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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.
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 ...
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]
Currently only one ship, the former ROKN LCU-78, has been made available to the Philippine Navy and transferred in 2015, [18] but there are no reports of a potential transfer of additional ships of the class in the future. The design was loosely based on US-designed LCU-1610 by Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, and were built by Korea Tacoma in the ...
The Philippines' Department of National Defense (DND) signed a contract with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries on 28 December 2021, with the shipbuilder delivering a variant of their HDC-3100/HDF-3100 corvette/frigate design. [4] Construction on the first ship, designated project no. P170, commenced with the steel cutting ...
The HDP-2200 Future Offshore Patrol Vessel is a class of six (6) offshore patrol vessels designed and built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the Philippine Navy.. The Philippine Navy is expecting the delivery of six new offshore patrol vessels acquired under its Offshore Patrol Vessel Acquisition Project under the Revised AFP Modernization Program's Horizon 2 phase covering years 2018 to ...
The Tarlac class are landing platform docks of the Philippine Navy meant for amphibious operations and transport duties in support of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The class was initially called the "Strategic Sealift Vessel" before being formally named. The ships will also double as a support platform for Humanitarian and Disaster ...
Belted Steel. BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37) is third ship of the Jacinto -class corvettes currently assigned to the Offshore Combat Force of the Philippine Fleet. She is one of few ships in the Philippine Navy equipped with modern systems after the completion of combat, navigation and weapon systems upgrade of her class in August 2019. [4]