KRI Teluk Cirebon (543)

Nordperd while observing NATO ships in 1986
History
East Germany
Name	Nordperd
Namesake	Nordperd
Builder	VEB Peenewerft, Wolgast
Laid down	26 January 1978
Launched	30 August 1978
Commissioned	3 October 1979
Decommissioned	2 October 1990
Stricken	1 October 1990
Identification	Pennant number: E 35, E 171
Fate	Sold to Indonesia 1993
Indonesia
Name	Teluk Cirebon
Namesake	Cirebon Bay
Acquired	25 August 1993
Commissioned	25 April 1995
Identification	Pennant number: 543
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Frosch II-class amphibious logistic ship
Displacement	1,700 long tons (1,700 t)
Length	90.7 m (297 ft 7 in)
Beam	11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)
Draught	2.8 m (9.2 ft)
Installed power	4,408 hp (3.242 MW)
Propulsion	2 x diesel engines 2 x shafts
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	11 amphibious tanks or 400–600 tons cargo
Troops	1 company of marines
Complement	46
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	2 × twin V-11 37 mm L/63 guns 2 × twin 2M-3 25 mm guns

KRI Teluk Cirebon (543) is a Frosch II-class amphibious logistic ship operated the Indonesian Navy. The ship was former Nordperd (E 35 / E 171) of the Volksmarine.

Characteristics

KRI Teluk Cirebon is a Project 109 (NATO reporting name: Frosch II) amphibious logistic support ship.

Teluk Cirebon has a length of 90.7 m (298 ft), a beam of 11.1 m (36 ft), with a draught of 2.8 m (9.2 ft) and her displacement is 1,700 long tons (1,700 t) at full load. The ship is powered by two diesel engines, with total power output of 4,408 metric horsepower (3.242 MW) distributed in two shaft. ^[1]

She has a speed of 18 knots (33 km/h) and complement of 46 personnel. The ship has 650 long tons (660 t) of cargo capacity and also equipped with a 5-tons crane in amidships. ^[1]

As Nordperd, she was initially armed with two АК-725  [ ru ] twin 57 mm guns, two 2М-3  [ ru ] twin 25 mm autocannons and equipped with Muff Cob fire control radar. ^[2] As Teluk Cirebon, the ship are rearmed with two twin V-11 37 mm L/63 guns and two twin 2М-3 25 mm autocannons. ^[1]

Service history

Nordperd was built by VEB Peenewerft, Wolgast. The ship was laid down on 26 January 1978, launched on 30 August 1978 and was commissioned to Volksmarine on 3 October 1979. ^[1] Following the reunification of Germany, Nordperd 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 at Peenemünde Naval Base. While being laid up, she received routine maintenance such as bilges inspection, heating in important areas, and routine propeller shaft inspection. ^[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 Rostock. She was commissioned as KRI Teluk Cirebon (543) on 25 April 1995. ^[1]

References

1. Saunders 2009, p. 365.
2. Moore 1984, p. 188.
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 26 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 26 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.