BRP Emilio Jacinto
{{Short description|Philippine Navy ship}}
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| infobox caption = BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS-35) }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = File:BRP Emilio Jacinto PS-35.jpg | Ship caption = BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS-35) in August 2005 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = United Kingdom | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|naval}} | Ship name = Peacock | Ship registry = | Ship route = | Ship builder = Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen | Ship ordered = | Ship awarded = | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = 1982 | Ship launched = 1 December 1982 | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = 1983 | Ship recommissioned = | Ship decommissioned = 1 August 1997 | Ship fate = Transferred to Philippine Navy in 1997. | Ship badge = 80px }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = title | Ship country = Philippines | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Philippines}} | Ship name = Emilio Jacinto | Ship namesake = Emilio Jacinto (1875-1899), was a Filipino revolutionary known as the Brains of the Katipunan. | Ship owner = | Ship operator = Philippine Navy | Ship acquired = 1 August 1997 | Ship commissioned = 4 August 1997 | Ship recommissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship renamed = | Ship reclassified = | Ship refit = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship homeport = | Ship identification = | Ship motto = | Ship nickname = | Ship honours = | Ship honors = | Ship captured = | Ship fate = | Ship status = In active service | Ship notes = | Ship badge = 150px }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{sclass|Jacinto|corvette|0}} patrol corvette | Ship tonnage = | Ship displacement = 763 tons full load | Ship length = {{convert|205.4|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|32.8|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship draft = {{convert|8.9|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship hold depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = 3 × CAT 3406C diesel generators each producing {{convert|465|bhp|abbr=on}}Department of National Defense - Bids and Awards Committee [http://dnd.gov.ph/transparency/procurement/DND_BAC/2016/ITB/Bid%20Docs%20for%20JCPV%20Phase%202%20Marine%20Engineering%20Upgrade%20(PS-37)%20Project%202.pdf JCPV Phase 2 Marine Engineering Upgrade (PS-37) Project]{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. | Ship propulsion = * 2 × APE-Crossley SEMT-Pielstick 18 PA6 V 280 Diesel engines=
| Ship sail plan = | Ship speed = {{convert|25|kn|km/h}} sustained | Ship range = {{convert|2500|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|17|kn|km/h}}. | Ship endurance = | Ship test depth = | Ship boats = 2 × Avon Searaider 5.4 m {{convert|30|kn|km/h}} 10-man Semi-rigid boat aft | Ship capacity = | Ship troops = | Ship complement = 31 | Ship crew = | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = *Saab 9LV Mk4 Compact Combat Management System
| Ship EW = | Ship armament = *1 × Oto Melara 76 mm/62 cal. Compact gun
| Ship armor = Belted steel | Ship aircraft = | Ship aircraft facilities = | Ship notes = }} |
BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS-35) is the lead ship of the {{sclass|Jacinto|corvette}}s currently assigned to the Offshore Combat Force of the Philippine Fleet. She is one of few ships in the Philippine Navy equipped with modern systems after the completion of combat, navigation and weapon systems upgrade of her class in August 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.phdefenseresource.com/2019/11/jacinto-class-patrol-vessel-combat.html?m=1 |title=Jacinto-class Patrol Vessel Combat Systems Alignment Phases 3A and 3B Acquisition Project of the Philippine Navy |website=PH Defense Resource |date=July 5, 2019}} She was originally called HMS Peacock (P239) during her service with the Royal Navy.
History
Launched as the first of five patrol vessels of the {{sclass|Peacock|patrol vessel|4}}, she was originally part of the Hong Kong Squadron of the Royal Navy. The ships were built by Hall, Russell & Company in the United Kingdom and were commissioned into Royal Navy service from 1983 to 1984. The class was designed specifically for patrol duties in Hong Kong waters. As well as ‘flying the flag’ and providing a constant naval presence in region, they could undertake a number of different roles including Seamanship, Navigation and Gunnery training and Search-and-Rescue duties for which they had facilities to carry divers (including a decompression chamber) and equipment to recover vessels and aircraft. They also worked with the Marine Department of the Hong Kong Police and with Customs & Excise in order to prevent the constant flow of illegal immigrants, narcotics and electronic equipment into the Colony.Royal Navy Postwar. [https://web.archive.org/web/20061212183300/http://www.btinternet.com/~warship/Postwar/Patrol/index.htm Peacock Class Offshore Patrol Vessels].
Out of the five ships in its class, three of them, HMS Peacock, HMS Plover, and HMS Starling, were left in Hong Kong until 1997. They were sold to the Philippines as a sign of goodwill for US$20 million, and were officially turned over to the Philippine Navy on 1 August 1997 when Hong Kong was ceded back to China.
Notable deployments
=Naval exercises=
Emilio Jacinto was part of the Philippine Navy contingent to join CARAT 2004, together with her sister ship {{BRP|Artemio Ricarte|PS-37|6}}. This was followed immediately with a separate exercise with 2 British Royal Navy ships, namely {{HMS|Exeter|D89|6}} and {{RFAux|Grey Rover|A269|6}}.Subic Bay News. [http://subicbaynews.blogspot.com/2004/08/visiting-ships-stir-subic-back-to-life.html Visiting ships stir Subic back to life ].
Emilio Jacinto was again part of the Philippine Navy contingent to join CARAT 2005, together with {{BRP|Rizal|PS-74|6}}, {{BRP|Bacolod City|LC-550|6}}, BRP Hilario Ruiz, and BRP Timoteo Figoracion.Subic Bay Spaces. [http://subicbay.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!4924154128AB7141!107.entry CARAT 2005 in Subic Bay]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Also in 2005, Emilio Jacinto joined her Malaysian counterparts for MALPHI LAUT 8/2005.Gov.ph News. [http://www.gov.ph/news/default.asp?i=12039 RP, Malaysian Navies Kick Off Bilateral Exercise]{{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}.
=Deployments=
Emilio Jacinto, together with BRP Bacolod City under Naval Task Group 80 will be part of 262-member contingent representing the Philippine Navy in the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition 2011 from 6–10 December 2011 in Langkawi, Malaysia.{{cite news|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/342702/navy-team-joins-intl-exhibition |title=Navy team joins int'l exhibition |work=Manila Bulletin|date=2011-11-26 |accessdate=2011-11-27}}
Emilio Jacinto, together with {{BRP|Gregorio del Pilar|PF-15|6}} and {{BRP|Apolinario Mabini|PS-36|6}} were the naval vessels that the AFP Western Command sent to help in the searching efforts for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.{{cite news |url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/52493-ph-southeast-asia-search-malaysia-airlines-plane |title=PH joins SE Asia search for Malaysian plane |work=Rappler|date=2014-03-08 |accessdate=2014-03-08}}
In April 2020, Emilio Jacinto delivered relief goods for patients under investigation (PUIs) and persons under monitoring (PUMs) in the remote municipalities of Mapun and Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi.[https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1851038/Zamboanga/Local-News/Navy-assists-in-relief-good-deliver-in-Tawi-Tawi "Navy assists in Relief Good deliver in Tawi-Tawi"]
In early October 2021, the ship departed the Island Province of Tawi-Tawi to undergo repairs and upgrade. {{BRP|General Mariano Alvarez|PS-38|6}} replaced Emilio Jacintoe in the province.[https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1909111/Zamboanga/Local-News/BRP-Emilio-Jacinto-departs-Tawi-Tawi-to-undergo-upgrade "BRP-Emilio Jacinto departs Tawi-Tawi to undergo upgrade"]
Technical details
The ships under this class are characterized by a low freeboard, an Oto-Melara 76 mm gun turret located forward, large funnel amidships and a crane and rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) aft.
The ship has the Saab 9LV Mk4 Compact Combat Management System (CMS), which allows the integration of the ship's navigation, surveillance and combat systems.
The Oto Melara 76 mm Compact DP (Dual Purpose) gun is the primary weapon and is mounted in a turret forward of the bridge. It has a range of up to {{convert|10|nmi|km|-1}} and can be used against ships, aircraft or ground targets. It is remotely controlled from within the Combat Information Center by the gunnery officer and has no crew within the turret itself. The gun can fire 80 rounds in 60 seconds from its ready magazine, and the ships can carry a total of 450 rounds. The secondary weapon (located at the stern) is a M242 Bushmaster 25 mm cannon in an MSI Defense System DS-25 Seahawk A1 mount. Both guns are automated and are integrated with the Saab 9LV CMS and Saab EOS-500 Electro-optical tracking system (EOTS). In addition to the above mentioned guns, these ships also carry two .50-caliber heavy machine guns at the bridge wings, and two 20 mm Mk.16 cannons on Mk.68 mounts at the midships.
The Saab EOS-500 replaced the Radamec 1500 Series 2500 installed by the PN in 2005, which in turn replaced the older GSA7 Sea Archer Mk 1 electro-optical director with a GEC V3800 thermal imager added in 1987.{{cite book |last=Friedman |first=Norman |title=The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons System |edition=5th |pages=307 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |date=2006 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4S3h8j_NEmkC|isbn=9781557502629 }}
The ships are powered by two APE-Crossley SEMT-Pielstick diesels (14,188 bhp combined) driving two three-bladed propellers. It has a drop down loiter engine with a shrouded prop of {{convert|181|bhp|abbr=on}} used to keep station and save fuel. The main engines can propel the 664 ton (712 tons full load) ship at over {{convert|28|kn|km/h|0}}, with a sustained speed of {{convert|25|kn|km/h|0}}. Its range is {{convert|2500|nmi|km|-1}} at {{convert|17|kn|km/h|0}}.Saunders, Stephen: Jane's Fighting Ships 107th Edition 2004-2005. Jane's Information Group Ltd, 2004.
These corvettes were specifically designed for Asian service, having air-conditioned crew spaces and have been designed to stay at sea during typhoons and other strong weather anomalies common to Asian seas. The ships were modified soon after entering Royal Navy service with deeper bilge keels to alleviate a propensity to roll during moderate and heavy seas.Manokski's ORBAT @ Hueybravo. [http://www.hueybravo.net/NavyPages/jacinto.htm Jacinto class corvettes page].
The ship also carries two Avon Searaider 5.4 m, 30 kt, 10-man RHIB.
Upgrades
Upon entry with the Philippine Navy, additional refits were made to replace the four (4) 7.62mm machine guns with two (2) .50 caliber heavy machine guns and two 20 mm Mk.16 cannons.GlobalSecurity.org [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/philippines/jacinto.htm PS Emilio Jacinto class]. There are plans to add anti-ship missiles to the ships, but due to top-weight problems, it would have to be a lightweight system such as Sea Skua, although no missiles have been ordered to date.Wertheim, Eric: The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 15th Edition, page 552. Naval Institute Press, 2007.[https://books.google.com/books?id=TJunjRvplU4C]
The Philippine Navy embarked on a 3-phase upgrade of the ships. Phase 1 involves the upgrade of the ship's command & control, surveillance, and fire control systems, and was awarded to British defense contractor QinetiQ. It involved the installation of a new MSI Defence DS-25 Seahawk AUTSIG mount with M242 Bushmaster 25mm naval gun, a new Fire Control System and Radamec's 1500 Series electro-optical tracking system (EOTS), Raytheon gyro compass, Sperry Marine Naval BridgeMaster E Series Surface Search Radar, GPS, anemometer, and EM logs. All these were integrated with the ship's existing systems. The Phase 1 upgrade was completed in 2005. AFP Materiel Technical Specification Archives [http://www.geocities.com/kalasagnglahi/Capital Ships]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.{{cite web |url=http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/69798/weapons-upgrade-for-philippine-patrol-ships-(jun-15).html |title=Upgraded Jacinto-class patrol vessels PS-35 and PS-36 to re-enter Philippine Navy service soon |publisher=Defense Aerospace |date=2006-06-14 |accessdate=2019-06-23 |archive-date=22 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622234256/http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/69798/weapons-upgrade-for-philippine-patrol-ships-(jun-15).html |url-status=dead }}
The Phase 2 is the Marine Engineering Upgrade Program, which includes the repair and remediation of the hull, overhaul and improvement of the Main Propulsion including control and monitoring systems, electrical plant, auxiliary systems, outfitting and hull furnishings and training the navy crew in the operation and maintenance of the new plant.
Phase 3 was originally a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP). But this was later changed to Combat System Alignment project to improve the combat capability of the patrol vessels. It involves replacing the existing EO/IR and fire control system with a newer system and a Command and Control (C2) module, repairing the 76mm Oto Melara Compact and 25mm Bushmaster gun on MSI Defence Seahawk mount, and other relevant upgrades.{{cite web |url=https://maxdefense.blogspot.com/2015/10/updates-on-sensors-fire-control-system.html |title=Updates on the Sensors, Fire Control System, and Weapons Systems Upgrade of the Philippine Navy's Jacinto-class vessel |publisher=MaxDefense Philippines |date=2015-10-21 |access-date=2019-06-23}}
The project was awarded to Propmech Corporation-Saab AB Joint Venture,[https://www.navy.mil.ph/downloads/1560126997-10%20June%202019%20(1).pdf News clippings] Philippines Navy 10 June 2019 which installed the Saab 9LV Mk.4 Compact Combat Management System (CMS), Saab EOS-500 electro-optical targeting system and the GEM Elettronica Sea Eagle X-band surface search surveillance radar.{{cite web |url=https://saabgroup.com/globalassets/regional-websites/singapore/imdex2017/saab_naval_capabilities.pdf |title=Saab Naval Capabilities |last=Ronnqusit |first=Lars |website=saabgroup.com |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614110723/https://saabgroup.com/globalassets/regional-websites/singapore/imdex2017/saab_naval_capabilities.pdf |archive-date=14 June 2017 |url-status=dead}}
The ship re-entered Philippine Navy service in June 2019 and was immediately deployed during the 121st founding anniversary celebrations of the Philippine Navy.{{cite news |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1131399/philippine-navy-to-buy-corvettes-fast-attack-craft |title=Philippine Navy to buy corvettes, fast attack craft |date=2019-06-18 |accessdate=2019-06-23}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080403021636/http://www.navy.mil.ph/ Philippine Navy Official website]
- [https://archive.today/20120715030320/http://philfleet.mil.ph/ships.htm Philippine Fleet Official Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080508023634/http://timawa.net/forum/index.php/topic,6005.0.html Jacinto Class Patrol Vessel threads @ Philippine Defense Forum]
- [http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/asiapac/philip.htm Hazegray World Navies Today: Philippines]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928112219/http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/offices/sps/rotc/pdf/ms2/namingPNships.pdf Naming and Code Designation of PN Ships]
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