 The vessels had a ship's company of 175 with 15 officers and 160 enlisted personnel.The class was not well-received and the designers were ordered to come back with another design, leading to the successor s.

The four vessels of the class were transferred to the Indonesian Navy in 1973–1974.In Indonesian service, "Samadikun" (ex-"John R. Perry") and "Martadinata" (ex-"Charles Berry") had one of the 3-inch guns removed and given Soviet twin-mounted guns and twin-mounted guns.