KRI Teluk Penyu (513)
# KRI Teluk Penyu (513)

KRI Teluk Penyu (513) is the second Teluk Semangka-class tank landing ship of the Indonesian Navy.

## Design

The ship 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 her displacement is 3,750 long tons (3,810 t) at full load. She was powered by two diesel engines, with total sustained power output of 12,800 metric horsepower (9.4 MW) distributed in two shaft. Teluk Penyu 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).

Teluk Penyu has a capacity of 200 troops, 1,800 long tons (1,800 t) of cargo (which includes 17 main battle tanks), and 2 LCVPs on davits. The ship has a complement of 90 personnel, including 13 officers.

She were 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.

The ship has helicopter decks in the amidships and aft for small to medium helicopter such as Westland Wasp or MBB Bo 105.

## Construction and commissioning

Teluk Penyu was built by Korea Tacoma Shipyard in Masan, ordered in June 1979. She was commissioned on 20 January 1981.

On 21 September 2007, she captured the MV Chokenavee 21. The ship was arrested while illegally fishing in Indonesian waters and as many as 250 tonnes of fish were found in the ship.

On 30 January 2016, she transported 900 ex-Gafatar followers to Tanjung Priok Port. She was the last ship that carried former Gafatar followers from Pontianak's Dwikora Port.

She was decommissioned on 16 August 2019.

## Gallery

* KRI Teluk Penyu disembarked a PT-76 at East Kutai in 2013
* KRI Teluk Penyu in 2014
