KRI Teluk Mentawai (959) is a dry cargo support ship of the Indonesian Navy.

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KRI Teluk Mentawai (959) on 17 January 2020
History
Indonesia
Name	Mentawai
Namesake	Mentawai Bay
Operator	Military Sealift Command
Builder	Angyalföld Shipyard, Budapest, Hungary
Yard number	1987
Completed	1964
Commissioned	1 September 1964
Renamed	Teluk Mentawai, 1964
Homeport	Tanjung Priok
Identification	IMO number: 6413974 Pennant number: 956,[1] 959
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Tisza-class coastal cargo ship
Type	Dry cargo support ship
Displacement	2,400 long tons (2,400 t) full load
Length	78.8 m (259 ft)
Beam	10.8 m (35 ft)
Draft	4.6 m (15 ft)
Propulsion	1 × MAN 5-cyl diesel 1 × shaft
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) at 11 knots (20 km/h)
Capacity	875 long tons (889 t) dry cargo 11 long tons (11 t) liquid cargo
Troops	250
Complement	26
Sensors and processing systems	Radar: Spin trough, I-band
Armament	2 × 12.7mm 2M-1 twin-gun

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KRI Teluk Mentawai is a Hungarian Tisza-class coastal cargo ship (Project 1849), the design of which is based on the Soviet Keyla-class.^[1][2] It has a length of 78.8 m (259 ft), a beam of 10.8 m (35 ft), with a draft of 4.6 m (15 ft) and her displacement is 2,400 long tons (2,400 t) at full load. The ship is powered by a MAN 5-cylinders diesel engine, with total power output of 1,000 metric horsepower (0.74 MW) distributed in one shaft. The ship has a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h), with range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) while cruising at 11 knots (20 km/h).^[3]

The ship is a cargo coaster ship with a dead weight of 1,828 tonnes^[4] has the main task of being a logistics transport ship in its duties as a supporting element of military sea transportation. This ship has three spacious cargo holds and also equipped with six cranes for loading and unloading cargo.^[5]

Teluk Mentawai has a complement of 26 personnel, with cargo capacity of 875 long tons (889 t) of dry cargo and 11 long tons (11 t) of liquid cargo.^[3] She also able to transport 250 fully-equipped troops.^[6] The ship is armed with two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns in 2M-1 twin gun naval mounts, located on the port and starboard side of the ship.^[7] In addition, it is equipped with individual weapons in the form of the Soviet-made AK-47.^[5]

Teluk Mentawai was built in 1964 by Angyalföld Unit of Hungarian Shipyard & Crane Factory in Budapest, Hungary.^[3][8] The vessel was commissioned on 1 September 1964.^[6]

She has been operated by Komando Lintas Laut Militer [id] (Kolinlamil / Military Sealift Command) since 1975.^{[6][lower-alpha 1]}

The last repair was carried out in 2005 at the PT. Dok Kodja Bahari (DKB), Tanjung Priok, Jakarta. In the repair, her original engine has been replaced with a new Caterpillar engine made in the United States.

On 12 January 2021, she was deployed to recover and transport debris of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182.^[9][10] On 15 February, after Flight 182 recovery operation, she went into dry docking at the PT. Daya Radar Utama Shipyard, Lampung for routine maintenance.^[11]