Del Pilar-class offshore patrol vessel

	BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS-15)
Class overview
Name	Gregorio del Pilar class
Builders	Avondale Shipyards
Operators	Philippine Navy
In commission	2011–present
Planned	3
Completed	3
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Offshore Patrol Vessel
Displacement	3,250 tons
Length	378 ft (115.2 m)
Beam	43 ft (13.1 m)
Draft	15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion	Combined diesel or gas (CODOG) arrangement:; 2 × Fairbanks-Morse 38TD8-1/8-12 12-cylinder diesel engines, each producing 3,500 shp (2,610 kW); 2 × Pratt & Whittney FT4A-6 gas turbines, each producing 18,000 shp (13,400 kW);
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) via twin gas-turbines
Range	12,500 nmi (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) @ 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) via diesel
Endurance	45 days
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × RHIBs
Complement	80
Sensors and ; processing systems	CMS:; Naval Shield Baseline 2 integrated combat management system; Main radar:; SeaGIRAFFE AMB multi-role 3D air-&-surface search-&-track; Secondary Radars:; (Hull 15 & 16):; SharpEye™ Mk.2 X-band (25kW) & S-band (200W) solid-state pulse-Doppler navigation & surface-search; (Hull 17):; Furuno FAR3220BB X-band (25kW) & S-band (200W) solid-state navigation & surface-search; Fire Control suite:; USN Mk.92 Mod.1 Fire Control System by Sperry; Optronic Sensors:; SeaFLIR®230 color TV camera, low-light camera, thermal imager, LRF, laser pointer, NVIS ; Sonar:; ELAC Hunter 2.0 hull mounted sonar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	2 × Mark 36 SRBOC (Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Countermeasures) mortar-type countermeasures launching system by BAE Systems; Elbit Systems' NS9003A RESM (radar - electronic support measures);
Armament	1 × OTO Melara 76/62C (Compatto/Compact) 76mm L/62 DP autocannon on a USN Mk.45 mount; 6 × M2 Browning M2HB 12.7mm (50caliber) heavy machine guns; Hull 15 only:; 2 × Mk 38 Mod 3 RWS 25mm cannons by BAE Systems(amidships: port, starboard; Hull 16 and 17 only:; 2 × Mk 38 Mod 2 RWS 25mm cannons (amidships: port, starboard);
Armour	CBRNE defense system
Aircraft carried	1 × AW109E Power naval helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helideck; Hangar: partly-fixed and partly-retractable;
Notes	Steel hull, aluminium superstructure

The Del Pilar-class are offshore patrol vessels currently in service with the Philippine Navy and previously in service with the US Coast Guard as Hamilton-class high endurance cutters. The Department of National Defense is currently in the process of upgrading their systems and capabilities under a modernization project awarded to Hanwha Systems of South Korea.^[11]

^ ^a ^b Saunders, Stephen: Jane's Fighting Ships 107th Edition 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 2004.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Gsorg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Hamilton, 1967 (WHEC 715)". United States Coast Guard. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
^ "Navy flagship sheds US identity; videoke onboard". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
^ ^a ^b "Navy ship to get new weapons systems". The Philippine Star. 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
^ Saunders, Stephen (2013). IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2013-2014. IHS. p. 614. ISBN 978-0-7106-3048-3.
^ Montero, Max (16 June 2019). "Installed Mk 38 Mod 3 25mm RCWS to PS-15". facebook.com/MaxDefense. Retrieved 28 November 2021. making use of ship's downtime
^ "Finally, the Philippine Navy's BRP Ramon Alcaraz got its Mk 38 Mod 2 Guns". 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
^ "BRP Jose Rizal crew protected from chemical, nuclear attack". pna.gov.ph. 28 February 2020. This ability is also present in the 3 Del Pilar-class
^ PNA with Camille Diola (June 25, 2014). "New Navy attack helicopters to join first naval maneuvers". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
^ "S. Korean firm bags PH frigate upgrade deal". Philippine News Agency. August 23, 2019.

[Janes0405-1] Saunders, Stephen: Jane's Fighting Ships 107th Edition 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 2004.

[Gsorg-2] Cite error: The named reference Gsorg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] "Hamilton, 1967 (WHEC 715)". United States Coast Guard. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

[mb030911-4] "Navy flagship sheds US identity; videoke onboard". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2011-09-03.

[Navy_ship_to_get_new_weapons_systems-5] "Navy ship to get new weapons systems". The Philippine Star. 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2014-06-16.

[JanesFS1314-6] Saunders, Stephen (2013). IHS Jane's Fighting Ships 2013-2014. IHS. p. 614. ISBN 978-0-7106-3048-3.

[InstalledMk38Mod3-7] Montero, Max (16 June 2019). "Installed Mk 38 Mod 3 25mm RCWS to PS-15". facebook.com/MaxDefense. Retrieved 28 November 2021. making use of ship's downtime

[mk38-8] "Finally, the Philippine Navy's BRP Ramon Alcaraz got its Mk 38 Mod 2 Guns". 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2015-01-26.

[CBRNE_defense-9] "BRP Jose Rizal crew protected from chemical, nuclear attack". pna.gov.ph. 28 February 2020. This ability is also present in the 3 Del Pilar-class

[new-navy-attack-helicopters-join-first-naval-maneuvers-10] PNA with Camille Diola (June 25, 2014). "New Navy attack helicopters to join first naval maneuvers". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 25, 2014.

[Hanwha_GDPUpgrade-11] "S. Korean firm bags PH frigate upgrade deal". Philippine News Agency. August 23, 2019.

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Class overview
BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS-15)
Name	Gregorio del Pilar class
Builders	Avondale Shipyards
Operators	Philippine Navy
In commission	2011–present
Planned	3
Completed	3
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Offshore Patrol Vessel
Displacement	3,250 tons
Length	378 ft (115.2 m)
Beam	43 ft (13.1 m)
Draft	15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion	Combined diesel or gas (CODOG) arrangement: 2 × Fairbanks-Morse 38TD8-1/8-12 12-cylinder diesel engines, each producing 3,500 shp (2,610 kW) 2 × Pratt & Whittney FT4A-6 gas turbines, each producing 18,000 shp (13,400 kW)^[1]
Speed	29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)^[2] via twin gas-turbines
Range	12,500 nmi (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) @ 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)^[2] via diesel^[3]
Endurance	45 days
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × RHIBs
Complement	80
Sensors and processing systems	CMS: Naval Shield Baseline 2 integrated combat management system Main radar: SeaGIRAFFE AMB multi-role 3D air-&-surface search-&-track Secondary Radars: (Hull 15 & 16): SharpEye™ Mk.2 X-band (25kW) & S-band (200W) solid-state pulse-Doppler navigation & surface-search (Hull 17): Furuno FAR3220BB X-band (25kW) & S-band (200W) solid-state navigation & surface-search Fire Control suite: USN Mk.92 Mod.1 Fire Control System by Sperry^[1] Optronic Sensors: SeaFLIR®230 color TV camera, low-light camera, thermal imager, LRF, laser pointer, NVIS Sonar: ELAC Hunter 2.0 hull mounted sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × Mark 36 SRBOC (Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Countermeasures) mortar-type countermeasures launching system by BAE Systems^[4] Elbit Systems' NS9003A RESM (radar - electronic support measures)
Armament	1 × OTO Melara 76/62C (Compatto/Compact) 76mm L/62 DP autocannon on a USN Mk.45 mount^[5]^[6] 6 × M2 Browning M2HB 12.7mm (50caliber) heavy machine guns^[5] Hull 15 only: 2 × Mk 38 Mod 3 RWS 25mm cannons by BAE Systems^[7](amidships: port, starboard Hull 16 and 17 only: 2 × Mk 38 Mod 2 RWS 25mm cannons^[8] (amidships: port, starboard)
Armour	CBRNE defense system ^[9]
Aircraft carried	1 × AW109E Power naval helicopter^[10]
Aviation facilities	Helideck Hangar: partly-fixed and partly-retractable
Notes	Steel hull, aluminium superstructure