Monkasel

Monumen Kapal Selam, or people usually call it by Monkasel, is a submarine monument in Surabaya.
The submarine is real and full-scale, named KRI Pasopati 410 and made in Vladivostok Russia in 1952.
Dominantly green and black-colored, it looks very... very... strong. Hell yeah of course because it made
of steel. This sub was belong to Kapal Perang Republik Indonesia (KRI, Republic of Indonesia warship) in
Indonesian Navy since 1962 and became a monument since 1998.
The entrance ticket is only 5000IDR and there are two coupons, for entering the submarine and
the second one for watching video about Indonesian Navy in video rama. Young lady will greet
you when you entere the submarine. She tore your tickets and explain the brief history of the
monument and what are the uses of the first section of submarine. There are four torpedos used
for powering the ship also there are submarine personnels beds.

Total there are seven sections in the sub. Among others are electricity machine section, logistic
section, bathrooms, and other functional sections. We can see also the periscope, a tool for
seeing something from furtive position. In each section, there is a board of signage and also some
l
ittle explanation about the section.
No worry of feeling hot inside because the sub is aircon-ed. But still hot, sih. After you exited from the
sub, you can watch documentary film about Indonesian navy in video rama. Not so good, because the
film made in 1998. Still in the Monkasel area, there is also public swimming pool.