[1][3] 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.

[3][4] Tjiptadi was assigned to the Indonesian Navy's Western Fleet Command (Koarmabar).

[7] 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).

The waters - which according to Indonesian sources was located 161 nautical miles (298 km) from the Riau Islands[8] - were also claimed by Vietnam.

The apprehended Vietnamese fishing boat sank in the incident due to being rammed by KN 231, though 12 of her crew had been brought on board Tjiptadi and was transferred to the Indonesian Navy base in Ranai while 2 other crew members were taken by the Vietnamese vessels.