KRI Dewaruci (sometimes spelled Dewa Ruci or Dewarutji) is a Class A tall ship and the only barquentine owned and operated by the Indonesian Navy.
[1] She is used as a sail training vessel for naval cadets and is the largest tall ship in the Indonesian fleet.
Her name and figurehead represent and display the mythological Javanese wayang god of truth and courage.
In 2010 Dewaruci's marching band delighted and entertained the crowds in Hartlepool at the Tall Ships Crew Parade.
The Indonesian Parliament has agreed to buy a new tall ship and has appropriated $80 million (Rp720 billion) for the purpose.