Engineering:Tomas Batilo-class patrol craft

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Short description: Class of patrol boats of the Philippine Navy

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The Tomas Batilo class was a ship class of eight patrol boats that previously served in the Philippine Navy. These ships were formerly used by the South Korean Navy as Chamsuri/Wildcat (PKM-200 series) class fast attack crafts. All eight ships have been retired from active service, with two units lost in separate incidents while the rest are in different states of disposal.

History

Formerly Chamsuri - Wildcat class fast attack craft of the South Korean Navy built in the 1970s, with Korean designation as Patrol Killer Medium (PKM). South Korea transferred the former ROKN ships to the Philippine government, with the first batch of five units namely the former PKM-225, 226, 229, 231, and 235 which were handed-over on 15 June 1995, and arrived in Manila in August 1995.[1][2] This batch became the following ships: missing name ex-PKM 225; missing name ex-PKM 226; missing name ex-PKM 229; missing name ex-PKM 231; and BRP Ramon Aguirre (PG-115) ex-PKM 235. Except for PG-115 which was used as spares after being written-off during a delivery accident, all where commissioned to the Philippine Navy on 22 May 1996.[1]

Another PKM was delivered to the Philippine Navy in 1998[3] and was originally for spares, but this was activated by the Philippine Navy on 2 July 1998 which became missing name.[1]

The South Korean government granted a request by the Philippines to transfer another two units in 2004, and PKM 223 and PKM 232 was handed-over to the Philippine government in 2005, and was transferred from Chinhae Naval Base in Busan, South Korea, to Manila, Philippines, arriving on 30 May 2006.[4] ex-PKM 232 was commissioned as missing name in 2007, while PKM 223 was commissioned as missing name on 15 April 2008.[5]

Ships in class

Pennant number Ship name Acquired Commissioned Service Decommissioned Status
PG-110 missing name 15 June 1995 22 May 1996 Philippine Navy Patrol Force 2003 Sunk by typhoon in 2003, raised in 2009, sold for scrap[6]
PC-111 missing name 15 June 1995 22 May 1996 Philippine Navy Littoral Combat Force 17 December 2020 Decommissioned
PC-112 missing name 15 June 1995 22 May 1996 Philippine Navy Littoral Combat Force 31 October 2018 Decommissioned
PC-114 missing name 15 June 1995 22 May 1996 Philippine Navy Littoral Combat Force 1 March 2021 Decommissioned
PG-115 missing name 15 June 1995 N/A N/A N/A Accidentally damaged beyond economic repair during deliveries in 1995. Became parts hulk for sister ships.
PC-117 missing name 30 May 2006 2007 Philippine Navy Littoral Combat Force June 2016 Sunk on 21 November 2018 as a target by the Philippine Navy's MPAC weapon system as part of the Navy's weapon demonstration of SPIKE ER.[7]
PC-118 missing name 30 May 2006 15 April 2011 Philippine Navy Littoral Combat Force 1 March 2021 Decommissioned
PC-119 missing name 1998 2 July 1998 Philippine Navy Littoral Combat Force 29 January 2020 Decommissioned. Formerly PG-116 / PC-116 but was renumbered for superstitious reasons.
  • BRP Salvador Abcede with other US and Philippine ships at CARAT Philippines 2012
    BRP Salvador Abcede with other US and Philippine ships at CARAT Philippines 2012
  • BRP Nicolas Mahusay at CARAT Philippines 2008
    BRP Nicolas Mahusay at CARAT Philippines 2008
  • BRP Dionisio Ojeda during search and rescue operations
    BRP Dionisio Ojeda during search and rescue operations

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "PG Tomas Batillo Class". http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/philippines/batillo.htm. Retrieved 17 May 2016. 
  2. ↑ "Chamsuri Class/Patrol Killer Medium Craft". http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/chamsuriclass/. Retrieved 17 May 2016. 
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Janes0405
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named knlbatillo
  5. ↑ "Philippine fleet celebrates 73rd anniversary, commission’s two vessels and launches new IT based Command Center". Philippine Navy Naval Public Affairs Office. 2011-04-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309165939/http://www.navy.mil.ph/news.php?news_id=303. Retrieved 2012-08-29. 
  6. ↑ Sealift MSC August 2009 Safeguard salvages Filipino patrol boat
  7. ↑ Navy test-fires Israeli missile, Dempsey Reyes, The Manila Times, November 22, 2018.

See also

  • List of decommissioned ships of the Philippine Navy

Template:Philippine Navy ships



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