MilitaryMakassar
Amphibious Transport Dockconfirmed
The Makassar class is a class of South Korean-designed Landing Platform Dock. The lead ship is named after the city of Makassar in Sulawesi and built in Busan, South Korea. The ships were designed by Daesun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. based on their earlier design of Tanjung Dalpele class that was sold to the Indonesian Navy.
Specifications
| Type | Amphibious Transport Dock |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Manufacturer | DaeSun Shipbuilding (South Korea), PT PAL (Surabaya, Indonesia), SIMA (Callao, Peru) |
| Introduced | 2006 |
| Status | In service |
| Length | 122 m |
| Speed | 16 kn |
| Range | 10,000 nmi |
| Crew | 126 |
| Displacement | 15,994 t |
| Endurance | +45 days |
| Main armament | 1 x Bofors 40mm SAK40/L70 **or 1 x Leonardo OTO Twin 40L70 Compact (Stealth) (installed on all ships (590 to 594) *2 x 20mm Oerlikon *2 x Mistral Simbad |
Operators
| Country | Quantity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4 | confirmed |
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