BRP Rajah Humabon
BRP Rajah Humabon
They need to update their navy big time.
Sea Shepherd has a bigger badder navy.
Looks like an old destroyer escort.Those things were never designed to last this long,they were built quick and cheap.
Pula listo!
Want to know more about the technology that drives the Philippine Navy? Technograph recently spoke to a couple of officers from the armed service. What emerged was a picture of hilariously deplorable conditions.
BRP stands for Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas or Ship of the Republic of the Philippines in English
As related by our sources, the flagship of the Philippine Navy is the BRP Rajah Humabon (PF-11), an escort destroyer of the Cannon class (pictured above) that was commissioned in the US way back in 1943. A visiting American naval officer actually said that her sister ship was already on display in a museum! Obviously, the Rajah Humabon’s technology was state-of-the-art during World War II. Now however, our seamen have to participate in naval exercises where they have to rely on manual fire control, compared to the computer-driven mechanisms of their American and Malaysian counterparts.
Hueybravo.net has more information on the BRP Rajah Humabon, and its history as the USS Atherton and JMSDF Hatsushi.
On said gunnery exercise, firing the guns would actually rattle the rust off the bulkheads. And in one particularly notable case, caused both electric generators of the ship to fail, leading to a blackout. Modern amenities are available, such as air-conditioning. The problem is that the luxury only reaches certain parts of the ship, and has a faulty control system. One of the officers had to sleep in a room that was frosting from the extreme cold. On another ship, the budget for food is a mere Php 40 ($1) per head for all three meals. Most alarming was the story that sailing through a typhoon was a “near-death experience.”
http://technogra.ph/2008/02/29/the-technology-of-the-philippine-navy/
Why do I get the feeling the leadership in Manila is displaying guts against China because there’s any number of treaties we signed with them ensuring we will come to their defense in war time? Must be nice to show courage when the US will be picking up the tab.
Looks like it has been upgraded with Direct TV and the depth charges have been taken off.
I bet the sight of that thing will put the fear of God in the Chinese. Especially when the Chinese have to tow it back to Manila for them.
?The 378 footer USCGC Hamilton homeported in Alameda California just last week was decommissioned and given to the Phillipines, FYI.
They took the sails down for the photo.
China has had its eyes on the oil rich Spratly Islands for years now even laying claim to some. As the U.S. weakens both economically and militarily, look for China to make a military move to secure the islands resources.
Mk52 GFCS with Mk41 Rangefinder for 3-inch (76 mm) guns, Mk51 GFCS for 40 mm guns, 3”/50 caliber guns, twin Bofors 40 mm/60 cal guns, Oerlikon 20 mm/70 cal cannons. I would love to go onboard this ship-as museum ship. Although I would note we still had 3”/50s on our amphibious ships up until the early-mid 90s.