BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36)

BRP Apolinario Mabini
History
United Kingdom
NamePlover
BuilderHall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen
Laid down1982
Launched12 April 1983
Commissioned1984
Decommissioned1 August 1997
FateTransferred to Philippine Navy in 1997.
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Philippines
NameApolinario Mabini
NamesakeApolinario Mabini (1864–1903), was a Filipino theoretician who wrote the constitution for the first Philippine republic of 1899–1901, and served as its first prime minister in 1899.
OperatorPhilippine Navy
Acquired1 August 1997
Commissioned4 August 1997
Nickname(s)Apomabs
StatusIn service
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General characteristics
Class and typeJacinto class
TypePatrol 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)[3]
Propulsion
  • 2 × APE-Crossley SEMT-Pielstick 18 PA6 V 280 Diesel engines producing 14,188 bhp (10,580 kW)[1][2]
  • 2 × shafts
  • 1 × Schottel S103 LSVEST drop-down, shrouded loiter retractable propeller, 181 shp
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) (sustained speed)
Range2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)[1]
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × Avon Searaider 5.4m 30-kn. 10-man Semi-rigid boat aft[2]
Complement31
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Ultra Electronics Fire Control System
  • Kelvin Hughes Sharpeye X & S-band Surface Search & Navigation Radars
  • Ultra Electronics Series 1700 Electro-Optical Tracking System
Armament
ArmorBelted Steel

The BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36) is the second 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 is named after Apolinario Mabini, a hero of the Philippine revolution and a former prime minister. She was originally called HMS Plover (P240) during her service with the Royal Navy.

  1. ^ a b Saunders, Stephen: Jane's Fighting Ships 107th Edition 2004–2005. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 2004.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CFW15 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Department of National Defense - Bids and Awards Committee JCPV Phase 2 Marine Engineering Upgrade (PS-37) Project[permanent dead link].
  4. ^ "Jacinto-class Patrol Vessel Combat Systems Alignment Phases 3A and 3B Acquisition Project of the Philippine Navy". PH Defense Resource. 5 July 2019.