The ship was initially part of the
East German Volksmarine, developed as small anti-submarine ships. The
Bergen (213) was built by Peene-Werft and was commissioned on 10 February 1985. Following the end of the
Cold War and the
reunification of Germany,
Bergen was sold to the Indonesian Navy, alongside 15 other Parchim-class corvettes and 23 other vessels in a US$12.7 million deal. She was renamed
Tjiptadi and was commissioned on 10 May 1996, following modifications.
Tjiptadi was assigned to the Indonesian Navy's Western Fleet Command (
Koarmabar). In 2015, she participated in a coordinated patrol with the
Indian Navy. She also participated in the search for the crashed
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501. On 27 April 2019,
Tjiptadi was involved in a deliberate collision incident with two
Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance (VFRS) vessels (
KN 264 and
KN 231) in the
South China Sea (or the
North Natuna Sea).
Tjiptadi was conducting patrols in the area, and according to statements from the
Indonesian Navy, attempted to apprehend a Vietnamese fishing vessel which was fishing illegally in the Indonesian
EEZ. The waters - which according to Indonesian sources was located from the Riau Islands In January 2020,
Tjiptadi encountered and drove out a
Chinese Coast Guard patrol boat along with a number of fishing boats in the waters of
Natuna Islands. In 2021, she took part in
search and rescue operations following the crash of
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182. ==References==