BRP Mangyan

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History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameFP/FS-524 [1]
OperatorU.S. Army Transportation Corps
BuilderCalumet Shipyard & Drydock Co., Chicago, Illinois [1]
Commissioned1 July 1944 [2]
Decommissioned11 October 1945 [2]
FateTransferred to JMSDF in 1955, reverted to US Navy in 1974. Transferred to Philippine Navy in 1978. [3]
History
Naval Ensign of Japan.svgJapan
NameMiho
Namesake Miho Peninsula in Shimizu Ward of Shizuoka City [3]
Operator Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Commissioned31 March 1955 [3]
Decommissioned30 September 1974 [3]
Identification Pennant number: MST-472
FateReverted to US Navy in 1974. [3]
Flag of the Philippines.svgPhilippines
NameMangyan
Namesake Mangyan is the generic name for the eight indigenous groups found on the island of Mindoro, in the Philippines.
Operator Philippine Navy
Acquired1978 [3]
Identification Pennant number: AS71
StatusActive as of 2021 [4]
Class overview
Preceded by Nasami class (Japan)
Succeeded by Hayatomo class (Japan)
General characteristics
Class and typeDesign 381 coastal freighter
Tonnage560 GT [1]
Displacement
  • 480 long tons (490 t) (light)
  • 610 long tons (620 t) (full load) [5]
Length180 ft (55 m) [5]
Beam32 ft (9.8 m) [5]
Draft7 ft (2.1 m) forward, 10 ft (3.0 m) aft (full load) [5]
Propulsion2 × GM6-278A diesel engines [5]
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (max) [5]
Endurance5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) [5]
Armament
  • 1 × 81 mm (3.2 in) mortar
  • .50 and .30 caliber machine guns [5]

BRP Mangyan (AS71) is an auxiliary ship of the Philippine Navy, formerly the freight supply ship U.S. Army FS-524, built for the United States Army during World War II.

Service history

The vessel was commissioned on 1 July 1944, manned by Coast Guard personnel, and assigned to the South-west Pacific and Western Pacific areas. She was decommissioned on 11 October 1945. [2]

Later turned over to the United States Navy, then she was transferred to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as JDS Miho (MST-472) on 31 March 1955. Together with her sistership JDS Nasami (MST-471, ex-FS-408), they converted to the minesweeper tender. Miho was used in minesweeping missions and limited transport services until 1974. [3]

The Philippine government acquired the ship through Foreign Military Sales (FMS) from the United States government. She underwent extensive repairs at the Maebata Shipbuilding Inc. in Sasebo, Japan in 1978 until she was finally turned over to the Philippine Navy. On 27 March 1979, she was commissioned as BRP Mangyan (AS71) named after the Mangyan peoples, an ethnic minority on Mindoro island.[ citation needed ]

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