BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PC-117)
_search_for_survivors_Sept._6,_2009.jpg) BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PC-117)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 South Korea | |
| Name | PKM-232[1] |
| Builder | Korea Tacoma Shipyard, Chinhae, South Korea |
| Launched | 1970s |
| Fate | transferred to Philippine Navy in 2006 |
| History | |
 Philippines | |
| Name | BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PC-117) |
| Operator | Philippine Navy |
| Acquired | 2006[2][3] |
| Commissioned | 2007[2] |
| Decommissioned | June 2016 |
| Reclassified | April 2016, from PG-117 to PC-117 |
| Status | Decommissioned in 2016, sunk as target in 2018 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Tomas Batilo class (Chamsuri Wildcat PKM class) |
| Type | Fast Attack Craft |
| Displacement | 148 tons full load[4][5] |
| Length | 121.4 ft (37 m) |
| Beam | 22.6 ft (7 m) |
| Draft | 5.6 ft (1.7 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × MTU MD 16V 538 TB90 diesel engines @ 6,000 hp, 2 shafts[4][5] |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) max[5] |
| Range | 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) at 20 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × Motorized Rubber Boat |
| Complement | 31 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Furuno type navigation and surface search radar |
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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]
Gallery
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BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PG-117) during search & rescue operations for survivors from the sinking of SuperFerry 9. -
BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PG-117) with two rigid hull inflatable boats operated by the members of U.S. Joint Special Operations Task Force–Philippines (JSOTF-P) -
The hulk of the retired fast attack craft BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PC-117) burns after being hit by a Spike-ER missile launched from an MPAC Mk. III attack boat during a live fire demonstration held in November 2018 off the coast of Bataan.
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References
[edit]- ^ AFP Materiel Technical Specification Archives - PN Light Surface Warships Batillo (Sea Dolphin/PKM 200 'Chamsuri') class Small Patrol Craft (7)
- ^ a b c d GlobalSecurity.org PG Tomas Batillo Class.
- ^ a b Saunders, Stephen: Jane's Fighting Ships 107th Edition 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 2004.
- ^ a b c Wertheim, Eric: The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 15th Edition, page 552-553. Naval Institute Press, 2007.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Philippine Navy Search and Rescue Operations on Superferry 9 Passengers". Navy Today. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ^ "PN-US SEACAT exercise 2011". Zamboanga Today. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ^ Reyes, Dempsey, Navy test-fires Israeli missile, The Manila Times, November 22, 2018.
