The two strategic sealift vessels (SSVs) -- one of which was
formally launched on Sunday in Surabaya , Indonesia -- are the largest naval ships ordered
by the Philippines
This was confirmed by Philippine Navy (PN) public affairs
office chief Cmdr. Lued Lincuna in a message to the Philippine News Agency on
Monday.
"Yes, the SSVs are the largest ships ordered by the
Philippine Navy (as of this time)," Lincuna said.
Both ships, which were ordered from the Indonesian
shipbuilder PT PAL (Persero) for Php3,870,000,000, weigh 7,300 gross register
tons.
The SSVs will act as humanitarian assistance and disaster
relief mission ships, aside from floating command centers.
Previously, the largest vessels ordered by the PN are two Bacolod City
The two ships in this class are named BRP
Dagupan City
(LCC-551) and BRP
Bacolod City
The latter vessels are classified as landing and transport
ships.
The SSV acquisition project for the PN was initiated upon
the approval of Acquisition Decision Memorandum Number 2012-060 by Defense
Secretary Voltaire Gazmin last Oct. 30, 2013.
These vessels are critical assets for civil-military
operations due to their capability of transporting large number of soldiers,
logistics, and supplies.
Moreover, each SSV has the capacity to house three
helicopters.
The Navy’s Augusta Westland-109s are programmed to be
on-board components of these vessels.
These forthcoming landing platform dock strategic sealift
vessels will improve the transport capability of the PN and boost the defense
posture of the country.
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