KRI Teluk Celukan Bawang (532) explained

KRI Teluk Celukan Bawang (532) is a operated the Indonesian Navy. The ship was former Hagenow (612 / 632) of the Volksmarine.

Characteristics

KRI Teluk Celukan Bawang is a Project 108 (NATO reporting name: Frosch I) regular medium landing ship.

Teluk Celukan Bawang has a length of 98m (322feet), a beam of 11.1m (36.4feet), with a draught of 2.8m (09.2feet) and her displacement is 1950abbr=onNaNabbr=on at full load. The ship is powered by two diesel engines, with total power output of 5000hp-metric distributed in two shaft.

She has a speed of 18kn and complement of 46 personnel. The ship has cargo capacity of 600abbr=onNaNabbr=on.

As Hagenow, she was initially armed with two twin 57 mm guns, two AK-230 twin barrel 30 mm guns and equipped with Muff Cob fire control radar. She may have been equipped with two 40-tube 122 mm rocket launchers. As Teluk Celukan Bawang, the ship are rearmed with one single Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun, one twin V-11 37 mm L/63 guns, and two twin 2М-3 25 mm autocannons.

Service history

Hagenow was built by VEB Peenewerft, Wolgast. The ship was laid down on 7 March 1975, launched on 19 December 1975 and was commissioned to Volksmarine on 1 December 1976. Following the reunification of Germany, Hagenow was deleted on 1 October 1990 and was formally decommissioned from Volksmarine on 2 October. The unified German Navy didn't take over the ship and she was laid up with her pennant number painted over at Peenemünde Naval Base, awaiting her disposal as scrap metal.

Indonesian Navy acquired the ship on 25 August 1993 as part of warship procurement program headed by the then State Minister for Research and Technology, B. J. Habibie, as the Coordinator of the Procurement Team. The procurement program was based on the Presidential Instruction No. 3/1992 issued by President Suharto on 3 September 1992 which aimed to bolster the Navy capabilities.^{[1] [2]} Prior to sailing for Indonesia, she was refitted and demilitarized in Germany. The ship arrived in Indonesia in 1994 and she was commissioned as KRI Teluk Celukan Bawang (532) on 25 February 1994.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Tenggelamnya KRI Teluk Jakarta, Kapal Perang Bekas Negara Komunis. tirto.id. 18 July 2020. 26 August 2021. ID.
2. Instruksi Presiden Republik Indonesia Nomor 3 Tahun 1992 tentang Pengadaan Kapal-Kapal Perang Untuk Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut . id . 3 September 1992 . 26 August 2021.