Tomas Batilo-class patrol craft

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BRP Salvador Abcede, a Tomas Batilo-class patrol craft
Class overview
NameTomas Batilo class
BuildersKorea Tacoma Shipyard, Chinhae, South Korea
OperatorsFlag of the Philippine Navy.svg  Philippine Navy
In service1996 - present
Active0
Lost2
Retired6
General characteristics
Type Fast attack craft
Displacement148 tons full load [1] [2]
Length121.4 ft (37 m)
Beam22.6 ft (7 m)
Draft5.6 ft (1.7 m)
Installed power5,800 hp (4,300 kW)
Propulsion2 × Caterpillar 3516C diesel engines at 6,300 hp (4,700 kW), 2 shafts (for PG-111,114,116-118 [3] or 2 MTU MD 16V 538 TB90 diesel engines at 6,000 hp (4,500 kW) (for PG-110, 112, 115). [1]
Speed33 knots (61 km/h) max
Range600 nautical miles (1,100 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		1 × Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat
Complement31
Sensors and
processing systems		Koden Electronics MDC 1500 series navigation and surface search radar [3]
Armament
  • For upgraded ships:
    • 1 × Bofors 40 mm Mk3 Mod 0 naval gun forward
    • 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm guns midships
    • 4 × .50-caliber machine guns
  • For non-upgraded ships:
    • 1 × twin 30-mm 75-caliber Emerlec EX-30 guns / 1 × 20 mm Vulcan Gatling gun
    • 1 × Bofors 40 mm Mk 3 Mod 0 naval gun
    • 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm guns midships
    • 4 × .50-caliber machine guns
ArmourUpgraded boats have armored windshields

The Tomas Batilo class was a ship class of eight patrol boats that were previously service of 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 state of disposal.

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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. [4] [5] This batch became the following ships: BRP Tomas Batillo (PG-110) ex-PKM 225; BRP Boni Serrano (PG-111) ex-PKM 226; BRP Bienvenido Salting (PG-112) ex-PKM 229; BRP Salvador Abcede (PG-114) 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. [4]

Another PKM was delivered to the Philippine Navy in 1998 [1] and was originally for spares, but this was activated by the Philippine Navy on 2 July 1998 which became BRP Nicolas Mahusay (PG-116). [4]

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. [3] ex-PKM 232 was commissioned as BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PG-117) in 2007, while PKM 223 was commissioned as BRP Emilio Liwanag (PG-118) on 15 April 2008. [6]

Ships in class

Pennant numberShip nameAcquiredCommissionedServiceDecommissionedStatus
PG-110 BRP Tomas Batilo 15 June 199522 May 1996 Philippine Navy Patrol Force2003Sunk by typhoon in 2003, raised in 2009, sold for scrap [7]
PC-111 BRP Bonny Serrano 15 June 199522 May 1996 Philippine Navy Littoral Combat Force17 December 2020Decommissioned
PC-112 BRP Bienvenido Salting 15 June 199522 May 1996 Philippine Navy Littoral Combat Force31 October 2018Decommissioned
PC-114 BRP Salvador Abcede 15 June 199522 May 1996 Philippine Navy Littoral Combat Force1 March 2021Decommissioned
PG-115 BRP Ramon Aguirre 15 June 1995N/AN/AN/AAccidentally damaged beyond economic repair during deliveries in 1995. Became parts hulk for sister ships.
PC-117 BRP Dionisio Ojeda 30 May 20062007 Philippine Navy Littoral Combat ForceJune 2016Sunk 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. [8]
PC-118 BRP Emilio Liwanag 30 May 200615 April 2011 Philippine Navy Littoral Combat Force1 March 2021Decommissioned
PC-119 BRP Nicolas Mahusay 19982 July 1998 Philippine Navy Littoral Combat Force29 January 2020Decommissioned. Formerly PG-116 / PC-116 but was renumbered for superstitious reasons.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Saunders, Stephen (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005 (107th ed.). Jane's Information Group Ltd.
  2. ↑ Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World (15th ed.). Naval Institute Press. pp. 552–53.
  3. 1 2 3 AFP Materiel Technical Specification Archives - PN Light Surface Warships Batilo (Sea Dolphin/PKM 200 'Chamsuri') class Small Patrol Craft (7)
  4. 1 2 3 "PG Tomas Batillo Class". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Chamsuri Class/Patrol Killer Medium Craft". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "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. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  7. ↑ Sealift MSC August 2009 Safeguard salvages Filipino patrol boat
  8. ↑ Navy test-fires Israeli missile, Dempsey Reyes, The Manila Times, November 22, 2018.

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