BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PC-117)
History
South Korea
NamePKM-232[1]
BuilderKorea Tacoma Shipyard, Chinhae, South Korea
Launched1970s
Fatetransferred to Philippine Navy in 2006
History
Philippines
NameBRP Dionisio Ojeda (PC-117)
OperatorPhilippine Navy
Acquired2006[2][3]
Commissioned2007[2]
DecommissionedJune 2016
ReclassifiedApril 2016, from PG-117 to PC-117
StatusDecommissioned in 2016, sunk as target in 2018
General characteristics
Class and typeTomas Batilo class (Chamsuri Wildcat PKM class)
TypeFast Attack Craft
Displacement148 tons full load[4][5]
Length121.4 ft (37 m)
Beam22.6 ft (7 m)
Draft5.6 ft (1.7 m)
Propulsion2 × MTU MD 16V 538 TB90 diesel engines @ 6,000 hp, 2 shafts[4][5]
Speed32 knots (59 km/h) max[5]
Range600 nautical miles (1,100 km) at 20 knots
Boats & landing
craft carried
1 × Motorized Rubber Boat
Complement31
Sensors and
processing systems
Furuno type navigation and surface search radar
Armament
  • 1 × Bofors 40 mm naval gun
  • 2 × Oerlikon 20mm guns
  • 4 × 50-caliber Machine Guns

BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PC-117) was a Tomas Batilo-class fast attack craft of the Philippine Navy. It was part of the second batch transferred by the South Korean government in 2006.[2] It was formally commissioned with the Philippine Navy in 2007.[2]

From 6 September 2009, the ship took part in rescue and search & rescue operations for survivors from the sinking of SuperFerry 9 off the coast of Zamboanga del Norte.[6][7]

The ship took part in the Exercise SEACAT 2011 between Philippine and US navies as part of Naval Task Force 61 between 14 and 24 of June 2011.[8]

In April 2016, in line with the Philippine Navy Standard Operating Procedures #08, the boat was reclassified as the patrol craft BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PC-117).

Two months later in June 2016, PC-117 was retired from service after 9 years of service and struck off the Philippine Navy ship register.

On the 21st of November 2018 the Ship was sunk as a target by the Philippine Navy's MPAC weapon system along with two target boxes as part of the Navy's weapon demonstration of SPIKE ER.[9]

References

  1. AFP Materiel Technical Specification Archives - PN Light Surface Warships Batillo (Sea Dolphin/PKM 200 'Chamsuri') class Small Patrol Craft (7)
  2. 1 2 3 4 GlobalSecurity.org PG Tomas Batillo Class.
  3. Naval Technology Chamsuri Class/Patrol Killer Medium Craft
  4. 1 2 Saunders, Stephen: Jane's Fighting Ships 107th Edition 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 2004.
  5. 1 2 3 Wertheim, Eric: The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 15th Edition, page 552-553. Naval Institute Press, 2007.
  6. "Navy News Service - Eyes of the Fleet 090906-N-0120R-068 ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (Sept. 6, 2009)". US Navy News Service. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  7. "Philippine Navy Search and Rescue Operations on Superferry 9 Passengers". Navy Today. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  8. "PN-US SEACAT exercise 2011". Zamboanga Today. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  9. Reyes, Dempsey, Navy test-fires Israeli missile, The Manila Times, November 22, 2018.
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