BRP Davao del Sur (LD-602)
BRP Davao del Sur (LD-602) | |
Philippines | |
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Name: | BRP Davao del Sur |
Namesake: | Province of Davao del Sur |
Awarded: | 29 August 2013 |
Builder: | PT PAL (Persero) Indonesia |
Launched: | 29 September 2016 |
Commissioned: | TBA 2017 |
Status: | under construction |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Tarlac-class landing platform dock |
Displacement: |
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Length: | 123 m (404 ft) |
Beam: | 21.8 m (72 ft) |
Draft: | 5 m (16 ft) |
Installed power: | 1 x MAN D 2842 LE301 diesel generator |
Propulsion: |
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Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) maximum |
Range: | 9,360 nautical miles (17,300 km) |
Endurance: | 30 Days |
Boats & landing craft carried: | |
Capacity: | 500 troops and associated vehicles & equipment |
Complement: | 121 |
Sensors and processing systems: |
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Electronic warfare & decoys: | Electronic Warfare Suite (planned) |
Armament: |
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Aircraft carried: | 2 x 10-ton naval helicopters |
Aviation facilities: | Hangar and flight deck for 2 medium helicopters |
BRP Davao del Sur (LD-602) is the second and last ship of her class of the Philippine Navy's landing platform docks.[1] She is the second ship to be named after the Philippine province of Davao del Sur, one of the main provinces in Mindanao in Southern Philippines.
She was launched on 29 September 2016[2] and is expected to be commissioned to the Philippine Navy by 1st quarter of 2017.
References
- ↑ "First of 2 new vessels for PH Navy to be launched in Indonesia". globalnation.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ "Philippines acquisition of its second largest naval ship is nearing". Manila Livewire. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
See Also
- Tarlac-class landing platform dock
- BRP Tarlac (LD-601)
- List of ships of the Philippine Navy
- BRP Davao del Sur (PM-92)
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