Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat

The Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat is a series of four vessels in active service of the Philippine Coast Guard.

BRP Romblon
Class overview
Builders: Tenix Shipbuilding, Australia
Operators: Philippine Coast Guard
Completed: 4
Active: 4
General characteristics
Type: Patrol Boat (WPB)
Displacement: 120 tons
Length: 36.2 metres (119 ft)
Beam: 6.7 metres (22 ft)
Draught: 3.9 metres (13 ft)
Propulsion: 2 x 35008D Caterpillar engines rated at 1044KW at 1800RPM, 2 shafts, 1 waterjet, fixed pitch propellers
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range:
  • 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) at 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
  • 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement: 4 Officers + 16 Ratings
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Furuno navigational radar
Armament: 4 x M2 Browning[1]

Design and construction

The Ilocos Norte class is a 35-metre (115 ft), all-aluminium patrol boat designed by Tenix Shipbuilding in Australia, based on the company's Pacific-class patrol boat.[2] Four vessels were delivered to the Philippine Coast Guard in December 2001.[2] An option for a follow on order of ten more ships was offered by Tenix, but not used by the Philippine Coast Guard.[2]

Tenix reused the Ilocos Norte design in 2008 for the New South Wales Police Force patrol vessel Nemesis; the largest police-operated patrol boat in the Southern Hermisphere.[3]

Operational history
The BRP Nueva Vizcaya (SARV 3502).

On December 24, 2009, BRP Nueva Vizcaya (SARV 3502), along with BRP Pampanga (SARV 003)and MT Tug Habaga (TB-271), was deployed to Cavite to conduct search and rescue operations when MV 'Catalyn B, a wooden hull motorized vessel collided with the fishing vessel FV Anatalia and sank 2.8 nautical miles (5.2 km; 3.2 mi) northwest of Limbones Island at 2:25 a.m. Thursday.[4]

On April 8, 2013, BRP Romblon (SARV 3503) was deployed when a Chinese fishing vessel ran aground in Tubbataha Reef.[5] Romblon assisted with removing the ship's cargo and fuel.[6]

Ships in class
Name Pennant Date Commissioned Current Status
BRP Ilocos Norte SARV 3501 May 2003 Active
BRP Nueva Vizcaya SARV 3502 Unknown For repair[7]
BRP Romblon SARV 3503 November 2003 Active
BRP Davao del Norte SARV 3504 February 12, 2004 Active
  • (SARV-3502) BRP Nueva Vizcaya
  • (SARV-3503) BRP Romblon
  • (SARV-3504) BRP Davao Del Norte

References
  1. hitokiri_shinji. "AFP Materiel Technical Specification Archives Main". Kalasagnglahi.angelfire.com. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  3. Davitt, Ernie (18 October 2008). "Seagoing patrol vessels strengthen police CT role". Australian Security Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. "Sea tragedy in Cavite strikes before Christmas Day". abs-cbnNEWS.com. 2009-12-25.
  5. Kwok, Abigail; Badilla, Elmer (2013-04-09). "AFTER USS GUARDIAN - Chinese vessel runs aground in Tubbataha". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  6. "Nakasadsad na Chinese ship sa Tubbataha tatanggalin sa Sabado | PSN Balita Ngayon, Pilipino Star Ngayon Sections, Pilipino Star Ngayon". philstar.com. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  7. "PCG Invitation to Bid September 2014"
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