BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PG-117)
_search_for_survivors_Sept._6%2C_2009.jpg) BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PG-117) | |
| History | |
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 South Korea
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| Name: | PKM-232[1] |
| Builder: | Korea Tacoma Shipyard, Chinhae, South Korea |
| Launched: | 1970s |
| Fate: | transferred to Philippine Navy in 2006 |
| History | |
 Philippines
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| Name: | BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PG-117) |
| Operator: | Philippine Navy |
| Acquired: | 2006[2][3] |
| Commissioned: | 2007[2] |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2016 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Tomas Batillo class (Chamsuri Wildcat PKM class) |
| Type: | Fast Attack Craft |
| Displacement: | 148 tons full load[4][5] |
| Length: | 121.4 ft (37 m) |
| Beam: | 22.6 ft (7 m) |
| Draft: | 5.6 ft (1.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × MTU MD 16V 538 TB90 diesel engines @ 6,000 hp, 2 shafts[4][5] |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) max[5] |
| Range: | 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) at 20 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 1 × Motorized Rubber Boat |
| Complement: | 31 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Furuno type navigation and surface search radar |
| Armament: |
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BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PG-117) is a Tomas Batillo class fast attack craft of the Philippine Navy. It is part of the second batch transferred by the South Korean government in 2006.[2] It was formally commissioned with the Philippine Navy in 2007.[2]
From 6 September 2009, the ship took part in rescue and search & rescue operations for survivors from the sinking of SuperFerry 9 off the coast of Zamboanga del Norte.[6][7]
The ship took part in the Exercise SEACAT 2011 between Philippine and US navies as part of Naval Task Force 61 between 14 and 24 of June 2011.[8]
Gallery
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BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PG-117) during search & rescue operations for survivors from the sinking of SuperFerry 9.
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BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PG-117) with two rigid hull inflatable boats operated by the members of U.S. Joint Special Operations Task Force–Philippines (JSOTF-P)
References
- ↑ AFP Materiel Technical Specification Archives - PN Light Surface Warships Batillo (Sea Dolphin/PKM 200 'Chamsuri') class Small Patrol Craft (7)
- 1 2 3 4 GlobalSecurity.org PG Tomas Batillo Class.
- 1 2 Saunders, Stephen: Jane's Fighting Ships 107th Edition 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 2004.
- 1 2 3 Wertheim, Eric: The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 15th Edition, page 552-553. Naval Institute Press, 2007.
- ↑ "Navy News Service - Eyes of the Fleet 090906-N-0120R-068 ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (Sept. 6, 2009)". US Navy News Service. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ↑ "Philippine Navy Search and Rescue Operations on Superferry 9 Passengers". Navy Today. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ↑ "PN-US SEACAT exercise 2011". Zamboanga Today. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
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