Pulau Rau-class minesweeper explained

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.^[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

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)

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.navy.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/ASIS_20_Aug_54.pdf "Australia Station Intelligence Summary, 20 August 1954"
2. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jalesveva_Jayamahe_(full_book).pdf Jalesveva Jayamahe, 1960. page 103