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MT Vector was a small motor tanker, built in Manila, Philippines in 1980 as Oil Nic-II, with a tonnage of 629 grt and a length of 51.7 m (170 ft). The tanker was designed to transport petroleum products such as gasoline, kerosene, and diesel.
Vector was carrying 1.05 million L (8,800 US bbl) or 1,041 tonnes (1,148 short tons) of gasoline and other petroleum products owned by Caltex Philippines. [6] Upon collision, Vector ' s cargo ignited and caused a fire on the ship that spread onto Doña Paz. Survivors recalled sensing the crash and an explosion, causing panic on the vessel. [8]
The Vector was carrying 8,800 US barrels (1,050,000 L; 280,000 US gal; 230,000 imp gal) of gasoline and other petroleum products owned by Caltex Philippines. Upon collision, the Vector's cargo ignited and caused a fire on the ship that spread onto the Doña Paz. Survivors recalled sensing the crash and an explosion, causing panic on the vessel ...
12 × 20 mm guns. BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) is an LST-542 -class tank landing ship that is an active duty [2] commissioned vessel under the Philippine Navy. [3][4] Originally known as USS LST-821, it was renamed to USS Harnett County (LST-821/AGP-281), built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Harnett County, North ...
China refused to participate in the arbitration, which was brought up by the Philippines in 2013, after Chinese ships took control and surrounded another disputed area, Scarborough Shoal. Beijing ...
1 × Mark 22 3"/50 caliber guns 3 × Bofors Mark 3 40mm/60 caliber or 3 × Bofors Mark 1 Twin 40mm/60 caliber anti-aircraft guns 4 × Oerlikon Mark 10 20mm/70 caliber guns 4 × Browning M2HB .50 caliber heavy machine guns. Aviation: None Radar: Furuno or Kelvin Hughes X & S-band surface search radar Sonar: None. Name.
The Philippine Navy 's new 124-meter Landing Platform Dock is a class of two ships being constructed by PT PAL Indonesia for the navy's Landing Dock Acquisition Project. The class is an improvement on the previously commissioned Tarlac-class which was also constructed by PT PAL. The ships are being acquired as part of Horizon 2 of the Revised ...
USCGC Hamilton (WHEC-715) BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS-15) is the lead ship of her class of offshore patrol vessel of the Philippine Navy. She is the second ship to be named after Gregorio del Pilar, a Filipino revolutionary general known for his role at the Battle of Tirad Pass. She was originally designated as " PF-15 " from 2012 to mid-2016.