BRP Miguel Malvar (FF-06) is the lead ship of her class of guided missile frigates of the Philippine Navy. She is the second ship to be named after Miguel Malvar y Carpio, a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution against Spain, and the Philippine-American War.
 The Miguel Malvar (06) during its launch at HD HHI's shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea in June 2024.
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| Name | BRP Miguel Malvar |
| Namesake | Miguel Malvar y Carpio, Filipino general during Philippine Revolution and Philippine-American War |
| Ordered | 28 December 2021[1] |
| Builder | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Cost | PH₱12.5 billion (~US$250M) |
| Laid down | 22 November 2023 |
| Launched | 18 June 2024 |
| Commissioned | scheduled 2025 |
| Identification | FF-06 |
| Status | Outfitting works ongoing |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Miguel Malvar-class frigate |
| Displacement | 3,200 tonnes |
| Length | 118.4 m (388 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 14.9 m (48 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Depth | 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power | 4 × MTU-STX diesel generators |
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| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Endurance | 20 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB |
| Complement | TBC |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × medium naval helicopter |
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The ship is currently undergoing final fit-out works at HD Hyundai's shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, and is scheduled for delivery to the Philippine Navy by December 2024. The ship is expected to be commissioned with the Philippine Navy's Offshore Combat Force by mid-2025.
Construction and design
editThe BRP Miguel Malvar was designed and built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) of South Korea, and is based on the shipbuilder's HDC/HDF-3200 design, which in turn was a re-designed and enlarged HDF-2600 design used for the Jose Rizal-class frigate already in service with the Philippine Navy. The design was heavily influenced by the base design of the Incheon-class frigate built for the Republic of Korea Navy, but with heavy design developments and features found on newer newer frigates of the R.O.K. Navy, considering reduced radar cross-section by having cleaner lines, smooth surface design, reduced overhangs and a low free-board.
The ship held its First Steel Cutting Ceremony on 11 May 2023 at HD HHI's facility in Ulsan, South Korea.[1]
Keel Laying Ceremony on 22 November 2023, which was held at the same time as the First Steel Cutting Ceremony of its sistership, the future BRP Diego Silang (FF-07).[1]
The ship was launched on 18 June 2024, with Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro leading the ceremony.[1][6]
The ship is undergoing final dockside fitting-out works and has been undergoing sea trials as of November 2024, in preparation for its delivery by December 2024.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Corvette Acquisition Project (Lots 1 and 2) of the Philippine Navy". Philippine Defense Resource. 17 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023.
- ^ "IAI And HHI To Supply Philippine Navy With ALPHA 3D Radar Systems". France: Naval News. 28 April 2022.
- ^ "HENSOLDT UK awarded contracts for the Philippine Navy". Hensoldt. Hensoldt. 17 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Safran at MADEX 2023: Optronic, navigation and decoy launching systems for ROK Navy". Youtube. Naval News. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "SEA to supply Torpedo Launcher to HHI for new Philippine Navy corvettes". Naval News. 23 February 2022.
- ^ "HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Launches the Philippine Navy Corvette 'BRP Miguel Malvar'". Naval News. 18 June 2024.
