The two "Balikpapan
"The commissioning and handover of the ships will take
place on July 23 at Australia
Millan said that the LCHs will be christened upon their
arrival in the Philippine by last week July or early August.
The two ships will be named BRP Ivatan (AT-298) and BRP
Batak (AT-299).
They will be joining the five other landing craft units in
PN service.
"The two LCHs will be named after indigenous tribes as
we follow the PN policy in naming (landing craft) vessels. The Ivatan are from
Batanes and the Batak are from Northern Palawan ,"
the PN chief added.
Last June 29, a group of PN personnel was dispatched to Cairns , Australia
The two donated LCHs are formerly named the HMAS Tarakan and
HMAS Brunei in the Royal Australian Navy service.
The ships were decommissioned from Australian service at a
ceremony in Cairns
LCH is an extremely versatile vessel capable of moving large
amounts of cargo, personnel and equipment from larger ships to shore.
A very shallow draft (two meters) allows these ships to
deliver personnel and equipment to areas otherwise unreachable, especially
during humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations.
It is an all-welded twin-screw vessel, able to transship
cargo and supplies from ships lying offshore to water terminals or across the
beach.
Maximum cargo load is governed by the load-fuel balance and
varies between 140 and 180 tons.
A typical load of 175 tons gives the LCHs a range of 1,300
nautical miles, increasing to 2,280 nautical miles for a load of 150 tons.
Up to five shipping containers with HADR supplies and
equipment can also be embarked.
LCHs have a draft of two meters, length of 44.5 meters, beam
of 10.1 meters and displacement of 364 tons.
It has a speed to 10 to 13 knots and a range of 3,000
nautical miles and a crew of 15.
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