KRI Teluk Calang (524)

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NameTeluk Calang
Namesake Calang Bay
OrderedJanuary 2017
BuilderPT Daya Radar Utama, Lampung
Yard numberAT-7
Laid down10 July 2017
Launched19 August 2019
Commissioned8 August 2022
Identification Pennant number: 524
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and type Teluk Bintuni-class tank landing ship
Displacement2,300 tons
Length117 m (383 ft 10 in)
Beam16.4 m (53 ft 10 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 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
2 x 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried2 x helicopters [1]

KRI Teluk Calang (524) is a Teluk Bintuni-class tank landing ship of the Indonesian Navy.

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Characteristics

Teluk Calang has a length of 117 metres (383 ft 10 in), a beam measuring 16.4 metres (53 ft 10 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 main battle tanks and a helicopter. The ship was designed to be able to stay at sea for 20 days. [2] 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. [3] The vessel could also carry four LCVP boats, and is equipped with a crane for cargo loading and offloading. [4]

Service history

KRI Teluk Calang was built by an Indonesian shipbuilder PT Daya Radar Utama (DRU), Bandar Lampung. The ship was ordered from DRU as part of a three-ship order of the Teluk Bintuni-class ships (AT-117 type LST program) in January 2017, [5] with yard number of AT-7. [6] [7] The ship was laid down on 10 July 2017, along with two other ships, AT-5 and AT-6. [6] She was launched and officially named on 19 August 2019. [7] The ship was commissioned on 8 August 2022. [8]

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  5. ↑ "KSAL Laksamana Yudo Margono Resmikan Alutista KRI Teluk Youtefa 522". emaritim.com (in Indonesian). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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