KRI Teluk Sangkulirang (542)

KRI Teluk Sangkulirang (542) is a Frosch-class landing ship operated the Indonesian Navy. The ship was former Grimmen (616) of the Volksmarine.

KRI Teluk Sangkulirang (background) at Surabaya Naval Base in September 2020
History
East Germany
NameGrimmen
NamesakeGrimmen
BuilderVEB Peenewerft, Wolgast
Yard number342
Laid down2 November 1977
Launched30 May 1978
Commissioned15 July 1979
Decommissioned2 October 1990
Stricken1 October 1990
IdentificationPennant number: 616
FateSold to Indonesia 1993
Indonesia
NameTeluk Sangkulirang
NamesakeSangkulirang Bay
Acquired25 August 1993
Commissioned9 December 1994
IdentificationPennant number: 542
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeFrosch-class landing ship
Displacement1,950 long tons (1,980 t)
Length98 m (321 ft 6 in)
Beam11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)
Draught2.8 m (9.2 ft)
Installed power5,000 hp (3.7 MW)
Propulsion
  • 2 x diesel engines
  • 2 x shafts
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity11 amphibious tanks or 400–600 tons cargo
Troops1 company of marines
Complement46
Sensors and
processing systems
  • TSR-333 I-band navigation radar
  • MR-302 Strut Curve F-band air/surface radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys		2 x PK-16 chaff launchers
Armament

Characteristics

KRI Teluk Sangkulirang is a Project 108 (NATO reporting name: Frosch I) regular medium landing ship.

Teluk Sangkulirang has a length of 98 m (322 ft), a beam of 11.1 m (36 ft), with a draught of 2.8 m (9.2 ft) and her displacement is 1,950 long tons (1,980 t) at full load. The ship is powered by two diesel engines, with total power output of 5,000 metric horsepower (3.7 MW) distributed in two shaft.[1]

She has a speed of 18 knots (33 km/h) and complement of 46 personnel. The ship has cargo capacity of 600 long tons (610 t).[1]

As Grimmen, she was initially armed with two АК-725 twin 57 mm guns, two AK-230 twin barrel 30 mm guns and equipped with Muff Cob fire control radar.[2] She may have been equipped with two 40-tube 122 mm rocket launchers.[2] As Teluk Sangkulirang, the ship are rearmed with one single Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun, one twin V-11 37 mm L/63 guns, and two twin 2М-3 25 mm autocannons.[1]

Service history

Grimmen was built by VEB Peenewerft, Wolgast. The ship was laid down on 2 November 1977, launched on 30 May 1978 and was commissioned to Volksmarine on 15 July 1979.[3] Following the reunification of Germany, Grimmen was deleted on 1 October 1990 and was formally decommissioned from Volksmarine on 2 October.[3][4] The unified German Navy didn't take over the ship and she was laid up with her pennant number painted over at Peenemünde Naval Base, awaiting her disposal as scrap metal.[5]

Indonesian Navy acquired the ship on 25 August 1993[6] as part of warship procurement program headed by the then State Minister for Research and Technology, B. J. Habibie, as the Coordinator of the Procurement Team. The procurement program was based on the Presidential Instruction No. 3/1992 issued by President Suharto on 3 September 1992 which aimed to bolster the Navy capabilities.[7][8] Prior to sailing for Indonesia, she was refitted and demilitarized in Germany. The ship arrived in Indonesia in 1994 and she was commissioned as KRI Teluk Sangkulirang (542) on 9 December 1994.[1]

References
  1. Saunders 2009, p. 362.
  2. Moore 1984, p. 186.
  3. Gardiner & Chumbley 1995, p. 135.
  4. Gardiner & Chumbley 1995, p. 142.
  5. Ehlers 1991, p. 227.
  6. Gardiner & Chumbley 1995, p. 180.
  7. "Tenggelamnya KRI Teluk Jakarta, Kapal Perang Bekas Negara Komunis". tirto.id (in Indonesian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. "Instruksi Presiden Republik Indonesia Nomor 3 Tahun 1992 tentang Pengadaan Kapal-Kapal Perang Untuk Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut". Act of 3 September 1992 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 August 2021.

Bibliography
  • Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
  • Moore, Capt. John (1984). Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710607959.
  • Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 9780710628886.
  • Ehlers, Hartmut (1991). "The Naval Facilities at Peenemünde After the German Unification". Warship International. International Naval Research Organization. 28 (3): 227–239.
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