Indonesian Navy

Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut

Last modified: 2023-11-25 by zachary harden
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• Navy flag
• Jack and Ensign
• Masthead Pennant
• Other Pennants
• Rank flags (new system)
  • Sea Commodore's flag
  • Rear Admiral's flag
  • Vice Admiral's flag
  • Admiral's flag
• Rank flags (old system)

See also:

• Indonesia
• Indonesia - Index of all pages
• Indonesian military flags
• Indonesian naval aircraft markings

by Sammy Kanadi, 24 May 2000

Motto: Jale.sveva Jayàmahe ("On the Sea We Are Glorious" in Kawi, an old Indonesian language. The "e." is an e with a dot below it.)
Ratio: 2:3
Colors: Background: Dark (navy) Blue, The Emblem: Gold (except for the Garuda Pancasila, it is in the original color).
Meaning:
The Background Color:
The dark blue background is the navy's color, representing the Indonesian marine territory, which the navy will defend from any sea threat and invasion. .
The Emblem:
1. The Garuda Pancasila, the national coat-of-arms, is the Indonesian ideology, and the Navy emblem's main element.
2. The anchor represents the marine spirit and also the sailors' devotion to the Indonesian motherland.
3. The rope represents the unity of spirit of that binds together the whole Indonesian archipelago.
4. The rice (padi) represents the aspiration of national prosperity - sufficient amount of food.
5. Cotton between padi represents another aspiration of national prosperity - sufficient amount of cloth
Sammy Kanadi, 24 May 2000

The image in my source (Carr 1956) shows the motto on a scroll. Any thoughts if that's a mistake in my source, or an older version?
Mark Sensen, 24 May 2000

Although I'm sure that my source is more recent, I can't guarantee my images are exact copies of the current military flags. The best way to ensure this (and also to ensure the map in the current air force flags) is to go to Jakarta, where there is a museum displaying armed forces exhibits, with a room devoted solely to displaying their flags. I'll go there someday and give you news of what I see.
Sammy Kanadi, 25 May 2000

See also: Indonesia: Naval Jack

[Ed. note: The national flag serves as the naval ensign for Indonesia. The jack is displayed above.]

The naval jack is also used for indoor ceremonies and meetings and either displayed immediately to the viewers' right of the national flag or flanks the dias.
Zachary Harden, 28 December 2020

According to page 76 of "Traditions of the TNI-AL", the masthead pennant (ular-ular perang) of Indonesia is a split pennant that has red on top and white on the bottom.
Zachary Harden, 28 December 2020

Bendera Pengganti

According to page 80 of "Traditions of the TNI-AL", the commander/senior officer pennant is a triangular pennant that alternates between black and white.
Zachary Harden and Marcel Darmanto, 28 December 2020

Bendera Sein

According to page 84 of "Traditions of the TNI-AL", the PREP pennant is a triangular pennant that alternates between navy-blue and white.
Zachary Harden, 28 December 2020

Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (Naval)

image by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 3 October 2023

Admiral Yudo Margono, who became the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces on 19 December 2022, uses a red version of the Admiral's rank flag.
Miles Li, 4 October 2023

by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 3 October 2023

by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 3 October 2023

by Sammy Kanadi and Miles Li, 3 October 2023

Rank Flags (old system)

Fleet Admiral

2:3
by Željko Heimer, 10 November 2001

Yellow flag with blue fouled anchor in the middle and five blue five- pointed stars in canton set 2-1-2.

Admiral

Yellow flag with blue fouled anchor in the middle and four blue five- pointed stars in canton set 2-2.

Vice-Admiral

Yellow flag with blue fouled anchor in the middle and three blue five- pointed stars in canton set 1-2

Rear-Admiral

  2:3
by Željko Heimer, 10 November 2001

Yellow flag with blue fouled anchor in the middle and two blue five- pointed stars in canton set 1-1.

Commodore

Yellow flag with blue fouled anchor in the middle and one blue five-pointed star in canton.
Željko Heimer, 10 November 2001