Jose Andrada-class patrol craft

The Jose Andrada class is a ship class of twenty-two coastal patrol boats currently in service with the Philippine Navy.^[1]

BRP Juan Magluyan (PC 392), 20th boat of Jose Andrada-class patrol boat.
Class overview
Builders	Trinity-Equitable SY, New Orleans, USA & Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co., Batangas, Philippines
Operators	Philippine Navy
Built	1989-2000
In commission	1990-present
Planned	35[1]
Completed	22[1]
Cancelled	13[1]
Active	22[1]
General characteristics
Type	Patrol Boat (WPB)
Displacement	56.4 tons full load
Length	78 ft 10 in (24.03 m)[2]
Beam	20 ft 7 in (6.27 m) max[2]
Draft	5.8 ft (1.8 m)[2]
Propulsion	2 × 1,400 bhp Detroit 16V-92TA Diesel Engines[3][N 1] 2 × 35-kW Diesel generators[3] 2 shafts
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h) maximum
Range	1,200 nmi (2,200 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	12[2]
Sensors & processing systems	Raytheon AN/SPS-64(V)11 Navigation / Surface Search Radar
Armament	1 × Mk.38 Mod.0 Bushmaster 25mm chain gun (PG-379 to PG-395) 4 × Mk.26 M2HB Browning 12.7 mm/50-cal. GP machine guns 2 × M60 7.62 mm/30-cal. GP machine guns
Aircraft carried	none
Aviation facilities	none

History

In 1989, the Philippines placed an order of 4 fast patrol craft with Trinity-Equitable (formerly Halter-Marine Equitable) for USD9.4 million.^[1] The first of the four vessels, arrived on August 20, 1990, was named BRP Jose Andrada (PG-370). The lead ship of the class was named after Jose Andrada, who was one of the original officers of the Offshore Patrol of the Philippine Commonwealth government.^[1] In April 1990, the Philippines ordered an additional ship and 3 more ships in August 1990. In March 1993, eleven more vessels were ordered. A total of 22 ships were acquired by the Philippines by 1999.^[1]

It was initially designated as Fast Patrol Craft, and was classified with a hull initial "DF", but later on was re-designated as a Patrol Gunboat, and was finally re-designated as "PG".^[1]

Technical Details

The class was built to US Coast Guard standards with aluminium hull and superstructure.^[2] She is powered by two Detroit Diesel 16V-92TA Diesel Engines with a combined power of around 2,800 hp driving two propellers for a maximum speed of 28 knots (52 km/h). Maximum range is 1,200 nmi (2,200 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h), or alternatively 600 nmi (1,100 km) at 24 knots (44 km/h).^[3]

The ship class was originally designed to carry one bow Mk.3 40 mm gun, one 81 mm mortar aft, and four 12.7 mm/50 caliber machine guns.^[3][4] Instead, the class are armed with one 25mm Bushmaster chain gun on Mk.38 Mod.0 mount on second and later batches (PG-379 to PG-395), four M2HB Browning 12.7 mm/50 caliber machine guns on Mk.26 mounts, with two positioned forward and two aft; and two M60 7.62 mm/30 caliber machine guns, both mounted amidships. The ship can carry 4,000 rounds of 12.7 mm and 2,000 rounds of 7.62 mm A large "Big Eyes" binocular is also carried on tripod mounts, one on the forecastle and one just abaft the mast.^[3]

The Mk.38 Mod.0 M242 Bushmaster 25mm chain gun was not installed on the first batch of boats (PG-370 to PG-378).^[2][3][4]

All are equipped with a Raytheon AN/SPS-64(V)11 surface search and navigation radar but with a smaller antenna as those used in bigger Philippine Navy ships.^[3] Like all other Philippine Navy ships, the entire class was installed with the Philippine Navy Vessel Tracking System (VTS) by the Naval Sea Systems Command.^[5]

A 4-meter rigid inflatable boat powered by a 40-hp outboard motor is stowed amidships.^[3]

Ships in Class

Bow number	Ship name	Acquired	Commissioned	Service	Status
PC-370	BRP Jose Andrada	21 August 1990[6]	August 1990[1]	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-371	BRP Enrique Jurado	13 December 1990[6]	24 June 1991[1]	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-372	BRP Alfredo Peckson	26 April 1991[6]	24 June 1991[1]	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-374	BRP Simeon Castro	26 April 1991[6]	24 June 1991[1]	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-375	BRP Carlos Albert	26 April 1991[6]	January 1992[1]	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-376	BRP Heracleo Alano	11 September 1991[6]	January 1992[1]	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-377	BRP Liberato Picar	9 October 1991[6]	January 1992[1]	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-378	BRP Hilario Ruiz	6 November 1991[6]	1 June 1995[1]	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-379	BRP Rafael Pargas	1 February 1995[6]	1 June 1995[1]	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-380	BRP Nestor Reinoso	1 February 1995[6]	1 June 1995[1]	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-381	BRP Dioscoro Papa	25 April 1995[6]	1 June 1995[1]	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-383	BRP Ismael Lomibao	1 February 1995[6]	1995[1]	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-384	BRP Leovigildo Gantioqui		22 May 1996	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-385	BRP Federico Martir		22 May 1996	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-386	BRP Filipino Flojo		22 May 1996	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-387	BRP Anastacio Cacayorin		1996	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-388	BRP Manuel Gomez		1996	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-389	BRP Teotimo Figoracion		1996	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-390	BRP Jose Loor Sr.	1997	1997	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-392	BRP Juan Magluyan		March 1998[2]	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-393	BRP Florencio Inigo		July 1998[2]	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active
PC-395	BRP Felix Apolinaro		20 October 2000[2]	Littoral Combat Force, Philippine Fleet	Active

Gallery

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  BRP Jose Loor (PG-390)

Footnotes

1. All sources refer to the same engine, although with different horsepower rating.^[2][3] But official specs from manufacturer indicates a 1,400 hp rating for each engine.