Teluk Semangka-class tank landing ship

	KRI Teluk Penyu in 2014
Class overview
Name	Teluk Semangka class
Builders	Korea Tacoma Shipbuilding, Masan
Operators	Indonesian Navy
Preceded by	Teluk Langsa class
Succeeded by	Teluk Gilimanuk class
Built	1980-1982
In commission	1981–present
Planned	6
Completed	6
Active	3
Retired	3
General characteristics
Type	Tank landing ship
Displacement	3,750 long tons (3,810 t) full
Length	100 m (330 ft)
Beam	14.4 m (47 ft)
Draught	4.2 m (14 ft)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines 12,800 metric horsepower (9.4 MW); 2 × shafts, twin rudders;
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	7,500 nmi (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2-4 × LCVPs
Capacity	17 × main battle tanks; 1,800 t (1,772 long tons) cargo;
Troops	200
Complement	90 (13 officers)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Decca Radar, I band ; Raytheon surface search radar, E/F band (516 and 517);
Armament	512 to 515:; 3 x single Bofors 40 mm L/70 ; 2 x single Rheinmettal 20 mm ; 2 x single DShK 12.7 mm ; 516 to 517:; 2 x single Bofors 40 mm L/70 ; 2 x single Rheinmettal 20 mm ; 2 x single DShK 12.7 mm ;
Aircraft carried	1 x NBO-105 ; 3 x AS332 Super Puma (516 and 517);
Aviation facilities	Helipad ; Hangar (516 and 517);

Last updated March 19, 2024

The Teluk Semangka class is a class of tank landing ships operated by the Indonesian Navy. The ships were built by the Korea-Tacoma Shipyard (now Hanjin Heavy Industries), Masan, South Korea in the early 1980s.

Design

The class design was based on the LST-542-class tank landing ship.^[1] The class has a length of 100 m (330 ft), a beam of 14.4 m (47 ft), with a draught of 4.2 m (14 ft) and their displacement is 3,750 long tons (3,810 t) at full load. The ships is powered by two diesel engines, with total sustained power output of 12,800 metric horsepower (9.4 MW) distributed in two shaft. Teluk Semangka class has a speed of 15 knots (28 km/h), with range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km) while cruising at 13 knots (24 km/h).^[2]

Teluk Semangka class has a capacity of 200 troops, 1,800 long tons (1,800 t) of cargo (which includes 17 main battle tanks), and 2 (4 for Teluk Semangka and Teluk Mandar)^[3] LCVPs on davits.^[2] The ships has a complement of 90 personnel, including 13 officers. Two last ships of the class, Teluk Ende and Teluk Banten, are command ships and has distinguishing features such as the LCVP davits located forward of the bridge and the exhaust vents above the waterlines instead of funnels found on the other ships.^[2]

The ships are armed with three single Bofors 40 mm L/70 guns, two single Rheinmettal 20 mm autocannons, and two single DShK 12.7 mm heavy machine guns.^[2]^[4] The command variant has same weaponry with one less 40 mm gun.^[2]

It was noted that Teluk Ende was outfitted as a hospital ship but later was reverted back to landing ship and the Red Cross markings were removed.^[5]

The ships has helicopter decks in the amidships and aft for small to medium helicopter such as Westland Wasp or MBB Bo 105,^[2] with the command variants having hangar facility and helicopter deck in the aft with provisions for up to 3 Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma helicopters.^[1]

Ships in the class

Hull no.	Name	Builder	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned
512	Teluk Semangka	Korea Tacoma Shipbuiling, Masan	3 May 1980	20 January 1981	24 April 2013
513	Teluk Penyu			20 January 1981	16 August 2019
514	Teluk Mandar			July 1981	27 January 2022^[6]
515	Teluk Sampit			June 1981
Command variant
516	Teluk Banten	Korea Tacoma Shipbuiling, Masan		May 1982
517	Teluk Ende	Korea Tacoma Shipbuiling, Masan		2 September 1982

Related Research Articles

The Miura-class landing ship tank is a class of three tank landing ships (LSTs) that served with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) from 1975 to 2002. They were primarily deployed for logistic support but were also used to carry heavy construction equipment such as trenchers.

KRI Teluk Bintuni (520) is a tank landing ship (LST) of the Indonesian Navy. Commissioned in 2015, she is the third ship of her class and was the first to be commissioned. She is also the namesake of her class.

The Teluk Gilimanuk class is a class of medium landing ship (LSM) that currently being operated by Indonesian Navy. They were originally built in East Germany for the Volksmarine as the Hoyerswerda class. These ships were acquired by Indonesian Navy in the 1990s.

<i>Teluk Bintuni</i>-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.

The Atsumi-class landing ship tank is a class of three tank landing ships (LSTs) that served with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) from 1972 to 2005. They were primarily deployed for logistic support but were also used to carry heavy construction equipment such as trenchers.

JDS Motobu (LST-4102) was the second ship of the Atsumi-class tank landing ships of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was commissioned on 21 December 1973.

KRI Teluk Amboina is a tank landing ship of the Indonesian Navy. The ship was built at Sasebo Heavy Industries, Japan and completed in 1961. Its design is a copy of LST-542-class LST, albeit faster than the original. As of 2020, Teluk Amboina is the oldest ship in commission with the Indonesian Navy.

USS Solano County (LST-1128) was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy during World War II. She was transferred to the Indonesian Navy as KRI Teluk Langsa.

KRI Teluk Mandar (514) is the third Teluk Semangka-class tank landing ship of the Indonesian Navy.

KRI Teluk Penyu (513) is the second Teluk Semangka-class tank landing ship of the Indonesian Navy.

KRI Teluk Banten (516) is the fifth Teluk Semangka-class tank landing ship of the Indonesian Navy.

KRI Teluk Ende (517) is the sixth Teluk Semangka-class tank landing ship of the Indonesian Navy.

KRI Teluk Sampit (515) is the fourth Teluk Semangka-class tank landing ship in the Indonesian Navy.

KRI Teluk Semangka (512) is the lead ship of the Teluk Semangka-class tank landing ship of the Indonesian Navy.

KRI Teluk Youtefa (522) is the fifth Teluk Bintuni-class tank landing ship of the Indonesian Navy. The ship was commissioned in July 2021.

KRI Teluk Palu (523) is a Teluk Bintuni-class tank landing ship of the Indonesian Navy.

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

The Teluk Langsa-class tank landing ship was a class of tank landing ships which were operated by the United States Navy during World War II but were later transferred and sold to the Indonesian Navy in the 1960s and 1970s.

KRI <i>Teluk Berau</i> (534) Frosch-class landing ship

KRI Teluk Berau (534) was a Frosch-class landing ship operated the Indonesian Navy. The ship was former Eberswalde-Finow of the Volksmarine.

References

1 2 Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon 1995, p. 180.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Saunders 2009, p. 361.
↑ "KRI Teluk Semangka 512 – LST Besutan Korea Selatan Pertama Yang Akhiri Masa Tugas". indomiliter.com (in Indonesian). 27 April 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
↑ "Kapal TNI AL KRI Teluk Banten Sukses Hancurkan Sasaran". tni.mil.id (in Indonesian). 22 October 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
↑ "LST Teluk Semangka - Indonesia". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
↑ Safitri, Eva. "Komisi I DPR Setujui Penjualan Eks KRI Teluk Penyu-KRI Teluk Mandar". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 October 2022.

Bibliography

Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781557501325.
Saunders, Stephen (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710628886.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[FOOTNOTEGardinerChumbleyBudzbon1995180-1] 1 2 Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon 1995, p. 180.

[FOOTNOTESaunders2009361-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Saunders 2009, p. 361.

[3] "KRI Teluk Semangka 512 – LST Besutan Korea Selatan Pertama Yang Akhiri Masa Tugas". indomiliter.com (in Indonesian). 27 April 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[4] "Kapal TNI AL KRI Teluk Banten Sukses Hancurkan Sasaran". tni.mil.id (in Indonesian). 22 October 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[5] "LST Teluk Semangka - Indonesia". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[6] Safitri, Eva. "Komisi I DPR Setujui Penjualan Eks KRI Teluk Penyu-KRI Teluk Mandar". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 October 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

v t e Teluk Semangka-class tank landing ships
Teluk Semangka Teluk Penyu Teluk Mandar Teluk Sampit Teluk Banten Teluk Ende
Preceded by: Teluk Langsa class Followed by: Teluk Gilimanuk class
List of active Indonesian Navy amphibious ships

v t e Indonesian Navy active ship classes
submarines	Cakra class Nagapasa class
frigates	Ahmad Yani class Martadinata class
corvettes	Fatahillah class Kapitan Pattimura class Diponegoro class Bung Tomo class Bung Karno class
fast attack crafts	Mandau class Clurit class Sampari class Klewang class
patrol boats	FPB 57 design (Nav I, Nav II, Nav III, Nav IV, Nav V) Sibarau class Pulau Rote class Badau class Pari class Dorang class Krait class^S Cucut class^S
minesweepers	Pulau Rengat class Pulau Rote class Pulau Fani class
landing platform dock	Makassar class
tank landing ships	Teluk Amboina ^S Teluk Semangka class Teluk Gilimanuk class Teluk Bintuni class
landing craft utility	Kupang class
hospital ships	dr. Soeharso ^S Semarang ^S Sudirohusodo class
hydrographic survey vessels	Dewa Kembar ^S Rigel class Polux^S
command ship	Multatuli ^S
Auxiliary ships	Talaud class Tanjung Kambani ^S Karang Pilang class Arun ^S Sungai Gerong^S Tarakan class
training ships	Dewaruci ^S Bima Suci ^S Arung Samudera ^S Kadet class
S: single ship