Following
its arrival at Alava Pier, Subic Bay Tuesday
morning, the BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16), the Navy's second Hamilton-class
cutter, will now undergo a two-month checkup and repair before it is
commissioned and given its first assignment.
The
ship will be brought to Batangas where it will be dry-docked and examined.
During
her dry dock period, ship-fitters are to remove and replace broken piping
systems, gaskets, bearings, and hydraulics, the report said. BRP Ramon Alcaraz
will also be painted haze gray.
By
mid-October, the Filipino frigate will be ready for commissioning and
assigning, likely to an area where it can best protect the Philippines
The
ship will be also fitted with additional weapons.
"The
additional armaments which will be fitted to the BRP Ramon Alcaraz is part of
our enhancement program," the PNA quoted Navy flag-officer-in-charge Vice
Admiral Jose Luis Alano said earlier.
PNA
sources said the additional weapons include two Mark 38 Model 2 25mm
"Bushmasters" autocannons, which would be mounted on the ship's port
and starboard.
The
BRP Ramon Alcaraz's present armament includes a quick-firing 76mm Oto Melara
main gun, with a range of 20 nautical miles.
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