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Sutomo (3 October 1920 – 7 October 1981), [1] also known as Bung Tomo (meaning Comrade or Brother Tomo), was an Indonesian revolutionary and military leader best known for his role in the Indonesian National Revolution against Dutch colonial rule.
Bung Tomo in Surabaya Sutomo was born in Kampung Blaran in central Surabaya to a clerk father, Kartawan Tjiptowidjojo, and mother of mixed Javanese , Sundanese and Madurese descent. he was forced to give up his education at the age of twelve because of family economic hardship during the Great Depression .
A defiant Bung Tomo in Surabaya, one of the most revered revolutionary leaders, wearing an Imperial Japanese Army uniform. This photo became an iconic image of the revolution. [9] The senior Japanese commander in Surabaya, Vice Admiral Shibata Yaichiro, threw his support behind the Republicans and gave Indonesians ready access to arms. [2]
KRI Bung Tomo (357) and KRI Usman Harun. The Bung Tomo-class corvettes are three vessels built by BAE Systems Marine (now BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships).The contract was awarded to GEC-Marconi in 1995 and the ships, a variant of the F2000 design, were launched in January 2001, June 2001 and June 2002 at the then BAE Systems Marine yard at Scotstoun, Glasgow.
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Bung Tomo class: KRI Bung Tomo KRI John Lie KRI Usman Harun United Kingdom: In active service. ex-Nakhoda Ragam-class corvette. Diponegoro class: KRI Diponegoro KRI Sultan Hasanuddin KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda KRI Frans Kaisiepo Netherlands: In active service. Variant of Sigma-class design. Bung Karno class: Corvette: KRI Bung Karno
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