KRI Teluk Hading (538)

KRI Teluk Hading
History
East Germany
Name	Cottbus
Namesake	Cottbus
Builder	VEB Peenewerft, Wolgast
Yard number	338
Laid down	22 November 1976
Launched	10 June 1977
Commissioned	26 May 1978
Decommissioned	2 October 1990
Stricken	1 October 1990
Identification	Pennant number: 634, 614
Fate	Sold to Indonesia 1993
Indonesia
Name	Teluk Hading
Namesake	Hading Bay, East Flores Regency
Acquired	25 August 1993
Commissioned	12 July 1994
Identification	Pennant number: 538
Motto	Bramantya Lan Mada Ing Arnawa (Javanese: Fervorous and Courageous at Ocean) [1]
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Frosch-class landing ship
Displacement	1,950 long tons (1,980 t)
Length	98 m (321 ft 6 in)
Beam	11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)
Draught	2.8 m (9.2 ft)
Installed power	5,000 hp (3.7 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	1 × single Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun 1 × twin V-11 37 mm L/63 guns 2 × twin 2M-3 25 mm guns

KRI Teluk Hading (538) is a Frosch-class landing ship operated the Indonesian Navy. The ship was former Cottbus (634 / 614) of the Volksmarine.

Characteristics

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

Teluk Hading 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. ^[2]

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). ^[2]

As Cottbus, she was initially armed with two АК-725  [ ru ] twin 57 mm guns, two AK-230 twin barrel 30 mm guns and equipped with Muff Cob fire control radar. ^[3] She may have been equipped with two 40-tube 122 mm rocket launchers. ^[3] As Teluk Hading, 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. ^[2]

Service history

Cottbus was built by VEB Peenewerft, Wolgast. The ship was laid down on 22 November 1976, launched on 10 June 1977 and was commissioned to Volksmarine on 26 May 1978. ^[4] Following the reunification of Germany, Cottbus was deleted on 1 October 1990 and was formally decommissioned from Volksmarine on 2 October. ^{[4] [5]} 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. ^[6]

Indonesian Navy acquired the ship on 25 August 1993 ^[7] 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. ^{[8] [9]} 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 Hading (538) on 12 July 1994. ^[2]

On 3 June 2023, the ship caught fire in the waters of Selayar Islands, South Sulawesi. All 117 crew members evacuated with no fatalities, and the ship was towed. ^[10]

References

1. "Mengenal KRI Teluk Hading 538" (in Indonesian). Kolinlamil Official Account on Instagram. 19 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
2. Saunders 2009, p. 362.
3. Moore 1984, p. 186.
4. Gardiner & Chumbley 1995, p. 135.
5. Gardiner & Chumbley 1995, p. 142.
6. Ehlers 1991, p. 227.
7. Gardiner & Chumbley 1995, p. 180.
8. "Tenggelamnya KRI Teluk Jakarta, Kapal Perang Bekas Negara Komunis". tirto.id (in Indonesian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
9. "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.
10. "TNI Pastikan Seluruh ABK KRI Teluk Hading 538 Selamat dari Kebakaran". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 3 June 2023.

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. JSTOR   44895220.