Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat
BRP Romblon
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Class overview | |
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Builders: | Tenix Shipbuilding, Australia |
Operators: | Philippine Coast Guard |
Completed: | 4 |
Active: | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Patrol Boat (WPB) |
Displacement: | 120 tons |
Length: | 36.2 metres (119 ft) |
Beam: | 6.7 metres (22 ft) |
Draught: | 3.9 metres (13 ft) |
Propulsion: | 2 x diesel engines, 2 shafts, 1 waterjet, fixed pitch propellers |
Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Range: |
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Complement: | 4 Officers + 16 Ratings |
Sensors and processing systems: |
Furuno navigational radar |
Armament: | 4 x 12.7 mm heavy machine guns[1] |
The Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat is a series of four vessels in active service of the Philippine Coast Guard.
Design and construction
The Ilocos Norte class is a 35-metre (115 ft), all-aluminium patrol boat designed by Tenix Shipbuilding in Australia, based on the company's Pacific-class patrol boat.[2] Four vessels were delivered to the Philippine Coast Guard in December 2001.[2] An option for a follow on order of ten more ships was offered by Tenix, but not used by the Philippine Coast Guard.[2]
Tenix reused the Ilocos Norte design in 2008 for the New South Wales Police Force patrol vessel Nemesis; the largest police-operated patrol boat in the Southern Hermisphere.[3]
Operational history
On December 24, 2009, BRP Nueva Vizcaya (SARV 3502), along with BRP Pampanga (SARV 003)and MT Tug Habaga (TB-271), was deployed to Cavite to conduct search and rescue operations when MV 'Catalyn B, a wooden hull motorized vessel collided with the fishing vessel FV Anatalia and sank 2.8 nautical miles (5.2 km; 3.2 mi) northwest of Limbones Island at 2:25 a.m. Thursday.[4]
On April 8, 2013, BRP Romblon (SARV 3503) was deployed when a Chinese fishing vessel ran aground in Tubbataha Reef.[5] Romblon assisted with removing the ship's cargo and fuel.[6]
Ships in Class
Name | Pennant | Date Commissioned | Current Status |
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BRP Ilocos Norte | SARV 3501 | May 2003 | Unknown |
BRP Nueva Vizcaya | SARV 3502 | 2001 | For Repair[7] |
BRP Romblon | SARV 3503 | November 2003 | Unknown |
BRP Davao del Norte | SARV 3504 | February 12, 2004 | Unknown |
Gallery
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BRP 3504 - Davao Del Norte.jpg
(SARV-3504) BRP Davao Del Norte
References
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