Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat

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BRP 3503 - Romblon.jpg
BRP Romblon (SARV-3503)
Class overview
Builders Tenix Shipbuilding, Australia
Operators Philippine Coast Guard
Completed4
Active4
General characteristics
TypePatrol Boat (WPB)
Displacement120 tons
Length36.2 metres (119 ft)
Beam6.7 metres (22 ft)
Draught3.9 metres (13 ft)
Propulsion2 x 35008D Caterpillar engines rated at 1044KW at 1800RPM, 2 shafts, 1 waterjet, fixed pitch propellers
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range
  • 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) at 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
  • 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement4 Officers + 16 Ratings
Sensors and
processing systems		 Furuno navigational radar
Armament4 x M2 Browning [1]

The Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat is a series of four vessels in active service of the Philippine Coast Guard. Their hull number prefix "SARV" means they are classified as "search and rescue vessels".

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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

The BRP Nueva Vizcaya (SARV 3502). BPR Nueva Vizcaya 2.jpg
The BRP Nueva Vizcaya (SARV 3502).

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

Hull numberNameBuilderCommissionedStatus
SARV-3501BRP Ilocos Norte Tenix Shipbuilding May 2003Active
SARV-3502BRP Nueva Vizcaya2003Active
SARV-3503BRP RomblonNovember 2003Active
SARV-3504BRP Davao del NorteFebruary 12, 2004Active

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References

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  3. ↑ Davitt, Ernie (18 October 2008). "Seagoing patrol vessels strengthen police CT role". Australian Security Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Sea tragedy in Cavite strikes before Christmas Day". abs-cbnNEWS.com. 2009-12-25.
  5. ↑ Kwok, Abigail; Badilla, Elmer (2013-04-09). "AFTER USS GUARDIAN - Chinese vessel runs aground in Tubbataha". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  6. ↑ "Nakasadsad na Chinese ship sa Tubbataha tatanggalin sa Sabado | PSN Balita Ngayon, Pilipino Star Ngayon Sections, Pilipino Star Ngayon". philstar.com. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
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