Teluk Langsa-class tank landing ship
![]() KRI Teluk Ratai
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Class overview | |
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Name | Teluk Langsa class |
Builders |
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Operators | ![]() |
Succeeded by | Teluk Semangka class |
Subclasses |
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Built | 1942-1945 |
In commission | 1961-present |
Completed | 10 |
Retired | 10 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Landing ship tank |
Displacement |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft |
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Propulsion | 2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × LCVPs |
Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
Complement | 7 officers, 104 enlisted men |
Sensors and processing systems | SO-6 surface search and navigation radar |
Armament |
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The Teluk Langsa-class tank landing ship was a class of tank landing ships which used to be 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.
Design[]
The ships were all differently built on subclasses which were LST-1 and LST-542. Additionally, KRI Teluk Amboina (503) was a copy of the LST-542 variant built by Sasebo Heavy Industries after World War II.[1] There are 10 ships in this class. KRI Jaya Wijaya (921) was the half sister to these ships as she was converted to an Achelous-class repair ship.
The class has a length of 328 ft (100 m), a beam of 50 ft (15 m), with a draft from 2 ft (0.61 m) to 14 feet (4.3 m) and their displacement is 4,080 long tons (4,150 t) at full load. The ships is powered by two diesel engines with two shafts. Teluk Langsa class has a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h).[2]
Teluk Langsa class has a capacity of 163 troops, 1,900 long tons (1,900 t) of cargo, and 2 LCVPs on davits. The ships has a complement of 104 personnel, including 7 officers.
In 1980, it was stated that KRI Teluk Amboina received an upgrade in weaponry, namely the installation of 6 Bofors 40/60 MK3 guns. As a landing ship, KRI Teluk Amboina is equipped with 4 units of LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) and 20 medium tanks.[3]
Ships in the class[]
Hull no. | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
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501 | Teluk Langsa | Chicago Bridge and Iron Company | 23 November 1944 | 19 February 1945 | 16 August 1960 | 3 May 2012 |
502 | Teluk Bayur | 12 February 1944 | 12 May 1944 | 17 June 1961 | 19 March 2011 | |
504 | Teluk Kau | 24 July 1944 | 19 October 1944 | 17 June 1961 | 19 March 2011 | |
505 | Teluk Manado | American Bridge Company | 16 December 1943 | 25 February 1944 | 1961[5] | 1983[5] |
508[6] | Teluk Tomini | Charleston Navy Yard | 7 September 1942 | 16 September 1942 | 9 February 1967 | 3 May 2012 |
509 | Teluk Ratai | American Bridge Company | 29 April 1944 | 16 June 1944 | 9 February 1967 | 15 August 2019 |
510 | Teluk Saleh | Chicago Bridge and Iron Company | 21 October 1943 | 4 March 1944 | 1979 | 1995 |
511 | Teluk Bone | American Bridge Company | 25 September 1944 | 12 November 1944 | July 1970 | 15 August 2019 |
887 | Tandjung Nusanive | Dravo Corporation | 27 August 1944 | 7 October 1944 | December 1960 | 1974 |
2 | Tandjung Radja | American Bridge Company | 28 December 1944 | 24 February 1945 | 1961 | 1963 |
References[]
- ^ "..:: TNI ANGKATAN LAUT ::." www.tnial.mil.id. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Design". www.insidelst.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "KRI Teluk Amboina 503: Dibeli dari Jepang, Inilah Landing Ship Tank 'Retro' Perang Dunia II". Indomiliter.com. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "TELUK LANGSA tank landing ships (1942-1945/1960-1970)". www.navypedia.org. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ a b "LST 657 - NavalCoverMuseum". www.navalcovermuseum.org. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Empat Kapal Perang RI Dipensiunkan". Republika Online (in Indonesian). 3 May 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- Amphibious warfare vessels of the Indonesian Navy
- Tank landing ships
- LST-542-class tank landing ships of the Indonesian Navy
- 1960s ships
- Amphibious warfare vessel classes