TheKapal shiptersebut receivedmenerima amodernisasi mid-lifeparuh modernizationbaya indi Den Helder, startingdimulai onpada 13 oratau 18<ref name="cf86p386"/> JulyJuli 1979 anddan lastingberlangsung tillhingga 26 November 1982. ThePenyelesaian completionmodernisasi oftertunda modernizationsekitar wasdelapan delayedbulan bydari aroundrencana eightkarena monthskurangnya fromtenaga intendedkerja duesipil todi lackgalangan ofkapal civilianangkatan labor in naval dockyardslaut.<ref name="jfs84p346"/>
''Evertsen'' was [[ShipPenonaktifan decommissioningkapal|decommissioneddinonaktifkan]] inpada tahun 1989 anddan along withbersama ''[[KRI Karel Satsuit Tubun|Isaac Sweers]]'' weredijual sold toke Indonesia. SheDia wasdipindahkan transferredke toAngkatan theLaut Indonesian NavyIndonesia onpada 1 November 1989.<ref name="s09p354">{{harvnb|Saunders|2009|p=354}}</ref>