 USSLST-652 in December 1944 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | LST-652 |
| Builder | Chicago Bridge and Iron Company,Seneca |
| Laid down | 24 July 1944 |
| Launched | 19 October 1944 |
| Commissioned | 1 January 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 5 March 1946 |
| Namesake |
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| Stricken | 1 May 1961 |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Transferred to Indonesia, 1961 |
 Indonesia | |
| Name | Teluk Kau |
| Namesake | Kau Bay |
| Acquired | 1961 |
| Homeport | Tanjung Priok,Jakarta |
| Identification | Pennant number: 504 |
| Fate | Sunk as target, 2012 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft |
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| Propulsion | 2 ×General Motors12-567diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders |
| Speed | 12knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 ×LCVPs |
| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 7 officers, 104 enlisted men |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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USSLST-652 was aLST-542-classtank landing ship in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II. She was transferred to theIndonesian Navy asKRITeluk Kau (504).
LST-652 waslaid down on 24 July 1944 atChicago Bridge and Iron Company,Seneca,Illinois.Launched on 19 October 1944 andcommissioned on 1 January 1945.
During World War II,LST-652 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater. On 15 September 1945, she was reclassified as a hospital ship with the identification ofLST(H)-652. She then participated in the occupation service in theFar East from 11 September 1945 until her decommissioning on 5 March 1946 in which she was assigned toCommander Naval Forces Far East (COMNAVFE)Shipping Control Authority for Japan (SCAJAP), redesignatedQ086.
On 6 March 1952, she was return to her original identifications but not long after being transferred to theMilitary Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 31 March 1952 and placed in service asUSNST-LST-652. Placed out of service and struck from theNaval Register, 1 May 1961.
Under provisions of the Military Assistance Program, she was transferred to the Indonesia in 1961, and served asTeluk Kau (504).
On 17 June 1961, she was put into service with the Indonesian Navy.[2]
For first time, the ship's commander was under Marine Major (P) Handayana Sukendar. The ship entered to strengthen elements of the Military Seaborne Command in 1975, and was under the daily guidance of the Surabaya Military Seaborne Unit (Satlinlamil).[citation needed]
She wasdecommissioned on 19 March 2011.[citation needed]
The ship was disposed of in an Indonesian NavySINKEX on 20 April 2012.
The shipwreck of the former KRITeluk Bayur, which has sunk in the waters ofMerak,Banten, has been successfully recycled by personnel from the Lantamal V Surabaya Base Facilities Service (Disfaslan) into objects that can be used again. Namely being a land generator, by utilizing a generator from the wreckage of a ship that sank after being targeted by aYakhont missile, which was tested after buying it from Russia, several years ago.[3]
LST-652 have earned the following awards:
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