Boracay-class patrol boat
Appearance
![]() BRP Kalanggaman (FPB-2404)
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Class overview | |
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Builders | OCEA Shipbuilding, France |
Operators | Philippine Coast Guard |
Cost | UNKNOWN since the ₱5.6B contract price also included 1 large OPV BRP Gabriela Silang + 5-yr maintenance contract instead of the usual 2 yrs[1] |
Planned | 4 |
Completed | 4 |
Active | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 120 tons |
Length | 24 m (78 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × 10V 2000 M72 MTU engines |
Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
Range | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 12 |
Armament | .50 cal M2HB M2 Browning machine gun |
The Boracay-class patrol boat is a series of four patrol boats built by OCEA of France for the Philippine Coast Guard based on the Ocea FPB 72 design. Based on their hull number prefix "FPB", they are officially classified as "fast patrol boats".
Ships in class
[edit]Hull number | Name | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
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FPB-2401 | Boracay | OCEA Shipbuilding | 25 April 2018[2] | 15 October 2018[3] | Active |
FPB-2402 | Panglao | 4 June 2018[4] | 15 October 2018[3] | Active | |
FPB-2403 | Malamawi | 10 July 2018[5] | 16 January 2019[6] | Active | |
FPB-2404 | Kalanggaman | 13 August 2018[7] | 16 January 2019[6] | Active |
References
[edit]- ^ "World premiere - an 84-meter OPV in aluminium". OCEA S.A. January 2018.
- ^ "OCEA launches the « BORACAY », first multi-role vessel for the Philippine Cost Guards" (Press release). OCEA. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b "PCG commissions first two 24-meter fast patrol boats" (Press release). Philippine Coast Guard. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "OCEA launches the « PANGLAO », second multi-role vessel for the Philippine Coast Guards" (Press release). OCEA. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ ""MALAMAWI" has been launched !" (Press release). OCEA. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ a b "PCG commissions last two 24-meter fast patrol boats from France" (Press release). Philippine Coast Guard. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Launching of the "KALANGGAMAN" in Les Sables d'Olonne" (Press release). OCEA. September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.