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NEGROS ORIENTAL large patrol craft (1942-1944/1945-1976)
Photo
Nueva Ecija 1953
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camarines Sur (ex-PC1121) | C21 | Defoe, Bay City, USA | 6.1942 | 27.8.1942 | 12.1942 // 1947 | stricken 1953 | |
| Bohol (ex-PC1131) | C22, 1965- PS22 | Defoe, Bay City, USA | 10.1942 | 17.12.1942 | 7.1943 // 1947 | scrapped 1969 | |
| Zamboanga del Sur (ex-PC1133) | C23 | Defoe, Bay City, USA | 11.1942 | 9.1.1943 | 8.1943 // 1948 | stricken 10.1956 | |
| Batangas (ex-PC1134) | C24, 1965- PS24 | Defoe, Bay City, USA | 12.1942 | 18.1.1943 | 9.1943 // 7.1948 | stricken 1979 | |
| Nueva Esija (ex-PC1241) | C25, 1965- PS25 | Nashville Bridge, USA | 9.1942 | 24.12.1942 | 5.1943 // 10.1948 | stricken 1977 | |
| Negros Oriental (ex-PC1563) | C26 | Leatham D. Smith SB, Sturgeon Bay, USA | 2.1944 | 24.3.1944 | 6.1944 // 5.1945 | lost 11.11.1962 | |
| Capiz (ex-PC1564) | C27, 1965- PS27 | Leatham D. Smith SB, Sturgeon Bay, USA | 2.1944 | 19.4.1944 | 8.1944 // 7.1947 | stricken 1979 | |
| Negros Oriental (ex-L`Inconstant, ex-PC1171) | PS29 | Leatham D. Smith SB, Sturgeon Bay, USA | 3.1943 | 15.5.1943 | 9.1943 // 12.1976 | stricken 1989 | |
| Nueva Viscaya (ex-Altus, ex-PC568) | PS80 | Brown, Houston, USA | 9.1941 | 25.4.1942 | 7.1942 // 3.1968 | lost 13.11.1989 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 414 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 463 |
| Length, m | 51.8 wl 52.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | 7.06 |
| Draught, m | 3.30 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 2880 |
| Max speed, kts | 19 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 49 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3000 (12) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 26, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 5 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap Mk 20 ASWRL, 2 DCT, 2 DCR |
| Electronic equipment | SF or SO or SU radar, QHA sonar PS29: SPN-18 radar, SQS-17B sonar PS80: SPN-18, Decca 202 radars, SQS-17B sonar |
| Complement | 65 |
Standard scale images
Batangas 1965
Graphics
Nueva Ecija 1953
Capiz 1970s
Project history
Former USN patrol PC1573 of 173ft type was transferred the first in 1945 after service under US flag. In 1947-1968 Philippines received seven more ships of PC type from USA, and also one more sister ship of former Cambodian fleet which have left from "red khmers" in 1975 and was commissioned in 1976.
Modernizations
1970s, all survived: new sensors consisted of SPN-18 radar, SQS-17B sonar
Naval service
Negros Oriental foundered off Guam 11.11.1962 during typhoon "Karen". She was raised and broken up in June, 1963. Nueva Viscaya was lost 13.11.1989 during typhoon at Cebu.
