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\n\nOn Sep. 16, if you had a view of the Singapore Strait and you looked out over the sea, you would have seen… well, a lot of haze.
\n\nBut in the mist you might have seen the ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, a forty-year-old aircraft carrier, making its way through its final leg of a 20-day journey from Italy to Indonesia, its newest owner.
\n\nThe Garibaldi is soon to be the KRI Sriwijaya, the latest addition to Indonesia’s navy, and is due to begin its new career as a… firefighter?
\n\nWhy is Indonesia buying an aircraft carrier, what capabilities does it have, and how much will it cost?
\n\nAnd did you know it's the second Southeast Asian aircraft carrier still in service?
\n\nTo answer the first question, one must know a little bit about the ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, soon to be renamed the KRI Sriwijaya, in honour of the ancient sea-spanning empire that spanned from Java to parts of modern Cambodia.
\n\nEntering service in 1985, the aircraft carrier was meant to perform an anti-submarine mission, serving as a base for aircraft to hunt submarines in the Mediterranean.
\n\nLike many aircraft carriers, it was meant to…
Original source: https://mothership.sg/
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