KRI Teluk Berau (534)

KRI Teluk Berau (534) was a Frosch-class landing ship operated the Indonesian Navy. The ship was former Eberswalde-Finow (614 / 634) of the Volksmarine.

KRI Teluk Berau during her decommissioning ceremony
History
East Germany
Name	Eberswalde-Finow
Namesake	Eberswalde
Builder	VEB Peenewerft, Wolgast
Yard number	334
Laid down	10 September 1975
Launched	15 July 1976
Commissioned	28 May 1977
Decommissioned	2 October 1990
Stricken	1 October 1990
Identification	Pennant number: 614, 634
Fate	Sold to Indonesia 1993
Indonesia
Name	Teluk Berau
Namesake	Berau Gulf
Acquired	25 August 1993
Commissioned	10 March 1995
Decommissioned	28 September 2012
Identification	Pennant number: 534
Fate	Sunk as target, 13 October 2012
General characteristics
Class & type	Frosch-class landing ship
Displacement	1,950 long tons (1,980 t)
Length	98 m (321 ft 6 in)
Beam	11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)
Draught	2.8 m (9.2 ft)
Installed power	5,000 hp (3.7 MW)
Propulsion	2 x diesel engines 2 x shafts
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	11 amphibious tanks or 400–600 tons cargo
Troops	1 company of marines
Complement	46
Sensors & processing systems	TSR-333 I-band navigation radar MR-302 Strut Curve F-band air/surface radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 x PK-16 chaff launchers
Armament	1 × single Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun 1 × twin V-11 37 mm L/63 guns 2 × twin 2M-3 25 mm guns

Characteristics

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

Teluk Berau has a length of 98 m (322 ft), a beam of 11.1 m (36 ft), with a draught of 2.8 m (9.2 ft) and her displacement is 1,950 long tons (1,980 t) at full load. The ship is powered by two diesel engines, with total power output of 5,000 metric horsepower (3.7 MW) distributed in two shaft.^[1]

She has a speed of 18 knots (33 km/h) and complement of 46 personnel. The ship has cargo capacity of 600 long tons (610 t).^[1]

As Eberswalde-Finow, she was initially armed with two АК-725 [ru] twin 57 mm guns, two AK-230 twin barrel 30 mm guns and equipped with Muff Cob fire control radar.^[2] She may have been equipped with two 40-tube 122 mm rocket launchers.^[2] As Teluk Berau, 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.^[1]

Service history

Eberswalde-Finow was built by VEB Peenewerft, Wolgast. The ship was laid down on 10 September 1975, launched on 15 July 1976 and was commissioned to Volksmarine on 28 May 1977.^[3] Following the reunification of Germany, Eberswalde-Finow was deleted on 1 October 1990 and was formally decommissioned from Volksmarine on 2 October.^[3][4] 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.^[5]

Indonesian Navy acquired the ship on 25 August 1993^[6] 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.^[7][8] Prior to sailing for Indonesia, she was refitted and demilitarized in Germany. The ship arrived in Indonesia in 1995 and she was commissioned as KRI Teluk Berau (534) on 10 March 1995.^[1]

Teluk Berau was decommissioned on 28 September 2012 in a ceremony at Surabaya Naval Base.^[9] The ship was sunk as target by a Yakhont missile launched from KRI Oswald Siahaan during Exercise Armada Jaya XXXI on 13 October 2012 at Celebes Sea.^[10][11] In a press release by Director of Public Relations of the Directorate General of State Assets Management Tavianto Noegroho on 10 April 2013 stated that Teluk Berau and Teluk Semangka has been approved for destruction as target ships due to heavy damage that were uneconomical to repairs.^[12]