Pulau Rau-class minesweeper

The Pulau Rau-class minesweepers were a class of ten motor minesweepers of the Indonesian Navy, in service during the Cold War.

A Pulau Rau-class minesweeper of the Indonesian Navy
Class overview
NamePulau Rau class
BuildersAbeking & Rasmussen
OperatorsIndonesian Navy
Built1954-1957
In service1954-1985
Completed10
Active0
Lost0
Retired10
General characteristics
TypeMotor minesweeper
Displacement160 tons (max)
Length41.1 m (134 ft 10 in)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft 0 in)
Draught1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Propulsion2x MAN diesel engines; 1,836 hp
Speed20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range1,100 NM (2,000 km)
Complementup to 38
Armament

Design and construction

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In 1954, the Indonesian Navy ordered 10 Pulau Rau-class minesweepers from Abeking & Rasmussen in West Germany.[1] The Pulau Rau-class were modified R boats (i.e. motor minesweepers of a German World War II design) armed with one Bofors 40mm L/60 Mk 3 gun, two Oerlikon 20mm/70 Mk 10 guns and also mechanical minesweeping gear.[2] They were built between 1954 and 1957 and remained in service for the next thirty years.

Ships in class

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Pulau Rau (501)
Pulau Roma (502)
Pulau Rass (503)
Pulau Roti (504)
Pulau Rupat (505)
Pulau Rangsang (506)
Pulau Rindja (507)
Pulau Rempang (508)
Pulau Rengat (509)
Pulau Rusa (510)

Notes

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Bibliography

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  • Blackman, Raymond V. B. (1960). Jane's Fighting Ships 1960–61. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd.
  • Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen, eds. (1995). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, US: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.