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)

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.

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]

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• 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.