.jpg) BRP Melchora Aquino docked in Port Area, Manila, Philippines during commissioning.
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| History | |
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| Name | BRP Melchora Aquino |
| Namesake | Melchora Aquino de Ramos |
| Ordered | February 7, 2020[1] |
| Builder | Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd [2] |
| Cost | 14.55 billion yen for two units[3] |
| Launched | November 18, 2021 |
| Acquired | May 22, 2022 |
| Commissioned | June 12, 2022 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Length | 96.6 m (316 ft 11 in)[5] |
| Beam | 11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Draft | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Propulsion | 2 × diesel engines, with total output of 13,200 kW (17,700 shp)[6] |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) maximum sustained[2] |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[2] |
| Endurance | more than 15 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB |
| Complement | 67 officers and sailors max |
| Armament | To be determined |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × Airbus H145 helicopter[7] |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck for 1 × Airbus H145 helicopter[7] |
BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702) is the second ship of the Teresa Magbanua class of patrol vessels operated by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The service officially classifies her as a multi-role response vessel (MRRV). At almost 97 meters long, she is one of the largest, and most modern vessels of the PCG.
She was named after Melchora Aquino, a Filipino revolutionary during the Spanish colonial period.[4]
- ^ a b c "94-meter Multi-Role Response Vessel Acquisition Project of the Philippine Coast Guard". Philippine Defense Resource. January 28, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c PCG's First Approximately 97-meter Multi-Role Response Vessel Launches in Japan Shipyard
- ^ "PCG to step up maritime patrol with new vessels from Japan". Japan International Cooperation Agency. February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ a b "PCG commissions BRP Melchora Aquino". Inquirer.net. June 13, 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "Philippine Coast Guard Gets Boost with Two New Patrol Vessels". Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV)". Archived from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ a b "Mitsubishi launches Teresa Magbanua-class patrol vessel for Philippines". Navy Recognition. Retrieved 18 November 2021.