KRI Teluk Sabang (544)

KRI Teluk Sabang (544) is a Frosch II-class amphibious logistic ship operated the Indonesian Navy. The ship was former Südperd (E 36 / E 172) of the Volksmarine.

Characteristics
KRI Teluk Sabang is a Project 109 (NATO reporting name: Frosch II) amphibious logistic support ship.

Teluk Sabang has a length of 90.7 m, a beam of 11.1 m, with a draught of 2.8 m and her displacement is 1,700 LT at full load. The ship is powered by two diesel engines, with total power output of 4,408 hp-metric distributed in two shaft.

She has a speed of 18 kn and complement of 46 personnel. The ship has 650 LT of cargo capacity and also equipped with a 5-tons crane in amidships.

As Südperd, she was initially armed with two АК-725 twin 57 mm guns, two 2М-3 twin 25 mm autocannons and equipped with Muff Cob fire control radar. As Teluk Sabang, the ship are rearmed with two twin V-11 37 mm L/63 guns and two twin 2М-3 25 mm autocannons.

Service history
Südperd was built by VEB Peenewerft, Wolgast. The ship was laid down on 16 April 1978, launched on 30 October 1978 and was commissioned to Volksmarine on 26 February 1980. Following the reunification of Germany, Südperd was deleted on 1 October 1990 and was formally decommissioned from Volksmarine on 2 October. The unified German Navy didn't take over the ship and she was laid up at Peenemünde Naval Base. While being laid up, she received routine maintenance such as bilges inspection, heating in important areas, and routine propeller shaft inspection.

Indonesian Navy acquired the ship on 25 August 1993 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. Prior to sailing for Indonesia, she was refitted and demilitarized in Rostock. She was commissioned as KRI Teluk Sabang (544) on 25 April 1995.