- Source: BRP Diego Silang (FF-07)
BRP Diego Silang (FF-07) is the second ship of her class of guided missile frigates of the Philippine Navy. She is the second ship to be named after Diego Silang y Andaya, a Filipino revolutionary leader who fought against Spanish colonial rule.
The ship is currently under construction HD Hyundai's shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, and is scheduled for delivery to the Philippine Navy by 2025. The ship is expected to be commissioned with the Philippine Navy's Offshore Combat Force by late 2025 or early 2026.
Construction and design
The BRP Diego Silang was designed and built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) of South Korea, and is based on the shipbuilder's HDC/HDF-3200 design, which in turn was a re-designed and enlarged HDF-2600 design used for the Jose Rizal-class frigate already in service with the Philippine Navy. The design was heavily influenced by the base design of the Incheon-class frigate built for the Republic of Korea Navy, but with heavy design developments and features found on newer newer frigates of the R.O.K. Navy, considering reduced radar cross-section by having cleaner lines, smooth surface design, reduced overhangs and a low free-board.
The ship held its First Steel Cutting Ceremony on 22 November 2023 at HD HHI's facility in Ulsan, South Korea.
Keel Laying Ceremony on 14 June 2024, which was held a few days before the launching of its sistership, the future BRP Miguel Malvar (FF-06).
The ship is scheduled to be launched by December 2024.
See also
BRP Miguel Malvar (FF-06)
BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150)
BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- BRP Diego Silang (FF-07)
- BRP Miguel Malvar (FF-06)
- Miguel Malvar-class frigate
- BRP Ramon Alcaraz
- BRP Andrés Bonifacio (PS-17)
