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BRP Cebu (PS-28) was a Miguel Malvar-class corvette of the Philippine Navy.She was originally built as USS PCE-881, a PCE-842-class patrol craft for the United States Navy during World War II and patrolled the Alaskan coast during that war.
The BRP Diego Silang was designed and built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) of South Korea, and is based on the shipbuilder's HDC/HDF-3200 design, which in turn was a re-designed and enlarged HDF-2600 design used for the Jose Rizal-class frigate already in service with the Philippine Navy.
History; Philippines; Name: BRP Gabriela Silang: Namesake: María Josefa Gabriela Cariño de Silang: Ordered: September 6, 2017: Builder: OCEA S.A., Les Sables-d'Olonne, France Cost: UNKNOWN since the ₱5.6B contract price also includes 4 units 24-m fast patrol boats + 5-yr maintenance contract instead of the usual 2 yrs [1]
The BRP Herminigildo Yurong testing the Spike NLOS system.. The ship class is designed to carry one bow-mounted Mk.44 Bushmaster II autocannon mounted on Rafael Typhoon Mk 30-C remote-controlled weapon station, and two M2HB Browning 12.7 mm/50-caliber heavy machine guns mounted on Rafael Mini Typhoon remote-controlled weapon stations.
It was expected to arrive in the Philippines by February 2013. [20] [21] However, further training and unspecified upgrades on the ship pushed the arrival of the BRP Ramon Alcaraz to August 2013. [22] The ship's arrival ceremony was held at Subic Harbor on August 6, 2013, led by President Aquino. [23] It was commissioned on Nov. 22, 2013. [24]
Private First Class Nestor F. Acero, PN (Marines) was an enlisted Marine of the Philippine Marine Corps and a recipient the Philippines' highest military award for courage, the Medal of Valor. [ 5 ] Acero was assigned as rifleman in the 7th Marine Company in Jolo, Sulu on 26–27 November 1972 when his company along with the 8th Marine Company ...
Upon entry with the Philippine Navy, additional refits were made to replace the four (4) 7.62mm machine guns with two (2) .50 caliber heavy machine guns and two 20 mm Mk.16 cannons. [9] There are plans to add anti-ship missiles to the ships, but due to top-weight problems, it would have to be a lightweight system such as Sea Skua , although no ...
BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PF-15) was formally commissioned by the Philippine Navy on December 14, 2011, at Pier 13, Manila South Harbor. [34] President Benigno Aquino III's elder sister, Ballsy Cruz, was the principal sponsor of the ship. [35]