BRP Andrés Bonifacio (FF-17)
 The former USCGC Boutwell being prepared for transfer to the Philippine Navy | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | USCGC Boutwell |
| Builder: | Avondale Shipyards |
| Launched: | June 17, 1967 |
| Commissioned: | 1968 |
| Decommissioned: | March 16, 2016 |
| Identification: | WHEC-719 |
| Fate: | transferred to Philippine Navy. |
 Philippines | |
| Name: | BRP Andrés Bonifacio |
| Namesake: | Andrés Bonifacio (1863–1897), revolutionary and founder of the Katipunan movement |
| Acquired: | July 21, 2016 |
| Identification: | FF-17 |
| Status: | recently transferred, for commissioning in 2017. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Gregorio del Pilar-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,250 tons, probably less due to removal of several weapons & sensors system |
| Length: | 378 ft (115 m) |
| Beam: | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Draft: | 8.75 ft (2.67 m) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 29 knots (54 km/h) |
| Range: | 14,000 nautical miles (25,900 km) |
| Endurance: | 45 Days |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 2 × RHIB |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys: | 2 × Mk.36 Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Countermeasures (SRBOC) Chaff and Decoy Launching System |
| Armament: | 1 × Mk.75 Oto Melara 76mm Compact gun |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × AgustaWestland AW109 Power naval helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | retractable hangar and flight deck |
BRP Andrés Bonifacio (FF-17) is a frigate of the Philippine Navy and the third Gregorio del Pilar-class frigate to be commissioned. She is the second ship of the Philippine Navy to be named after Andrés Bonifacio,a Filipino revolutionary leader, regarded as the "Father of the Philippine Revolution" and one of the most influential national heroes of the Philippines.[2]
From 1967–2016 the ship was a Hamilton-class high endurance cutter of the United States Coast Guard that was named USCGC Boutwell (WHEC-719). The U.S. decommissioned the cutter in early 2016 and the Philippines acquired it under the Excess Defense Articles and the Foreign Assistance Act.[2][3]
BRP Andrés Bonifacio was designated as "FF-17" when she was commissioned into the Philippine Navy, following the new designation scheme adapted in mid-2016. It would have been designated "PF-17" under the old designation scheme.[4]
The frigate was formally received by the Philippine Navy on July 21, 2016 at the USCG base at Alameda, California.[5]
See also
- List of ships of the Philippine Navy
- BRP Andrés Bonifacio (PF-7)
- Gregorio del Pilar-class frigate
- BRP Gregorio del Pilar (FF-15)
- BRP Ramon Alcaraz (FF-16)
References
- 1 2 Saunders, Stephen: Jane's Fighting Ships 107th Edition 2004–2005. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 2004.
- 1 2 "US ship to be turned over to PH Navy | Inquirer Global Nation". Globalnation.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ↑ Jordan, Bryant (10 October 2015). "After Decades of Service, USCGC Boutwell Makes Final Fleet Week Cruise". Military.com. San Francisco: Military Advantage. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ↑ "Naming And Code Designation Of Pn Vessels" (PDF). Dlsu.edu.ph. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ↑ "Formal Turn-over of US Ship to Ph Navy". Subic Bay News. July 27, 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.