Feature 4 | AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS Indonesia’s PT PAL delivers LPD
Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL Surabaya delivered the second of two Landing Platform Dock (LPD) vessels, KRI Banda Aceh, to the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) in March 2011.
KRI Banda Aceh at PT PAL Surabaya shipyard.
T
he new LPD will serve with the Military Sealift Command (Kolinlamil) in Indonesia and is
the second of two 125m vessels built at PT PAL using material packages supplied by Daesun under contract to Daewoo International Corporation. The first vessel, KRI Banjarmasin,
was delivered in October 2009 and commissioned in November of that year. Daewoo engaged the services of South Korea’s Mastek Heavy Industries, with its experience of
shipbuilding
project management, to supervise on site construction at PT PAL. Banda Aceh was launched in March 2010. Prior to the handover,
the ship
underwent sea trials, during which the vessel exceeded the contract speed of 15knots by 0.2knots. The two PT PAL-built LPDs are a further modification of the Daesun-
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built Makassar class LPD, which are themselves evolved from the KRI Dr Soeharso (ex-Tanjung Dalpele) design.
“The two PT PAL- built LPDs are a further modification of the Daesun-built Makassar class LPD”
Built to Lloyd’s Register merchant ship +100A1 classification standards with double hull construction, the 7300tonne vessels have a length of 125m, beam of 22m, a design draft of 4.5m and a maximum draſt of 4.9m. Powered by two 3000bhp diesels, they have a maximum continuous speed of
15knots. Teir range is 8000-plus nautical miles and endurance is 30 days. A bow thruster is also fitted in order to enhance manoeuvrability. The ship has a complement of 126
persons and a military load of 207 troops, although a maximum of 354 can be embarked. In addition, 22 combat vehicles such as armoured fighting vehicles and smaller vehicles can be embarked. For amphibious operations, vehicles
and personnel are discharged using two 23m Landing Craft Utility (LCU) that are carried in the 30m-long dock. Two smaller, 10.5m landing craft are davit-mounted below the flight deck. Te flight deck can accommodate up to
three Mi-2 or Bell 412 type helicopters in addition to two helicopters in a hangar. A large door along the hull sides allows access for vehicles. Tese ships are fitted for, but not with, a 100 gun mount. WT
Warship Technology May 2011
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