KRI Teluk Mentawai

KRI Teluk Mentawai (959) on 17 January 2020
History
Indonesia
NameMentawai
NamesakeMentawai Bay
OperatorMilitary Sealift Command
BuilderAngyalföld Shipyard, Budapest, Hungary
Yard number1987
Completed1964
Commissioned1 September 1964
RenamedTeluk Mentawai, 1964
HomeportTanjung Priok
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeTisza-class coastal cargo ship
TypeDry cargo support ship
Displacement2,400 long tons (2,400 t) full load
Length78.8 m (259 ft)
Beam10.8 m (35 ft)
Draft4.6 m (15 ft)
Propulsion
  • 1 × MAN 5-cyl diesel
  • 1 × shaft
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) at 11 knots (20 km/h)
Capacity
Troops250
Complement26
Sensors and
processing systems		Radar: Spin trough, I-band
Armament2 × 12.7mm 2M-1 twin-gun

KRI Teluk Mentawai (959) is a dry cargo support ship of the Indonesian Navy.

Development and design

KRI Teluk Mentawai is a Hungarian Tisza-class coastal cargo ship (Project 1849), the design of which is based on the Soviet Keyla-class.[1][2] It has a length of 78.8 m (259 ft), a beam of 10.8 m (35 ft), with a draft of 4.6 m (15 ft) and her displacement is 2,400 long tons (2,400 t) at full load. The ship is powered by a MAN 5-cylinders diesel engine, with total power output of 1,000 metric horsepower (0.74 MW) distributed in one shaft. The ship has a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h), with range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) while cruising at 11 knots (20 km/h).[3]

The ship is a cargo coaster ship with a dead weight of 1,828 tonnes[4] has the main task of being a logistics transport ship in its duties as a supporting element of military sea transportation. This ship has three spacious cargo holds and also equipped with six cranes for loading and unloading cargo.[5]

Teluk Mentawai has a complement of 26 personnel, with cargo capacity of 875 long tons (889 t) of dry cargo and 11 long tons (11 t) of liquid cargo.[3] She also able to transport 250 fully-equipped troops.[6] The ship is armed with two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns in 2M-1 twin gun naval mounts, located on the port and starboard side of the ship.[7] In addition, it is equipped with individual weapons in the form of the Soviet-made AK-47.[5]

Construction and career

Teluk Mentawai was built in 1964 by Angyalföld Unit of Hungarian Shipyard & Crane Factory in Budapest, Hungary.[3][8] The vessel was commissioned on 1 September 1964.[6]

She has been operated by Komando Lintas Laut Militer [id] (Kolinlamil / Military Sealift Command) since 1975.[6][a]

The last repair was carried out in 2005 at the PT. Dok Kodja Bahari (DKB), Tanjung Priok, Jakarta. In the repair, her original engine has been replaced with a new Caterpillar engine made in the United States.

On 12 January 2021, she was deployed to recover and transport debris of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182.[9][10] On 15 February, after Flight 182 recovery operation, she went into dry docking at the PT. Daya Radar Utama Shipyard, Lampung for routine maintenance.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ According to Jane's Fighting Ships, since 1978[1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Sharpe 1989, p. 273
  2. ^ Carlson, Maj. Verner (May 1967). "The Soviet Maritime Threat (from USNI Proceedings May 1967 Vol. 93/5/771)". U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Saunders 2004, p. 338
  4. ^ "MENTAWAI (General Cargo)". marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "KOLINLAMIL KERAHKAN KRI MENTAWAI 959 BANTU SAR SRIWIJAYA AIR SJ 182". kolinlamil.tnial.mil.id (in Indonesian). 17 January 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "KRI MENTAWAI 959 ANGKUT PASUKAN MARINIR AMANKAN PULAU TERLUAR". kolinlamil.tnial.mil.id (in Indonesian). 21 September 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ^ "SIAP HADAPI GLAGASPUR TINGKAT III, KRI MENTAWAI 959 LAKSANAKAN SEA TRIAL". kolinlamil.tnial.mil.id (in Indonesian). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ^ "KRI Karimata 960: Setelah Terbakar Hebat, Kini Resmi Pensiun Dari Kolinlamil TNI AL". indomiliter.com (in Indonesian). 18 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  9. ^ "KRI Teluk Mentawai - 959 Akan Disiapkan Untuk Menarik Puing-puing Sriwijaya Air SJ 182". JELAJAH NEWS (in Indonesian). 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  10. ^ "Kolinlamil Kerahkan KRI Mentawai 959 Bantu SAR Sriwijaya Air SJ 182". CHANNEL INDONESIA (in Indonesian). 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  11. ^ "USAI SAR EVAKUASI SRIWIJAYA AIR, KRI MENTAWAI 959 LAKSANAKAN DOCKING". Wahana Indonesia. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

References