BRP Tarlac (LD-601)

	Launching of BRP Tarlac (LD-601)
Philippines
Namesake	Province of Tarlac
Awarded	29 August 2013
Builder	PT PAL (Persero) Indonesia
Laid down	5 June 2015
Launched	18 January 2016
Commissioned	May 2016 (planned)
Status	Launched
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	11,583 tons (full load)
Length	123 m (404 ft)
Beam	21.8 m (72 ft)
Draft	6 m (20 ft)
Propulsion	Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement: ; 2 × MAN 9L28/32A diesel engines, each producing 3,000 bhp (2,240 kW); Total diesel engine output: 6,000 bhp (4,470 kW)*;
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h) maximum
Range	9,360 nautical miles (17,300 km)
Endurance	30 Days
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × LCU or LCM at floodable well docks; 2 × RHIB or LCVP at boat davits;
Capacity	500 troops and associated vehicles & equipment
Troops	92
Complement	121
Sensors and ; processing systems	Navigation Radar; Surface & Air search radar; Electro-Optical Fire Control System;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Electronic Warfare Suite
Armament	1 × 76mm main gun on the foredeck ; 2 × 25mm secondary guns one each on the port and starboard sides ; Unspecified number of 50-caliber Machine guns;
Aircraft carried	2 × medium (10-ton) naval helicopters
Aviation facilities	Hangar and flight deck for 2 medium helicopters

BRP Tarlac (LD-601) is to be the lead ship of her class of Philippine Navy landing platform docks. The ship was laid down by the PT PAL shipyard in Indonesia on 5 June 2015,^[1] launched on 17 January 2016,^[2] and is currently undergoing sea trials^[3] before its expected delivery on May 2016.^[4]

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