República Filipina, Challenges in the south china sea

[EnrFe]

In the 1958 the U.S. gave the Repùblica Filipina 10 patro boat for free:



1958 - 1974/75: PF 01 - PF 10 Island class (ex USS PT-200 Subclass) - scrapped

....these vessels for many years has been the fleet of coastal patrol until the end of the Vietnam War, when the weight of Repùblica Filipina radically changes in U.S. foreign policy, contributing to the modernization and expansion of the fleet...

And, to follow the fleet size of the Repùblica Filipina Navy in the years 1960-2020:



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[EnrFe]

1958 - 1984: PP 01 Luzon (ex USS PC-472) - scrapped
1958 - 1984: PP 02 Visayas (ex USS PC-473) - scrapped
1958 - 1984: PP 03 Mindanao (ex USS PC-475) - scrapped
1959 - 1984: PP 04 Korakami (ex USS PC-478) - scrapped
1959 - 1983: PP 05 Davao (ex USS PC-479) - scrapped
1959 - 1983: PP 06 Ilocos (ex USS PC-481) - scrapped

these units were bought in 1958-59 for patrolling the archipelagos farther and were used until the '80s, when they were replaced by a new class of patrol boats.
Until the early '70, the navy of the Repùblica Filipina was to limit potential and focus on patrolling the waters around the nation.

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[EnrFe]

1965-1990: LST 01 Davao (ex USN LST- 801) Scrapped
1965-1990: LST 02 Pagadian (ex USN LST-814) Scrapped
1965-1992: LST 03 Santos (ex USN LST-823) Scrapped
1965-1993: LST 04 Iligan (ex USN LST -842) Scrapped
1971-1997: LST 05 San Carlos (ex USN LST-843) Scrapped
1971-1999: LST 06 Saliz (ex USN LST-944) Scrapped
1971-1999: LST 07 Toledo (ex USN LST-945) Scrapped
1971-1999: LST 08 Dagupan (ex USN LST-946) Scrapped
1971-1999: LST 09 Aparri (ex USN LST-948) Scrapped

The first 4 units were sold in 1965, the other 5 units have been given away for free in 1971 to support the contribution of the Repùblica Filipina during the Vietnam War.



In the years 1978-1982 all the units have undergone renovation, with the replacement of the engine, changing the superstructure, installation of a new radar equipment and italian 40 mm Dardo.

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[Portsmouth Bill]

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[EnrFe]

Its nice to see this coming along, and congratulations on what is rare on the Forum - a feasible AU

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1970-2006: FS 01 Diaz - Scrapped
1971-2007: FS 02 Plata - Scrapped
1971-2007: FS 03 Diwa - Scrapped

In the late '60s, with a considerable economic effort, the Repùblica Filipina Navy supplied the first new units.
Derived from the Italian corvettes De Cristofaro class, they represent a more modern version with a more powerful engine.
At the end of the '90s this units have been modernized, moving from primarily ASW in multi-role unit.



Ship’s Information:

Displacement: 880 tons/ 1,090 tons (fl)
Length: 80.3 m
Beam: 10.3 m
Draught: 2.8 m
Propulsion:
*single shaft
* 2 x diesel motors
* 10,200 hp
Speed: 24 knots
Range: 3,500 nautical miles at 16 knots
Complement: 126

Sensor and processing systems:
*1 SPQ-2B air/surface search radar
*1 BX 132 navigation radar (updated after MLU)
* 1 sonar hull + vds (removed after refit)
*1 fire direction system OG 3 with Orion 7A radar
*1 ESM system (mounted after MLU)

Aircraft: none

Armament:

Original:
*2 x 76/62 mm OTO Melara “Allargato”
* 1 ASW mortar K 113
* 2 x 324 mm triple ASW torpedo tubes

After refit:
*2 x 76/62 mm OTO Melara “Allargato”
*4 x SSM Otomat launchers (4 missiles)
*1 x two-cell Simbad launcher for ship-launched Mistral
* 2 x 324 mm triple ASW torpedo tubes

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[moxica]

My wife says this is the best AU ever, she is from the Philippines