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The Indonesian Navy, assisted by other countries, conducted a search, and three days later debris was discovered 19 kilometres (12 mi) from the point of last contact, and Nanggala was declared sunk. There were no survivors; all 53 people on board the ship died.
All the Indonesia Navy (Indonesian: Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut, TNI-AL) vessels are named with the prefix KRI (Kapal Perang Republik Indonesia or Naval Vessel of the Republic of Indonesia). Smaller sized boats with light armaments usually have the prefix KAL (Kapal Angkatan Laut or Naval Vessel of the Indonesian Navy). The classes ...
Naval Jack of Indonesia. The following article lists the many former ships of the Indonesian Navy that are no longer in service. Older ships may use the old prefix "RI" instead of the current "KRI" prefix. Note: some of the classes use the 'Indonesian Designation' from SIPRI.
The official Indonesian Navy's history began on 10 September 1945, at the outset of the Indonesian National Revolution.The administration of the early Indonesian government established the People's Marine Security Agency (Badan Keamanan Rakyat Laut/BKR Laut) on 22 August 1945, the predecessor to the modern Indonesian Navy.
Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Indonesian Navy (3 C, 16 P) Pages in category "Ships of the Indonesian Navy" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
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At least 51 people were killed in the disaster, [7] but the Indonesian Red Cross says the number of deaths could be as high as 89. [8] The ship's log claimed the ship was carrying 228 passengers, 42 trucks and eight cars, but the navy claims it had at least 350 passengers on board. [3]
Indonesia's Yos Sudarso Island and Yos Sudarso Bay are named in his honor. There are two Indonesian Navy ships named after him. The first ship was KRI Jos Sudarso, a Riga-class frigate commissioned in 1963 and retired in 1986. The second ship is an ex-Dutch Van Speijk-class frigate named KRI Yos Sudarso which is still active in the fleet today.