The BRP ''Ismael Lomibao'' (PC-383) is the eleventh ship of the
''Jose Andrada'' class coastal patrol boats of the
Philippine Navy. It is part of the second batch of its class ordered through US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) in 1993, and was commissioned with the Philippine Navy in 1995.
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PG Jose Andrada Class
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It was initially designated as Fast Patrol Craft, and was numbered "DF-383", but later on was re-designated as a Patrol Gunboat, and was finally re-numbered as "PG-383".
[ Another round of reclassification was made in April 2016, which redesignated the patrol gunboat as the coastal patrol craft "PC-383".
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Technical Details
The ship was built to US Coast Guard
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standards with aluminium hull and superstructure.[ She is powered by two Detroit Diesel 16V-92TA Diesel Engines with a combined power of around 2,800 hp driving two propellers for a maximum speed of . Maximum range is at , or alternatively at .][
The ship originally designed to carry one bow Mk.3 40 mm gun, one 81 mm mortar aft, and four 12.7 mm/50 calibre machine guns.][ Instead, she is armed with one 25mm Bushmaster chain gun on Mk.38 Mod.0 mount, four M2HB Browning 12.7 mm/50 calibre machine guns on Mk.26 mounts, with two positioned forward and two aft; and two M60 7.62 mm/30 caliber machine guns, both mounted amidships. The ship can carry 4,000 rounds of 12.7 mm and 2,000 rounds of 7.62 mm A large "Big Eyes" binocular is also carried on tripod mounts, one on the forecastle and one just above the mast.][
As part of the second batch (PG-379 to PG-395), it is equipped with Mk.38 Mod.0 M242 Bushmaster 25mm chain gun that the first batch of ships do not carry.][''AFP Materiel Technical Specification Archives - PN Light Surface Warships']
Andrada (Halter 78) class Coastal Patrol Craft (24)
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She is equipped with a Raytheon
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AN/SPS-64(V)11 surface search and navigation radar but with a smaller antenna as those used in bigger Philippine Navy ships.[ Like all other Philippine Navy ship, she was installed with the Philippine Navy Vessel Tracking System (VTS) by the Naval Sea Systems Command.][Wertheim, Eric: ''The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 15th Edition'', page 553. Naval Institute Press, 2007.]
Footnotes
References
External links
Philippine Navy Official website
Philippine Defense Forum
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Patrol vessels of the Philippine Navy
1995 ships