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TELUK AMBOINA (503) class

Country of Origin: Indonesia


 1 TELUK AMBOINA-class TANK LANDING SHIP (LST)

 Name             Pendant   Launched         Commissioned    Status

 TELUK AMBOINA    503       March 17, 1961   June 1961       Active

This ship is a near duplicate of the U.S.-designed LST -511, but is 2 knots faster than that class. She was built in Japan specifically for Indonesian service as war reparations.

The ship is fitted with 30-ton crane forward of the bridge. Cargo capacity is a maximum of 2,100 tons.

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