BRP Gener Tinangag (PG-903) is third ship of the class of the Acero-class patrol gunboat of the Philippine Navy. She was commissioned during the 125th Philippine Navy Anniversary on May 26, 2023.[3][4]
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| History | |
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| Name | BRP Gener Tinangag |
| Namesake | Corporal Gener Tinangag, PN (Marines), Philippine Medal of Valor Awardee |
| Builder | Israel Shipyards Ltd. |
| Acquired | 8 May 2023 |
| Commissioned | 26 May 2023 |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Acero-class patrol gunboat |
| Displacement | 95 tons full load[1] |
| Length | 32.65 m (107.1 ft)[2] |
| Beam | 6.2 m (20 ft) max[2] |
| Draft | 1.25 ft (0.38 m)[1] |
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| Speed | greater than 40 knots (74 km/h) maximum |
| Range | 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 12[2] |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | none |
| Aviation facilities | none |
Namesake
editCorporal Gener Tinangag, PN (Marines) was a Philippine Marine Corps enlisted personnel and a posthumous recipient of the Philippines' highest military award for courage, the Medal of Valor.[5]
Then Private First Class Tinangag was an assistant automatic rifleman with the Special Operations Platoon (SOP), Marine Battalion Landing Team (MBLT)-5.[6] His unit was among the initial responders to the Marawi crisis, and on June 9, 2017, MBLT-5 reinforced other Marine units in the vicinity of Mapandi Bridge in Lilod Madaya, Marawi City.
PFC Tinangag and three other comrades were tasked with extricating dead and wounded Marines. When his companions went on a break, he decided to strike out on his own. His efforts paid off when he managed to rescue four wounded Marines and was in the process of retrieving the body of a slain lieutenant when he was hit by sniper fire and wounded by grenade fragments. Despite his wounds, he managed to make it back to safety with the lieutenant's body but later succumbed to his injuries.
His remains and those of twelve of his slain comrades were flown back to Manila on June 11, 2017.[7]
History
editIn 2019, the Philippine Navy raised a requirement to procure a new class of coastal patrol interdiction craft (CPIC) that would be missile-capable and are based on Israel's Shaldag V patrol boat design,[8] and would replace the Tomas Batilo-class fast attack crafts that have been retired in service.[9][10]
A contract was signed between the (DND), Israel Shipyards Ltd. and Israeli Ministry of Defense on 9 February 2021, with the Notice to Proceed to start the effectivity of the contract released on 27 April 2021.[9][11]
The third boat of the class, the Gener Tinangag (903), arrived in the Philippines together with its sistership Domingo Deluana (905) on 11 April 2023, and was christened as the BRP Gener Tinangag (PG-903) on 8 May 2023.[9][12]
Subsequently, both vessels have commissioned into active service within the Littoral Combat Force on 26 May, 2023, during the 125th Anniversary of the Philippine Navy.[9][13][14]
The hull number's use of "PG" indicates that the boats are classified as Patrol Gunboats based on Philippine Navy's 2016 naming classification standards.
Design
editArmament
editThe ship class was designed to carry one bow-mounted Mk.44 Bushmaster II autocannon mounted on Rafael Typhoon Mk 30-C remote-controlled weapon station, and two M2HB Browning 12.7 mm/50-cal. heavy machine guns mounted on Rafael Mini Typhoon remote-controlled weapon stations.[9]
It is also one of the few ships of the class that did not have a Rafael Typhoon MLS-NLOS missile launcher for Spike-NLOS surface-to-surface missiles upon its commissioning, although the boat was fitted for the missile launcher there are plans to integrate such weapon in the future.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b Legien, Wolfgang (2011). "Shaldag Fast Patrol Craft" (PDF). Naval Forces IV. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ a b c d "VESSEL REVIEW NESTOR ACERO – PHILIPPINE NAVY WELCOMES MISSILE-CAPABLE ATTACK BOATS INTO SERVICE". Baird Maritime. 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ Sadongdong, Martin (26 May 2023). "PH Navy commissions 2 new patrol gunboats". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Allanigue, Alaine (26 May 2023). "Pres Marcos graces commissioning of 2 new gunboats during PH Navy's 125th anniversary". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Sadongdong, Martin (10 July 2021). "Marine killed in 2017 Marawi siege gets Valor award". Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ https://malaya.com.ph/news_news/marine-posthumously-awarded-medal-of-valor/
- ^ Tubeza, Philip (11 June 2017). "Duterte condoles with families of fallen Marines at Villamor Air Base". Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Knowing the Shaldag-class Patrol Boats". Pitz Defense Analysis. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Fast Attack Interdiction Craft - Missile (FAIC-M) Acquisition Project of the Philippine Navy". Philippine Defense Resource. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "Philippine Navy commissions two Shaldag Mk V attack craft". www.imdexasia.com. Archived from the original on 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (2022-06-29). "Israel Shipyards Launches First Two Fast Patrol Craft for Philippine Navy". Naval News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Philippine Navy christens two new gunboats, inaugurates shipyard". GMA News. 8 May 2023. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Philippine Navy Commissions Two More Acero-Class Patrol Boats". Naval News. 29 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Sadongdong, Martin (26 May 2023). "PH Navy commissions 2 new patrol gunboats". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Additional Shaldag-class Fast Attack Interdiction Crafts for the Philippine Navy?". Pitz Defense Analysis. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.