KRI Teluk Kendari

History
Indonesia
Name	Teluk Kendari
Namesake	Kendari Bay
Ordered	2012
Builder	PT Dok & Perkapalan Kodja Bahari (Persero), Jakarta
Yard number	AT-1
Laid down	31 July 2012
Launched	26 September 2014
Commissioned	7 December 2020
Home port	Surabaya
Identification	Pennant number: 518
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Teluk Bintuni-class tank landing ship
Displacement	2,300 tons
Length	117 m (383 ft 10 in)
Beam	16.4 m (53 ft 10 in)
Height	7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	2 x 3,285  kW (4,405  hp) main engines
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	4 unit LCVPs 1 unit RIB 10 m rubber boat 2 unit RIB 7 m rubber boat
Capacity	10 unit Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks or 10 unit BMP-3F IFVs and 1 PT-76 light tank
Troops	365
Complement	109 crew and 6 helicopter crew
Armament	2 x Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns
Aircraft carried	1 x Bell 412 helicopter

KRI Teluk Kendari (518) is the first Teluk Bintuni-class tank landing ship of the Indonesian Navy.

Characteristics

Teluk Kendari has a length of 117 metres (383 ft 10 in), beam of 16.4 metres (53 ft 10 in) and height of 7.8 metres (25 ft 7 in) with a speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). ^{[1] [2]} She has a capacity of 478 passengers, including her crew of 109 and a helicopter crew of 6, in addition to ten Leopard main battle tanks or ten BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles and one PT-76 amphibious tank. ^{[3] [1]} Teluk Kendari also has a helipad with hangar and capable of carrying a Bell 412 helicopter. ^[1]

Service history

KRI Teluk Kendari was built by an Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT Dok & Perkapalan Kodja Bahari (Persero), Jakarta. The ship was ordered in 2012, based on AT-117M design that would become the Teluk Bintuni-class ships. ^[4] Her building process was ceremonially begun with the first steel-cutting on 31 July 2012, ^[2] and she was assigned with yard number of AT-1. ^[5]

She was launched and officially named on 26 September 2014. ^{[6] [7]} She was planned to be the first ship in her class, ^[4] but due to internal problems faced by the shipbuilder, ^[8] her construction was delayed and the third ship of the class was completed first instead. She was transferred to the Navy and commissioned on 7 December 2020, with Sea Lieutenant Colonel Erpandrio Trio as her first commanding officer. ^{[1] [9]} She was assigned to Eastern Fleet Command, based at Surabaya. ^[10]

References

1. "Telah dilaksanakan serah terima KRI Teluk Kendari 518 dan KRI Teluk Kupang 519". twitter.com/dkb_indonesia (in Indonesian). 8 December 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
2. "Wamenhan Resmikan Pembangunan Tiga Kapal Perang". kemhan.go.id (in Indonesian). 1 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
3. Hadi, Syaiful (26 February 2019). "Alutsista TNI AL, Begini Spesifikasi KRI Teluk Lada 521". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 September 2019.
4. "Total LST Teluk Bintuni Class TNI AL Akan Berjumlah 7 Unit". indomiliter.com (in Indonesian). 23 April 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
5. "Tank Kavaleri 1 Marinir Dukung Latihan Kapal Perang Terbaru TNI AL". peloporwiratama.co.id (in Indonesian). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
6. "Setelah Lama Dinanti, LST KRI Teluk Kendari 518 Dan KRI Teluk Kupang 519 Bakal Memperkuat Armada TNI AL". indomiliter.com (in Indonesian). 27 November 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
7. "Satu Kapal Perang TNI AL Diberi Nama KRI Teluk Kendari 518, Ini Spesifikasinya". tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
8. "Merugi, BUMN Dok Kodja Belum Selesaikan 2 Proyek Kementerian". tempo.co (in Indonesian). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
9. "ENAM KRI PRODUKSI DALAM NEGERI KEMBALI PERKUAT ALUTSISTA TNI AL". tnial.mil.id (in Indonesian). 10 December 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
10. "Teluk Kendari Dijadikan Nama Kapal Perang TNI-AL dengan Nomor Lambung 518". sgj10.com (in Indonesian). 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.