The Philippine Navy (PN) has revealed the names of the three ex-Australian landing craft heavies (LCHs) which will be formally commissioned along with the country’s first strategic sealift vessel, BRP Tarlac (LD-601), on June 1.
Commissioning ceremonies will be held at Pier 13, Manila South Harbor with President Benigno S. Aquino III as the guest-of-honor and speaker.
Lincuna said these three ships will be assigned to the Sealift Amphibious Force of the Philippine Fleet.
These three LCHs were sold to the Navy for PHP270 million.
The LCHs are former ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and identified as the HMAS Balikpapan, HMAS Wewak and HMAS Betano.
They were offloaded to Liloan, Cebu last March 26.
The three are sisters to BRP Ivatan (formerly HMAS Tarakan) and BRP Batak (ex-HMAS Brunei) which were commissioned into PN service in Aug. 10, 2015.
The first two LCHs were donated by the Australian government to the Philippines in November 2014.
“The acquisition of additional capabilities of our Navy further translates into offering better service to our maritime nation as we continue to protect our country, step up commitment for HADR and our continuing pledge to provide assistance to our Filipino people in all corners of the archipelago. These new assets are manifestations of our Navy’s optimum readiness to perform its tasks and the ability to adapt vis-a-vis the emergent operating environment,” Lincuna said.
http://www.update.ph/2016/05/call-them-brp-agta-brp-iwak-brp-waray-under-sealift-amphibious-force/6112
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