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Miguel Malvar Class Corvette
The ''Malvar'' class is a ship class of patrol corvettes of the Philippine Navy and are currently its oldest class of corvettes. These ships were formerly used by the US Navy as s, and and ''PCE(R)-848 class'' patrol craft, which were both based on the ''Admirable''-class hull. In the Philippine Navy, the vessels have undergone upgrades and modifications, and have been re-categorized as corvettes. One ship, the ex-USN was supposedly a member of this class but was converted into a non-combatant Presidential Yacht by the Philippine Navy in 1948 as RPS ''Pag-asa'' (APO-21) (later on renamed as RPS ''Santa Maria'', and as RPS/BRP ''Mount Samat'')NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo ArchivQuest (AM-281) In 2021 December 10, the remaining 2 ships of this class were finally decommissioned, and so the remaining WW2-era vessels are only the 5 armed transport-types (3 LCUs & 2 LSTs) during that time. That event was supposed to mark the end of the era of using WW2 combatants but su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pullman Company
The Pullman Company, founded by George Pullman, was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. Through rapid late-19th century development of mass production and takeover of rivals, the company developed a virtual monopoly on production and ownership of sleeper cars. During a severe economic downturn, the 1894 Pullman Strike by company workers proved a transforming moment in American labor history. At the company's peak in the early 20th century, its cars accommodated 26 million people a year, and it in effect operated "the largest hotel in the world". Its production workers initially lived in a planned worker community (or " company town") named Pullman, Chicago. Pullman developed the sleeping car, which carried his name into the 1980s. Pullman did not just manufacture the cars, it also operated them on most of the railroads in the United States, paying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Navy
The Philippine Navy (PN) ( tgl, Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas, , Sea Army of the Philippines) ( es, Armada de Filipinas, , Ejército del Mar de las Filipinas) is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It has an estimated strength of 24,500 active service personnel, including the 8,300-strong Philippine Marine Corps. It operates 82 combat vessels, 14 auxiliary vessels, 25 manned aircraft and 8 unmanned aerial vehicles. It shares the responsibility of patrolling the maritime borders with the Philippine Coast Guard, a formerly attached unit which became a separate maritime law enforcement agency in 1998. History Pre-colonial period Before the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines the ancient native people were already engaging in naval warfare, raiding, trade, piracy, travel and communication using various vessels including balangay. A flotilla of balangay was discovered in the late 1970s in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte. Native Philippin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BRP Magat Salamat (PS-20)
BRP ''Magat Salamat'' (PS-20) is one of several ''Miguel Malvar'' class of patrol corvettes in service with the Philippine Navy. She was originally built as USS ''Gayety'' (AM-239), an with a similar hull to the produced during World War II. In 1962 she was transferred to South Vietnam for service in the Republic of Vietnam Navy as RVNS ''Chi Lang II'' (HQ-08). She was acquired by the Philippine Navy in April 1976 and later on commissioned as ''Magat Salamat''. Along with other ex-World War II veteran ships of the Philippine Navy, she is considered one of the oldest active fighting ships in the world today.''Armed Forces of the Philippines Order of Battle''Philippine Navy History US Navy Commissioned in the US Navy as USS ''Gayety'' (AM-239) in 1945, she was assigned in the Pacific theatre of operations, specifically around the Japanese home islands providing minefield sweeping and anti-submarine warfare patrols in the Ryukyus and off Okinawa. 27 May 1945 She suffered a near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BRP Miguel Malvar (PS-19)
BRP ''Miguel Malvar'' (PS-19) is the lead ship of the of corvettes of the Philippine Navy. She was originally built as USS Brattleboro ''PCE(R)-852'', a for the United States Navy during World War II. In 1966 she was transferred to South Vietnam for service in the Republic of Vietnam Navy as RVNS ''Ngọc Hồi'' (HQ-12). She was acquired by the Philippine Navy in April 1976 and later on commissioned as ''Miguel Malvar'' after Miguel Malvar y Carpio. The ship is . Along with other World War II-era ships of the Philippine Navy, ''Miguel Malvar'' is one of the oldest active fighting ships in the world today. History US Navy Commissioned in the US Navy as the USS Brattleboro ''PCER-852'' in 1944, she was first assigned in the Atlantic theatre of operations engaged in patrolling and training. On 1 August 1944, ''PCER-852'' stood out of Bermuda bound for Norfolk, Virginia with 26 prisoners of war—sailors from the German submarine , captured in June by a “hunter-killer” grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BRP Datu Tupas (PS-18)
USS ''Shelter'' (AM-301) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. After service in the Pacific during World War II, ''Shelter'' was decommissioned in June 1946 and placed in reserve. In January 1964, she was transferred to South Vietnam for service in the Republic of Vietnam Navy as RVNS ''Chi Linh'' (HQ-11). She remained in South Vietnamese service until the collapse of that country in 1975. ''Chi Linh'' was one of several ships that fled from South Vietnam to the Philippines. She was then commissioned into the Philippine Navy in April 1976 as RPS ''Datu Tupas'' (PS-18), named after a chieftain of Cebu. The ship's fate is not reported in secondary sources. U.S. Navy service ''Shelter'' was laid down on 16 August 1943 by Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company of Winslow, Washington. The ship was launched on 14 November 1943, sponsored by Miss Patricia Whittenberg, and commissioned on 9 July 1944. ''Shelter'' conducted shakedown training at San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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