Indonesia's First Aircraft Carrier: Former Italian Ship ‘Garibaldi’ Reaches Domestic Waters
The vessel will be renamed KRI Sriwijaya and used mainly for humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and other non-war missions, officials said.
- On Thursday, September 17, the Italian-built aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi entered Indonesian waters and is scheduled to arrive at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta tomorrow, Friday, September 18, according to Commodore Tunggul, Head of the Indonesian Navy Information Bureau.
- Renamed KRI Sriwijaya to honor the powerful maritime kingdom, the carrier departed Taranto, Italy, on August 24, traversing the Malacca Strait rather than the Sunda Strait to reach Indonesia.
- Ahead of the arrival, the Indonesian Navy, Air Force, and Army conducted joint helicopter training on a mock-up deck, with pilots also practicing shipboard operations using the landing platform dock KRI Makassar .
- President Prabowo Subianto mandated the vessel serve primarily for Military Operations Other Than War, particularly disaster relief and forest fire response. "So if we have 10 helicopters, they can immediately reach the areas hardest hit," Prabowo said last week.
- The carrier will feature prominently in the Indonesian National Armed Forces anniversary celebrations on October 5, marking the first time the nation has operated an aircraft carrier and fulfilling a key strategic military goal.
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The arrival of the KRI Sriwijaya was ultimately more than just a large ship arriving in Jakarta. It was a test of Indonesia's capabilities.
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Through the publication of a brief communiqué on its official channels, the Indonesian Navy announced that the aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi will arrive in Jakarta to join its ranks during the day of tomorrow, this after completing a cruise that began in Taranto (Italy) on August 24. [...] The entry After sailing more than 20 days from Italy, the aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi arrives in Jakarta to join the Indonesian Navy appears fir…
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