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Thomas Matulessy (8 June 1783 – 16 December 1817), also known as Kapitan Pattimura or simply Pattimura, was a famous Ambonese soldier who became a symbol of both the Maluku and Indonesian struggle for independence, praised by President Sukarno and declared a national hero by President Suharto.
During colonial rule, the fort of Kota Laha was taken over by the Dutch from the Portuguese and changed its name to Fort Victoria.Previously, the Portuguese built and named the fort Nossa Senhora de Anunciada in 1575 and was finished in 1580 by a Portuguese governor Gaspar de Mello, the fort was captured by the Dutch in 1605 and later renamed it as Victoria, which means victory.
In the summer of 1950, southern parts of the Maluku Islands, with majority Christian populations, were rebel territory with the proclamation of the so-called Republic of South Maluku (RMS), and its army was mainly composed of demobilized ex-Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) soldiers and other South Moluccan men who remained loyal to the Dutch crown, even during the days of the United ...
[2] [3] Following the end of the Cold War and the reunification of Germany, Perleberg was sold to the Indonesian Navy in 1993, alongside 15 other Kapitan Patimura-class corvettes and 23 other vessels in a US$12.7 million deal. She was renamed Kapitan Pattimura and was commissioned on 23 September 1993 following modifications. [3] [4]
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 ...
Transferred to Indonesia in 1962. Retired. [58] Sweden: 1 KRI Tjepu (901) [note 5] Built in Sweden in 1949. Retired. Singapore: 1 KRI Pladju (902) [note 6] Bought from Singapore in 1958. Retired. Japan: 2: KRI Balikpapan (901) KRI Sambu (902) Copy of Khobi-class built by Ujima Shipyard, Japan in 1965. Transferred to Indonesia on March 7, 1978.
Ludwigslust was built by Peene-Werft, Wolgast was launched on 1 October 1981. She was commissioned on 4 July 1983. [2] [3] Following the end of the Cold War and the reunification of Germany, Ludwigslust was sold to the Indonesian Navy in 1995, alongside 15 other Kapitan Patimura-class corvettes and 23 other vessels in a US$12.7 million deal.
National Hero of Indonesia (Indonesian: Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia) is the highest-level title awarded in Indonesia. [1] It is posthumously given by the Government of Indonesia for actions which are deemed to be heroic, defined as "actual deeds which can be remembered and exemplified for all time by other citizens" [a] or "extraordinary service furthering the interests of the state and people".