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.

Design and construction

In 1954, the Indonesian Navy ordered 10 Pulau Rau-class minesweepers from Abeking & Rasmussen in West Germany.
The Pulau Rau-class were modified R boats armed with one Bofors 40mm L/60 Mk 3 gun, two Oerlikon 20mm/70 Mk 10 guns and also mechanical minesweeping gear.
They were built between 1954 and 1957 and remained in service for the next thirty years.

Ships in class

Pulau Rau
Pulau Roma
Pulau Rass
Pulau Roti
Pulau Rupat
Pulau Rangsang
Pulau Rindja
Pulau Rempang
Pulau Rengat
''Pulau Rusa''