KRI Teluk Kupang (519)

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

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

Characteristics

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

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 of 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
  1. "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. "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.
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