BRP Iwak (LC-289)
| |
| History |
 Australia |
| Name: |
HMAS Betano |
| Builder: |
Walkers Limited (Maryborough, Queensland, Australia) |
| Laid down: |
September 1972 |
| Launched: |
5 December1972 |
| Commissioned: |
8 February 1974 |
| Decommissioned: |
12 December 2012 |
| Fate: |
transferred to Philippine Navy. |
| History |
 Philippines |
| Name: |
BRP Iwak |
| Namesake: |
Iwak people, a minor Filipino ethnic group found in the Cordillera region in the island of Luzon, Philippines |
| Operator: |
Philippine Navy |
| Acquired: |
2016 |
| Commissioned: |
1 June 2016 |
| Status: |
in active service |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Ivatan-class (Balikpapan class) |
| Type: |
Landing Craft Heavy |
| Displacement: |
364 tons standard
517 tons full load |
| Length: |
44.5 m (146 ft) |
| Beam: |
10.1 m (33 ft) |
| Draft: |
2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × General Motors Detroit 6–71 diesel motors (original)
2 × Caterpillar 3406E diesel engines (RAN since 2005) |
| Speed: |
10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Range: |
3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) unladen
1,300 nautical miles (2,400 km; 1,500 mi) with 175 tons of cargo |
| Capacity: |
180 tons of cargo |
| Complement: |
16 |
Sensors and
processing systems: |
Racal Decca Bridgemaster I-band navigational radar |
| Armament: |
two 7.62 mm (0.300 in) machine guns |
The BRP Iwak (LC-289) is a heavy landing craft of the Philippine Navy. From 1972 to 2012, it was known as HMAS Betano (L 133) and served the Royal Australian Navy.[1] It was decommissioned on December 2012, was stored until it was sold by the Australian government to the Philippine Navy to assist in improving the country's Humaritarian and Disaster Relief capabilities.[2]
Prior to commissioning with the Philippine Navy, the ship, together with the former HMAS Wewak and HMAS Balikpapan, underwent refurbishing, refit, and servicing works in Cebu for a few month.[3]
The ship was commissioned to Philippine Navy, together with 2 other sisterships and a new landing platform dock, on 1 June 2016 in Manila.[4]
See also
References
External links
Papua New Guinea Defence Force