BRP Emilio Jacinto

BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS-35)
BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS-35) in August 2005
History
United Kingdom
NamePeacock
BuilderHall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen
Laid down1982
Launched1 December 1982
Commissioned1983
Decommissioned1 August 1997
FateTransferred to Philippine Navy in 1997.
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Philippines
NameEmilio Jacinto
NamesakeEmilio Jacinto (1875-1899), was a Filipino revolutionary known as the Brains of the Katipunan.
OperatorPhilippine Navy
Acquired1 August 1997
Commissioned4 August 1997
StatusIn active service
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General characteristics
Class and typeJacinto-class patrol corvette
Displacement763 tons full load
Length205.4 ft (62.6 m)
Beam32.8 ft (10.0 m)
Draft8.9 ft (2.7 m)
Installed power3 × CAT 3406C diesel generators each producing 465 bhp (347 kW)[1]
Propulsion
  • 2 × APE-Crossley SEMT-Pielstick 18 PA6 V 280 Diesel engines=[2][3]
  • 2 × shafts[2][3]
  • 1 × Schottel S103 LSVEST drop-down, shrouded loiter retractable propeller, 181 shp (135 kW)[2][3]
Speed25 knots (46 km/h) sustained
Range2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 17 knots (31 km/h).[2]
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × Avon Searaider 5.4 m 30 knots (56 km/h) 10-man Semi-rigid boat aft[3]
Complement31
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Saab 9LV Mk4 Compact Combat Management System
  • GEM Elettronica Sea Eagle X & S-band Surface Search & Navigation Radars
  • Saab EOS-500 Electro-Optical Tracking/Fire Control System
Armament
ArmorBelted steel

BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS-35) is the lead ship of the Jacinto-class corvettes currently assigned to the Offshore Combat Force of the Philippine Fleet. She is one of few ships in the Philippine Navy equipped with modern systems after the completion of combat, navigation and weapon systems upgrade of her class in August 2019.[4] She was originally called HMS Peacock (P239) during her service with the Royal Navy.

  1. ^ Department of National Defense - Bids and Awards Committee JCPV Phase 2 Marine Engineering Upgrade (PS-37) Project[permanent dead link].
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Janes0405 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference CFW15 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Jacinto-class Patrol Vessel Combat Systems Alignment Phases 3A and 3B Acquisition Project of the Philippine Navy". PH Defense Resource. 5 July 2019.