And the Philippines is also positioning our BIGGEST, OLDEST and ONLY warship.
Translation: Wa lay tinud-anay China ha, kay mao mao ra ba ne amo warship. The Philippine Navy flagship BRP Humabon (PF 11) steams in formation during a naval exercise with US Navy warships in the
West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) on March 14, 2010. The Humabon is a World War II vintage destroyer escort/frigate
acquired from the US in 1978. It is now deployed along the Scarborough Shoal, an atoll facing Zambales and which China claims. US NAVY
General characteristics
Class and type: Datu Kalantiaw class
Type: Destroyer Escort / Frigate
Displacement: 1,390 tons standard, 1,620 tons full load
Length: 306 ft (93 m)
Beam: 36.66 ft (11.17 m)
Draft: 8.75 ft (2.67 m)
Installed power: 5,800 hp (4,300 kW)
Propulsion: 2 x GM EMP 16-645E7 (Turbo) Main Diesel Engines
2× GM EMP 8-268A Auxiliary Diesel Engines with 200 kW Generator
1× GM EMP 3-268A Auxiliary Diesel Engine with 100 kW Generator
2× shafts
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h) maximum
Range: 10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement: 165
Sensors and
processing systems:
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Raytheon AN/SPS-64(V)11
Raytheon SPS-5 G/H-band Surface Search Radar
RCA/GE Mk26 I-band Navigation Radar
AN/SQS-17B Hull mounted Sonar
Mk52 GFCS with Mk41 Rangefinder for 3-inch (76 mm) guns
3 Mk51 GFCS for 40 mm guns
Armament: 3× 3"/50 caliber gun Mk22 dual purpose guns
3× Mk1 Mod2 Twin 60 caliber Bofors 40 mm gun
6× Mk10 70 caliber Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
4× 50 caliber 12.7 mm machine guns
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