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Jacinto-class Corvette
The ''Jacinto''-class patrol boat, patrol vessels currently in service with the Philippine Navy are three ships formerly belonging to the Royal Navy's British Forces Overseas Hong Kong, Hong Kong Squadron as Peacock-class corvette, ''Peacock''-class corvettes until 1997. The ships have undergone combat, electronics, weapon, propulsion and hull upgrades, with the most recent upgrade completed in August 2019. These increased their capabilities compared to the original ''Peacock''-class vessels. History Launched as a series of five patrol vessels, the were originally part of the Hong Kong Squadron of the Royal Navy. The ships were built by Hall, Russell & Company, Hall Russell 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 British naval presence in the region, they could also undertake a number of different roles i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Starling (P241)
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine, passerine (perching) birds known for the often dark, glossy iridescent sheen of their plumage; their complex vocalizations including mimicking; and their distinctive, often elaborate swarm behaviour, swarming behavior, known as Starlings#Murmuration, murmuration. All members of the family ''Sturnidae'', commonly called sturnids, are known collectively as starlings. The Sturnidae are named for the genus ''Sturnus'', which in turn comes from the Latin word for starling, ''sturnus''. The family contains 128 species which are divided into 36 genera. Many Asian species, particularly the larger ones, are called mynas, and many African species are known as Lamprotornis, glossy starlings because of their iridescence, iridescent Feather, plumage. Starlings are native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as northern Australia and the islands of the tropical Pacific. Several European and Asian species have been introduced to these areas, as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
