Teluk Bintuni-class tank landing ship

The Teluk Bintuni class, Indonesian designation AT-117M is a class of tank landing ships that is being built indigenously for the Indonesian Navy by various Indonesian local shipyards. It was announced that the Indonesian Navy intends to acquire a total of twelve vessels of the same class with some modifications from the lead ship to improve ship's capability.[2]

KRI Teluk Bintuni
Class overview
NameTeluk Bintuni class[1]
Builders
  • PT Dok & Perkapalan Kodja Bahari (Persero)
  • PT Daya Radar Utama
  • PT Bandar Abadi Shipyard
Operators Indonesian Navy
Preceded byTeluk Gilimanuk class
Built2012-present
In service2015–present
Planned12
Completed9
Active9
General characteristics
TypeLanding ship tank
Displacement2,300 tons
Length117–120 m (383 ft 10 in – 393 ft 8 in)
Beam16–18 m (52 ft 6 in – 59 ft 1 in)
Height11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Propulsion2 x 3,285 kW (4,405 hp) main engines
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range6,240 nmi (11,560 km; 7,180 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Capacity
  • 10 unit Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks or 15 unit BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles
  • 4 unit LCVPs
  • 1 unit RIB 10 m rubber boat
  • 2 unit RIB 7 m rubber boat
Troops361
Complement119 total
Armament
  • 117 meters variant:
    2 x Bofors 40 mm/L70 guns
    2 x 12.7 mm machine guns
  • 120 meters variant:
    1 x Bofors 40 mm/L70 guns
    1 x 20 mm cannon
    2 x 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried2 x 10-ton helicopter

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]

Ships
Name Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Status
120M variant with hangar
Teluk Bintuni 520 PT Daya Radar Utama 18 June 2013 27 September 2014 17 June 2015 Active
117M variant without hangar
Teluk Kendari 518 PT Dok & Perkapalan Kodja Bahari (Persero) 31 July 2012 26 September 2014 7 December 2020 Active
Teluk Kupang 519 31 July 2012 17 January 2017 7 December 2020 Active
Teluk Lada 521 PT Daya Radar Utama 20 April 2016 28 June 2018 26 February 2019 Active
Teluk Weda 526 PT Bandar Abadi Shipyard 19 December 2019 27 February 2021 26 October 2021 Active
Teluk Wondama 527 19 December 2019 27 February 2021 26 October 2021 Active
117M variant with hangar
Teluk Youtefa 522 PT Daya Radar Utama 10 July 2017 15 May 2019 12 July 2021 Active
Teluk Palu 523 10 July 2017 1 June 2019 9 March 2022 Active
Teluk Calang 524 10 July 2017 19 August 2019 8 August 2022 Active

Operational history

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.[6] She later brought supplies to areas affected by the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami.[7]

In August 2019, Teluk Lada was dispatched to rescue hostages aboard MV Mina Sejati, a 36-crew squid fishing vessel which was hijacked by several members of her own crew off Tual, Maluku.[8][9] Mina Sejati was later discovered empty by Teluk Lada, with eleven survivors testifying that three of the crew had massacred the others.[10]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Teluk Bintuni class tank landing ships.
  1. "Indonesia to acquire two more amphibious landing ships".
  2. "Senilai Rp360 Miliar, Kemhan Order Dua LST Teluk Bintuni Class Ke PT Bandar Abadi". 15 April 2019.
  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. Indrawan, Aditya Fajar (25 January 2018). "KRI Teluk Bintuni Gagalkan Perompakan di Perairan Selat Berhala". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  7. "KRI Teluk Bintuni Angkut 70 Ton Bantuan Korban Gempa ke Palu". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  8. "TNI AL Berusaha Kuasai KM Mina yang Dibajak". Republika (in Indonesian). 20 August 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  9. "TNI AL Kirim KRI Teluk Lada Selamatkan Sandera KM Mina Sejati". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 18 August 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  10. "Duduk Perkara Pembantaian ABK KM Mina Sejati, 23 Orang Termasuk Pembantai Hilang Misterius". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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