BRP Negros Occidental (PS-29)
BRP Negros Occidental (PS-29) was a Miguel Malvar-class corvette of the Philippine Navy. She was originally built as USS PCE-884, a PCE-842-class patrol craft for the United States Navy during World War II. She was decommissioned from the U.S. Navy and transferred to the Philippine Navy in July 1948 and renamed Negros Occidental after the Philippine province of the same name. Along with other World War II-era ships of the Philippine Navy, Negros Occidental was considered as one of the oldest active fighting ships in the world until its decommissioning.
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BRP Negros Occidental (PS-29)
BRP Negros Occidental (PS-29) was a Miguel Malvar-class corvette of the Philippine Navy. She was originally built as USS PCE-884, a PCE-842-class patrol craft for the United States Navy during World War II. She was decommissioned from the U.S. Navy and transferred to the Philippine Navy in July 1948 and renamed Negros Occidental after the Philippine province of the same name. Along with other World War II-era ships of the Philippine Navy, Negros Occidental was considered as one of the oldest active fighting ships in the world until its decommissioning.
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BRP Negros Occidental (PS-29) ...... rld until its decommissioning.
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commissioning date
1945-03-30
decommissioning date
2010-12-09
laying down
1943-10-27
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5,62356e+1
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1,00584e+1
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1944-02-24
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transferred to thePhilippine Navy, July 1948
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702.624.477
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*1 × 3"/50 caliber gun Mk22 d ...... × 12.7 mm 50 cal machine guns
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*Main: 2 × GM 12-278A diesel e ...... 8A diesel engine with 60KW gen
Ship renamed
BRP Negros Occidental , July 1980
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*CRM-NIA-75 Surface Search Radar
*RCA SPN-18 I/J-band Navigation Radar
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BRP Negros Occidental (PS-29) ...... rld until its decommissioning.
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BRP Negros Occidental (PS-29)
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Negros Occidental
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PCE-884
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