KRI Teluk Bintuni (520)

KRI Teluk Bintuni is a tank landing ship (LST) of the Indonesian Navy. Commissioned in 2014, she is the namesake of her class.

KRI Teluk Bintuni
History
Indonesia
Name: KRI Teluk Bintuni
Namesake: Bintuni Bay
Commissioned: 27 September 2014
Identification: 520
General characteristics
Class and type: Teluk Bintuni-class landing ship tank
Length: 120 m (393 ft 8 in)
Beam: 18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Draft: 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Capacity:
Complement:
  • 113 ship crew
  • 6 helicopter crew

Characteristics

Teluk Bintuni has a length of 120 metres (393 ft 8 in), a beam measuring 18 metres (59 ft 1 in), and a height of 7.8 metres (25 ft 7 in) with a draft of 3 metres (9 ft 10 in). She has a capacity of 476 passengers, including crew, alongside 10 Leopard main battle tanks and a helicopter. The ship was designed to be able to stay at sea for 20 days.[1] With a crew of 119, consisting of 113 sailors and 6 helicopter crew, she has a displacement of 2,300 tonnes and has a maximum speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). The ship is armed with light defensive weapons in form of a Bofors 40 mm gun and two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns.[2] The vessel could also carry four LCVP boats, and is equipped with a crane for cargo loading and offloading.[3]

Service history

Teluk Bintuni was built by Indonesian shipbuilder PT Daya Radar Utama (DRU), using steel sourced from Krakatau Steel for its hull.[1] The ship was ordered from DRU as part of a three-ship order for LSTs (where DRU was awarded just one), and DRU was the first builder to deliver the ship. At the time of its launch, it was the largest LST operated by the Indonesian Navy, with other vessels displacing 1,500 or 1,800 tonnes.[2] The ship was built at a cost of Rp 160 billion (US$13 million in 2014).[4] She was commissioned on 27 September 2014 at DRU's shipyard in Bandar Lampung, with Indonesian Navy lieutenant colonel Ahmad Muharam being appointed as her first commander.[3]

In January 2018, during a naval landing exercise at the Berhala Strait, Teluk Bintuni received a signal from a tugboat which was being hijacked by pirates. The vessel launched an LCVP and apprehended the hijackers.[5] She later brought supplies to areas affected by the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami.[6]

References
  1. Retaduari, Elza Astari (19 June 2015). "Ini KRI Teluk Bintuni, Kapal Angkut Tank Leopard Buatan Dalam Negeri". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. "KRI Teluk Bintuni, Kapal Angkut Tank Terbaru TNI AL". Satu Harapan (in Indonesian). 19 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. Fadillah, Ramadhan. "KRI Bintuni, kapal produksi dalam negeri pengangkut Tank Leopard". Merdeka (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. "Indonesia Produksi Kapal Angkut Tank Berteknologi Internasional". Berita Satu (in Indonesian). 27 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. Indrawan, Aditya Fajar (25 January 2018). "KRI Teluk Bintuni Gagalkan Perompakan di Perairan Selat Berhala". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  6. "KRI Teluk Bintuni Angkut 70 Ton Bantuan Korban Gempa ke Palu". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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