BRP Tarlac (LD-601)

BRP Tarlac underway during delivery to the Philippines
Philippines
Name: BRP Tarlac
Namesake: Province of Tarlac
Awarded: 29 August 2013
Builder: PT PAL (Persero) Indonesia
Laid down: 5 June 2015
Launched: 18 January 2016
Commissioned: 1 June 2016 [1]
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Tarlac-class landing platform dock
Displacement:
  • Standard: 7,200 tons
  • Full load: 11,583 tons
Length: 123 m (404 ft)
Beam: 21.8 m (72 ft)
Draft: 5 m (16 ft)
Installed power: 1 x MAN D 2842 LE301 diesel generator
Propulsion:
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h) maximum
Range: 9,360 nautical miles (17,300 km)
Endurance: 30 Days
Boats & landing
craft carried:
  • 2 × LCU or LCM at floodable well docks
  • 2 × RHIB or LCVP at boat davits
Capacity: 500 troops and associated vehicles & equipment
Complement: 121
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Furuno X & S-band navigation radars
  • Surface & Air search radar (planned)
  • Electro-Optical Fire Control System (planned)
Electronic warfare
& decoys:		 Electronic Warfare Suite
Armament:
  • 1 × 76mm main gun on the foredeck
  • 2 × 25mm secondary guns one each on the port and starboard sides
  • 6 x 50-caliber Machine guns
Aircraft carried: 2 x AW109 Power
Aviation facilities: Hangar and flight deck for 2 medium helicopters

BRP Tarlac (LD-601) is the lead ship of her class of Philippine Navy (PN) landing platform docks. She is the second ship to be named after the Philippine province of Tarlac, one of the provinces considered to have significant involvement in the Philippine Revolution on independence against Spain.

History

The ship was laid down by the PT PAL shipyard in Surabaya, Indonesia on 5 June 2015,[2] and was launched on 17 January 2016.[3] It underwent sea trials,[4] part of it done during its delivery from Indonesia to the Philippines on May 2016.[5] It was formally welcomed in ceremonies last 16 May 2016, and was commissioned into service with the Philippine Navy on June 1, 2016.

Collision incident

While deployed to support anti-Abu Sayyaf blockage operations in Mindanao, BRP Tarlac suffered a collision on the night of 19 September 2016. According to the reports,[6][7] she was at anchored off 1,000 yards south of Ensign Majini Pier at Naval Station Romulo Espaldon, Zamboanga City when MT Tasco, a Liberian registered tanker drifted into the path of the ship, resulting in a collision before 8pm. There were no reported casualties and she sustained minor damages to the bow.

Another incident took place when BRP Tarlac collided with BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (FF-15) in Pier 15, South Harbour, Manila.

Operational history

During the second week of May 2018, the BRP Tarlac transported the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Masidlawin class of 2020 to Cagayan de Oro City.[8]

Benham Rise Commemoration

In the third week of May 2018, the BRP Tarlac participated in the commemoration for the awarding of the Benham Rise by the United Nations (UN) Tribunal and renaming it to Philippine Rise by hosting the one hundred twenty-six (126) Filipino divers from uniformed agencies and civilian volunteers who installed an underwater flag marker at the shallowest point of the rise.[9]

Maritime Training Activity Sama Sam

BRP Tarlac (LD-601) and BRP Ramon Alcaraz (FF-16) sail in formation during the at-sea portion of Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama 2018.

In July 2018, the BRP Tarlac participated in the Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama at Naval Station Ernesto Ogbinar in Pampanga with the US Navy (USN) along with the BRP Ramon Alcaraz (FF-16) Frigate. The USN sent the USNS Millinocket (T-EPF-3) Transport Ship, USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) Salvage Ship and a P-8 Poseidon Aircraft for the exercise.[10]

Historic First Port Call to Russia

The PN was preparing the BRP Tarlac for the Philippine Navy's first-ever port-call to Russia scheduled for Friday 17 September 2018. The port visit to the Russian Pacific Fleet in Vladivostok is estimated to take 8–10 days and the actual visit to last 5 days.[11] Afterward, it will also participate in the International Fleet Review from in Jeju, South Korea.[12] Escorted by both Beijing's China Coast Guard and Tokyo's Japan Coast Guard while near the mutually-claimed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands[13], the BRP Tarlac reached Russian waters on 1 October 2018 and was escorted by the Russian Albatros-class anti-submarine vessel Sovetskaya Gavan (P-350).[14]

References

  1. ↑ Ridzwan Rahmat (3 June 2016). "Philippine Navy commissions first SSV, three landing craft on 118th anniversary". Jane's. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Ridzwan Rahmat (9 June 2015). "PT PAL cuts steel on second Philippine Navy sealift vessel". Jane's. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "First of 2 new vessels for PH Navy to be launched in Indonesia". globalnation.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  4. ↑ "Navy's soon-to-be largest vessel undergoes sea trials". Update.PH. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  5. ↑ "LOOK: PH Navy's first strategic sealift vessel". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  6. ↑ Ridzwan Rahmat (21 Sep 2016). "Philippine SSV sustains damage to bow after collision with product tanker". Jane's. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  7. ↑ "International vessel collides with PHL Navy's BRP Tarlac". GMANetwork. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  8. ↑ "PMA's Masidlawin Class Lands in Cagayan de Oro"
  9. ↑ "MILESTONE | Commemoration of the Philippine Rise A Success"
  10. ↑ "US & Philippines Strengthen Alliance with Maritime Training Activity 2018"
  11. ↑ "TPN readies BRP Tarlac for first port call to Russia". Philippine News Agency. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "BRP Tarlac leaves for Russia Friday". Philippine News Agency. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Chinese, Japanese coast guard ships 'escort' new PH Navy ship". Philippine News Agency. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "BRP Tarlac now in Russian waters". Philippine News Agency. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

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