRU as part of a three-ship order for LSTs (where DRU was awarded just one), and DRU was the first builder to deliver the ship. At the time of its launch, it was the largest LST operated by the Indonesian Navy, with other vessels displacing 1,500 or 1,800 tonnes.[4] The ship was built at a cost of Rp 160 billion (US$13 million in 2014).[6] The ship was laid down on 18 June 2013, with yard number AT-3.[7][2] She was launched on 27 September 2014 at DRU's shipyard in Bandar Lampung, with Indonesian Navy Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Muharam being appointed as her first commander.[8] She was later commissioned on 17 June 2015.[9]

In January 2018, during a naval landing exercise at the Berhala Strait, Teluk Bintuni received a signal from a tugboat which was being hijacked by pirates. The vessel launched an LCVP and apprehended the hijackers.[10] She later brought supplies to areas affected by the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami.[11]

References
  1. "RAROWAFE MAMOWA FIINIAMMANES" (in Indonesian). Kolinlamil Official Account on Instagram. 29 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. "KRI Teluk Bintuni 520 Kemenhan Rampung Digarap". kemhan.go.id (in Indonesian). 6 October 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. Retaduari, Elza Astari (19 June 2015). "Ini KRI Teluk Bintuni, Kapal Angkut Tank Leopard Buatan Dalam Negeri". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. "KRI Teluk Bintuni, Kapal Angkut Tank Terbaru TNI AL". Satu Harapan (in Indonesian). 19 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. Fadillah, Ramadhan. "KRI Bintuni, kapal produksi dalam negeri pengangkut Tank Leopard". Merdeka (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  6. "Indonesia Produksi Kapal Angkut Tank Berteknologi Internasional". Berita Satu (in Indonesian). 27 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  7. "ALUTSISTA TNI: Muat 10 Tank Leopard, Ini Spesifikasi Kapal AT 3 Buatan Lokal". ekonomi.bisnis.com (in Indonesian). 18 June 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. "Upacara Peluncuran KRI Teluk Bintuni dan Pelantikan Komandan KRI Teluk Bintuni-520". tni.mil.id (in Indonesian). 1 October 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. "DRU Serahkan Kapal KRI Teluk Bintuni 520". drushipyard.com (in Indonesian). 17 June 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  10. Indrawan, Aditya Fajar (25 January 2018). "KRI Teluk Bintuni Gagalkan Perompakan di Perairan Selat Berhala". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  11. "KRI Teluk Bintuni Angkut 70 Ton Bantuan Korban Gempa ke Palu". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

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