BRP Nicolas Mahusay

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BRP Nicolas Mahusay
History
Flag of the Republic of Korea Navy.svgSouth Korea
NamePKM-218
BuilderKorea Tacoma Shipyard, Chinhae, South Korea
Launched1970s
Completed30 November 1978
Commissioned01 November 1979
Decommissioned15 June 1995
Fatetransferred to Philippine Navy in June 1998 as spare parts hulk
History
Flag of the Philippines.svgPhilippines
NameBRP Nicolas Mahusay (PC-116)
Operator Philippine Navy
Acquired1998
Commissioned2 July 1998 [1] [2] [3]
Decommissioned29 January 2020
ReclassifiedApril 2016, from PG-116 to PC-116, and to PC-119
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type Tomas Batilo class (Chamsuri Wildcat PKM class)
TypeFast Attack Craft
Displacement148 tons full load [4] [5]
Length121.4 ft (37 m)
Beam22.6 ft (7 m)
Draft5.6 ft (1.7 m)
Propulsion2 × Caterpillar 3516C diesel engines (from 2008) @ 6,300 hp, 2 shafts [1]
Speed33 knots (61 km/h) max
Range600 nautical miles (1,100 km) at 20 knots
Boats & landing
craft carried		1 × Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat
Complement31
Sensors and
processing systems		Koden Electronics MDC 1500 series navigation and surface search radar [1]
Armament
  • 1 × Bofors 40 mm naval gun
  • 2 × Oerlikon 20mm guns
  • 4 × 50-caliber Machine Guns

BRP Nicolas Mahusay (PC-119) was a Tomas Batilo-class fast attack craft of the Philippine Navy. It was transferred by the South Korean government in 1998. [6] It was initially acquired as a spare parts hulk, but the need for additional ships led to its commissioning with the Philippine Navy on 2 July 1998. [1] [2]

Contents

It was upgraded under the Patrol Killer Medium-Republic of the Philippines (PKM-RP) Program of 2006 by Propmech Corp., the program includes the reinforcement of its hull, replacing the engines, radar, navigation and communication systems, and changing the weapons fit-out to include crane and space for rigid hull inflatable boat. The upgrades were completed in 2008. [2] [1]

The ship received the Philippine Navy Plaque of Merit on 2009, being adjudged as the patrol gunboat of the year. [7]

In April 2016, in line with the Philippine Navy Standard Operating Procedures #08, the boat was reclassified as the patrol craft BRP Nicolas Mahusay (PC-116), but was later renumbered to PC-119 as the Philippine Navy believed that the ship was unlucky after encountering several mishaps in its final years.

Technical Details

The ship was originally powered by 2 MTU MD 16V 538 TB90 diesel engines with total output of 6,000 horsepower. [4] From 2007, Propmech was contracted to replace the old engines with new Caterpillar 3516C diesel engines with a total output of 6,300 horsepower. [1]

The ship was equipped with a Koden Electronics MDC 1500 Series navigation and surface search radar, which replaced the previously installed radar during the refurbishing works in 2007. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AFP Materiel Technical Specification Archives - PN Light Surface Warships Batillo (Sea Dolphin/PKM 200 'Chamsuri') class Small Patrol Craft (7)
  2. 1 2 3 GlobalSecurity.org PG Tomas Batillo Class.
  3. ↑ Naval Technology Chamsuri Class/Patrol Killer Medium Craft
  4. 1 2 Saunders, Stephen: Jane's Fighting Ships 107th Edition 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 2004.
  5. ↑ Wertheim, Eric: The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 15th Edition, page 552-553. Naval Institute Press, 2007.
  6. ↑ "PKM 200 Sea Dolphin (Wild Cat) class patrol boats". Jane's. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  7. ↑ Philippine Navy website Navy Pays Tribute to the Ideals of Excellence [ permanent dead link ]
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