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
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.