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Indonesia commissions former Italian carrier as KRI Gajah Mada

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC · How we work

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Indonesia received the former Italian carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi at Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok port on Friday.
The ship decommissioned in 2024 will be commissioned as KRI Gajah Mada, named after a 14th-century Majapahit leader.
President Prabowo Subianto said the carrier will support disaster relief, including fighting forest and peatland fires.
Finance ministry approved $450 million for the programme, though lawmakers warn total costs could reach 16 trillion rupiah (~$900 million).

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Indonesia received the former Italian carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi at Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok port on Friday.
The ship decommissioned in 2024 will be commissioned as KRI Gajah Mada, named after a 14th-century Majapahit leader.
President Prabowo Subianto said the carrier will support disaster relief, including fighting forest and peatland fires.
Finance ministry approved $450 million for the programme, though lawmakers warn total costs could reach 16 trillion rupiah (~$900 million).