The BRP Florencio Inigo (PC-393) is the twenty-first ship of the Jose Andrada class coastal patrol boats of the Philippine Navy. It is part of the Batch III of its class ordered through US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) in 1995, and was commissioned with the Philippine Navy in 1998.[2][3]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Philippines | |
| Name | BRP Florencio Inigo (PC-393) |
| Operator | Philippine Navy |
| Ordered | 1995[1] |
| Builder | Halter Equitable Shipyard, New Orleans, USA (knock down kits), Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co., Batangas, Philippines (assembly) |
| Acquired | May 1998[1] |
| Commissioned | July 1998[2] |
| Reclassified | April 2016: from PG-393 to PC-393 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Jose Andrada class |
| Type | Coastal Patrol Craft |
| Displacement | 56.4 tons full load [3] |
| Length | 78 ft (24 m)[1] |
| Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m)[1] |
| Draft | 5.8 ft (1.8 m)[1] |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h) maximum |
| Range | 1,200 nmi (2,200 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 4-meter rigid inflatable boat at aft |
| Complement | 12[1] |
| Sensors and processing systems | Raytheon AN/SPS-64(V)11 Navigation / Surface Search Radar |
| Armament |
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It was initially designated as Fast Patrol Craft, but later on was re-designated as a Patrol Gunboat "PG-393".[2] Another round of reclassification was made in April 2016, which re designated the boat, from patrol gunboat to coastal patrol craft "PC-393".
Technical Details
editThe ship was built to US Coast Guard standards with aluminium hull and superstructure.[1] She is powered by two Detroit Diesel 16V-92TA Diesel Engines with a combined power of around 2,800 hp driving two propellers for a maximum speed of 28 knots (52 km/h). Maximum range is 1,200 nmi (2,200 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h), or alternatively 600 nmi (1,100 km) at 24 knots (44 km/h).[4]
The ship originally designed to carry one bow Mk.3 40 mm gun, one 81 mm mortar aft, and four 12.7 mm/50 calibre machine guns.[4][5] Instead, she is armed with one 25mm Bushmaster chain gun on Mk.38 Mod.0 mount, four M2HB Browning 12.7 mm/50 calibre machine guns on Mk.26 mounts, with two positioned forward and two aft; and two M60 7.62 mm/30 caliber machine guns, both mounted amidships. The ship can carry 4,000 rounds of 12.7 mm and 2,000 rounds of 7.62 mm A large "Big Eyes" binocular is also carried on tripod mounts, one on the forecastle and one just above the mast.[4]
As part of the third batch (PG-392 to PG-393), it is equipped with Mk.38 Mod.0 M242 Bushmaster 25mm chain gun that the first batch of ships do not carry.[4][1][5]
She is equipped with a Raytheon AN/SPS-64(V)11 surface search and navigation radar but with a smaller antenna as those used in bigger Philippine Navy ships.[4][3] Like all other Philippine Navy ship, she was installed with the Philippine Navy Vessel Tracking System (VTS) by the Naval Sea Systems Command.[6]
A 4-meter rigid inflatable boat powered by a 40-hp outboard motor is stowed amidships.[4]
Footnotes
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Saunders, Stephen: Jane's Fighting Ships 107th Edition 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 2004.
- ^ a b c GlobalSecurity.org PG Jose Andrada Class.
- ^ a b c Manokski's ORBAT @ Hueybravo. Jose Andrada class page.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Wertheim, Eric: The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 15th Edition, page 553. Naval Institute Press, 2007.
- ^ a b AFP Materiel Technical Specification Archives - PN Light Surface Warships Andrada (Halter 78) class Coastal Patrol Craft (24)
- ^ "NASSCOM Unveils PN Vessel Tracking System (VTS)". Philippine Navy Naval Sea Systems Command. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2011-11-24.