Blue Ridge (LCC 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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VVt visit Su%5ffi ya, C i r hvxzs r Ja Surabaya, Indonesia, is the capital of East Java province. With a population exceeding 2.8 million people, Surabaya is one of the country ' s principal industrial, trade seaport and maritime cities and is second only to Jakarta in size and economic impor- tance. Before World War II Surabaya was the most important Dutch Naval station in the Netherlands East Indies. Many harbor installations were dam- aged in World War II, first by the Japanese, who cap- tured the city in 1942, and two years later by the Al- lies. At the end of the war, it was seized by the Indo- nesian nationalists, briefly reoccupied by the Dutch, then incorporated into the Republic of Indonesia. Surabaya still bears the imprint of its Dutch heritage, with colonial Dutch architecture in the quaint neighborhoods, the Old Dutch Cemetery and Dutch houses along narrow area alleys, with origi- nal Dutch sign posts still standing. In downtown Surabaya, one could see many cars and motocycles, as well as bicycles, rickshaws and other push carts typical of their culture. s DKtkcTK WfKt - The Blue Ridge volleyball team enjoys a game with an Indonesian team. 30