BRP General Mariano Alvarez (PS-176) is the lead ship of its class of three coastal patrol ships currently in service with the Philippine Navy. She was the lead ship of the US Navy's Cyclone-class patrol ship prior to being transferred to the Philippine Navy.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Cyclone |
| Namesake | Cyclone |
| Awarded | 1 August 1990 |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Cost | US$25.69 million |
| Laid down | 22 June 1991 |
| Launched | 1 February 1992 |
| Commissioned | 7 August 1993 |
| Decommissioned | 28 February 2000 |
| Stricken | 28 February 2000 |
| Identification | PC-1 |
| Motto | Fast and Furious |
| Fate | Transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard on 29 February 2000. Transferred to Philippine Navy in 2004.[1] |
| Badge |  |
 Philippines | |
| Name | General Mariano Alvarez |
| Namesake | Mariano Álvarez |
| Operator | Philippine Navy |
| Acquired | January 2004[2] |
| Commissioned | 8 March 2004[3] |
| Identification | PS-176 |
| Status | In service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Mariano Alvarez class |
| Type | Coastal Patrol Vessel |
| Displacement | 357 tons full load |
| Length | 170.3 ft (51.9 m) |
| Beam | 25.9 ft (7.9 m) |
| Draft | 7.9 ft (2.4 m) |
| Installed power | 13,400 hp (10,000 kW) |
| Propulsion | 4 × Paxman Valenta 16V RP-200CM Diesel Engines, 4 propellers |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) (maximum) |
| Range | 2,900 mi (2,500 nmi; 4,700 km)at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Endurance | 10 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × 20-foot RHIB |
| Complement | 28 + 8 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
|
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
|
| Armament | |
References edit
- ^ NavSource Online: Patrol Craft Coastal Photo Archive. USS Cyclone (PC-1).
- ^ a b Saunders, Stephen: Jane's Fighting Ships 107th Edition 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 2004.
- ^ "President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Speech on Commissioning of BRP Gen. Mariano Alvarez (PS-176) March 8, 2004". Office of the Press Secretary, Republic of the Philippines. 8 March 2004. Archived from the original on 31 May 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Philippines Commissions Cyclone-Class Patrol Ship". Findarticles.com. May 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2011.