"Wewak" was placed in reserve on 16 August 1985; one of three landing craft decommissioned for economic reasons.She was reactivated in late 2000, but only after lengthy delays, as during the intervening years, she had been used as a parts hulk for the other "Balikpapan"s.

"Wewak" was decommissioned on 11 December 2012.