Battle of Arafura Sea

Battle of Arafura Sea
	Part of the West New Guinea dispute
	; Indonesian stamp commemorating the battle.
Date	15 January 1962
Location	Arafura Sea
Result	Dutch victory RI Matjan Tutul sunk by the Royal Netherlands Navy; Indonesian infiltration thwarted;
Belligerents
Indonesia	Netherlands
Commanders and leaders
Komodor Yos Sudarso †; Kolonel Sudomo (POW); Kapten Wiratno †; (Captain of RI Matjan Tutul); Kapten Memet Sastrawiria †; (Yos Sudarso's aide); Kapten Tjiptadi †	Unknown
Units involved
Indonesian Navy	Royal Netherlands Navy
Strength
3 Jaguar-class fast attack craft KRI Matjan Tutul; RI Matjan Kumbang; RI Harimau;	HNLMS Evertsen; HNLMS Kortenaer; HNLMS Utrecht; Supported by a P-2 Neptune plane;
Casualties and losses
1 torpedo boat sunk; 2 torpedo boats disabled; 39 killed; 53 captured	None

The Battle of Arafura Sea (Indonesian: Pertempuran Laut Aru), also known as the Battle of Vlakke Hoek (Dutch: Slag bij Vlakke Hoek), was a naval battle in the Vlakke Hoek Bay (Etna Bay) of the Arafura Sea in Western New Guinea on 15 January 1962, between Indonesia and the Netherlands.

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