NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Pulau Alor (ex-Meadowlark)	717		Broward, Fort Lauderdale, USA	5.1953	28.8.1954	5.1955 // 11.8.1971	stricken 1976
Pulau Aruan (ex-Jacana)	718		Quincy Adams, Quincy, USA	2.1954	25.2.1955	3.1955 // 12.7.1971	stricken 1976
Pulau Anjer (ex-Limpkin)	719		Broward, Fort Lauderdale, USA	4.1953	21.5.1954	3.1955 // 24.6.1971	stricken 1976
Pulau Impalasa (ex-Hummingbird)	720		Quincy Adams, Quincy, USA	10.1953	25.12.1954	2.1955 // 12.7.1971	stricken 1976
Pulau Antang (ex-Frigate Bird)	721		Quincy Adams, Quincy, USA	7.1953	24.10.1953	1.1955 // 11.8.1971	stricken 1976
Pulau Aru (ex-Falcon)	722		Quincy Adams, Quincy, USA	5.1953	21.9.1953	11.1954 // 24.6.1971	stricken 1976

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	360
Displacement normal, t	400
Length, m	42.1 wl 44.3 oa
Breadth, m	8.10
Draught, m	2.10
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Packard diesels
Power, h. p.	1200
Max speed, kts	13
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	2500(10)
Armament	1 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, acoustic, magnetic, mechanical minesweeping gear
Electronic equipment	SPS-53 radar, UQS-1 sonar
Complement	39

Project history

Former USN Bluebird class. Wooden hulls with low magnetic signature.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.