BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701)
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 The future BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701)
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| Name | BRP Teresa Magbanua |
| Namesake | Teresa Magbanua y Ferraris |
| Ordered | 7 February 2020[3] |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd [2] |
| Cost | 14.55 billion yen for two units[4] |
| Launched | 26 July 2021[2] |
| Identification | Hull number: 9701[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 96.6 m (317 ft)[2] |
| Beam | 11.5 m (38 ft)[5] |
| Draft | 4.3 m (14 ft)[6] |
| Propulsion | 2 × diesel engines, with total output of 13,200 kW (17,700 shp)[5] |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) maximum sustained[2] |
| Range | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 12 knots[2] |
| Endurance | more than 15 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB |
| Complement | Maximum: 67 officers and sailors |
| Armament | To be determined |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × Airbus H145 helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck for 1 × Airbus H145 helicopter |
The MRRV-9701 and soon-to-be BRP Teresa Magbanua is a Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV) ordered by the Philippine Coast Guard. BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) is the lead ship of the Teresa Magbanua-class patrol vessels of the Philippine Coast Guard, and will be the biggest addition to the agency's fleet.
The vessel is named after Teresa Magbanua, a Filipino schoolteacher who participated in all three resistance movements against Spain (in the Philippine Revolution), the United States (in the Philippine–American War), and Japan (in World War II).[7] She was constructed by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd based on the Kunigami class design, in Shimonoseki, Japan.[3][2]
Construction and design[]
The Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV) as referred to by the Philippine Coast Guard, was constructed by Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd under the "Maritime Safety Capability Improvement Project Phase 2 project of the Department of Transportation in 2016.[8] The deal was worth 14.55 billion yen for two units from a JICA STEP Loan of 16.455 billion yen[9] and was signed on February 7, 2020.[3]
According to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the MRRV has a length of 97 meters, a maximum speed of not less than 24 knots, and has a complement of 67 officers and crew members. She has a two 6600 kW diesel engines.[3]
The MRRV has a helideck and a hangar that can accommodate the H145T2 helicopter of the PCG. She also has a hyperbaric chamber for those who have diving sickness and a survivor room that can accommodate those who will be rescued.
It held its first steel cutting ceremony on 18 December 2020, and was launched on 26 July 2021.[10]
The Teresa Magbanua is scheduled to undergo sea trials by late 2021, and sail for Manila by March 2022.[11]
History[]
The ship was launched officially on 26 July 2021.[12]
References[]
- ^ https://globalnation.inquirer.net/198026/1st-of-pcgs-2-biggest-vessels-comes-to-life-in-japan
- ^ a b c d e f PCG's First Approximately 97-meter Multi-Role Response Vessel Launches in Japan Shipyard
- ^ a b c d "DOTr - DOTR, MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING CO. SIGN CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF 2 NEW PCG MULTI-ROLE RESPONSE VESSELS".
- ^ "PCG to step up maritime patrol with new vessels from Japan | Philippines | Countries & Regions | JICA".
- ^ a b "Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV)".
- ^ "94-meter Multi-Role Response Vessel Acquisition Project of the Philippine Coast Guard". Philippine Defense Resource. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "5 Filipino heroines who changed Philippine history".
- ^ "Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Signs Contract for Two Multi-Role Response Vessels for the Philippines -- Construction and Deliveries to be Completed in 2022 --". Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group. March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.jica.go.jp. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Philippine Coast Guard's first 97-meter Multi-Role Response Vessel to launch soon". JICA. 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Coast Guard's largest multi-role response vessel launched virtually in Japan–DOTr | Lorenz S. Marasigan". 26 July 2021.
- ^ https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/july/10476-mitsubishi-shipbuilding-launches-new-multi-role-response-vessel-for-philippine-coast-guard.html
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