BRP ''Conrado Yap'' (PS-30) (previously PS-39) is a currently commissioned with the

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. She is the service' first modern corvette and one of its most heavily armed units. She was originally named ROKS ''Chungju'' (PCC-762) during her service with the

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Design

The ship has a length of , a beam of and

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of . The ship has a displacement of 1,220 tons full load. It has a rated capacity for a crew consisting of 118 personnel and can operate non-stop for 20 days. The ship has a maximum speed of and has a range of to . It is powered by a combined diesel or gas, and LM2500

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s. The ship was designed for coastal defense and

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operations. She is being utilized by the

for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training in preparation for transition to the new frigates being built in South Korea for the Philippine Navy. The

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is trying to request for transfer of more units.

Armament

The ship's armament consists of: * two (2) Oto Melara 76 mm/62-caliber Compact naval guns, * two (2) Otobreda 40 mm L/70 twin naval guns, * two (2) Mk. 32 triple torpedo tubes, * two (2) Mk 9

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racks, and * six (6) M2HB Browning .50-caliber machine guns. The vessel is also equipped with a mount for a

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that can accommodate either: * MBDA Mistral SIMBAD-RC, or * LIGNex1 Chiron VSHORAD missile system.

Service history

In 1987, she was commissioned into the

as the ROKS ''Chungju'' (PCC-762). She was decommissioned in December 2016, after decades of service. On 5 August 2019, she was officially transferred to the Philippine Navy and was commissioned into service the same day at the Jinhae Naval Base. She was renamed BRP ''Conrado Yap'' (PS-39), after

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Captain Conrado Yap who fought in the

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. The ship is optimized for ASW missions. She will be used to build ASW capabilities of the Philippine Navy, along with the newly acquired ASW helicopters. Prior to these, the Philippines lacked any ASW capability in a region where the number of submarines being operated by neighboring countries was reportedly set to grow. On 17 February 2020, BRP ''Conrado Yap'' encountered the

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Type 056A corvette ''Liupanshui'' on its patrol mission. The crew of ''Conrado Yap'' visually observed ''Liupanshui''s gun control director pointing at them. On 26 November 2022, ''Conrado Yap'' conducted a Goodwill Exercise with in the vicinity of Subic. As of 2024, ''Conrado Yap''s hull number was changed to PS-30 according to its official

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Conrado Yap 1986 ships Corvettes of the Philippine Navy Pohang-class corvettes Ships built by Hanjin Heavy Industries

Design

Armament

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See also

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