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Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat

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BRP Romblon (SARV-3503)
Class overview
BuildersTenix Shipbuilding, Australia
OperatorsPhilippine Coast Guard
Completed4
Active4
General characteristics
TypePatrol Boat (WPB)
Displacement120 tons
Length36.2 metres (119 ft)
Beam6.7 metres (22 ft)
Draught3.9 metres (13 ft)
Propulsion2 x 35008D Caterpillar engines rated at 1044KW at 1800RPM, 2 shafts, 1 waterjet, fixed pitch propellers
Speed25 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)
Complement4 Officers + 16 Ratings
Sensors and
processing systems		Furuno navigational radar
Armament4 x M2 Browning[1]

The Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat is a series of four vessels in active service of the Philippine Coast Guard. Their hull number prefix "SARV" means they are classified as "search and rescue vessels". Currently Non operational.[2][3]

Design and construction

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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.[4] Four vessels were delivered to the Philippine Coast Guard in December 2001.[4] An option for a follow on order of ten more ships was offered by Tenix, but not used by the Philippine Coast Guard.[4]

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.[5]

Operational history

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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.[6]

On April 8, 2013, BRP Romblon (SARV 3503) was deployed when a Chinese fishing vessel ran aground in Tubbataha Reef.[7] Romblon assisted with removing the ship's cargo and fuel.[8]

Publicly available Automated Identification System (AIS) tracking data shows that only one of the vessels, BRP Romblon, has left its home port in the year 2024.

Ships in class

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Hull number Name Builder Commissioned Status
SARV-3501 BRP Ilocos Norte Tenix Shipbuilding May 2003 Active
SARV-3502 BRP Nueva Vizcaya 2003 Active
SARV-3503 BRP Romblon November 2003 Active
SARV-3504 BRP Davao del Norte February 12, 2004 Active
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  • (SARV-3502) BRP Nueva Vizcaya
    (SARV-3502) BRP Nueva Vizcaya
  • (SARV-3503) BRP Romblon
    (SARV-3503) BRP Romblon
  • (SARV-3504) BRP Davao Del Norte
    (SARV-3504) BRP Davao Del Norte

References

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  1. ^ hitokiri_shinji. "AFP Materiel Technical Specification Archives Main". Angelfire. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  2. ^ https://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/news/bmt-examining-feasibility-of-bringing-australian-built-philippine-coast-guard-vessels-back-into-service
  3. ^ https://www.ombudsman.gov.ph/pcg-officials-face-dismissal-graft-raps-over-p68m-unlawful-procurement/
  4. ^ a b c *Tenix Defence - Marine. "Naval and Paramilitary Vessels" (PDF). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  5. ^ Davitt, Ernie (18 October 2008). "Seagoing patrol vessels strengthen police CT role". Australian Security Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Sea tragedy in Cavite strikes before Christmas Day". abs-cbnNEWS.com. 2009-12-25.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
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