The ''Tomas Batilo'' class was a ship class of eight
patrol boats that were previously service of the
Philippine Navy
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. These ships were formerly used by the
South Korean Navy as
Chamsuri/Wildcat (PKM-200 series) class fast attack craft
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s. All eight ships have been retired from active service, with two units lost in separate incidents while the rest are in different state of disposal.
History
Formerly
Chamsuri - Wildcat class fast attack craft of the
South Korean Navy built in the 1970s, with Korean designation as ''Patrol Killer Medium'' (PKM). South Korea transferred the former ROKN ships to the Philippine government, with the first batch of five units namely the former PKM-225, 226, 229, 231, and 235 which were handed-over on 15 June 1995, and arrived in
Manila
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in August 1995.
This batch became the following ships: ex-PKM 225; ex-PKM 226; ex-PKM 229; ex-PKM 231; and BRP ''Ramon Aguirre'' (PG-115) ex-PKM 235. Except for PG-115 which was used as spares after being written-off during a delivery accident, all where
commissioned to the
Philippine Navy
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on 22 May 1996.
[
Another PKM was delivered to the Philippine Navy in 1998][ and was originally for spares, but this was activated by the Philippine Navy on 2 July 1998 which became .][
The South Korean government granted a request by the Philippines to transfer another two units in 2004, and PKM 223 and PKM 232 was handed-over to the Philippine government in 2005, and was transferred from Chinhae Naval Base in ]Busan
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, South Korea, to Manila
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, Philippines, arriving on 30 May 2006.[ ex-PKM 232 was commissioned as in 2007, while PKM 223 was commissioned as on 15 April 2008.]
Ships in class
Gallery
File:BRP Salvador Abcede (PG 114), BRP Miguel Malvar (PS 19), and BRP IloIlo (PS 32); PCG Pampanga (SARV 003); and USS Vandegrift (FFG 48).jpg, BRP ''Salvador Abcede'' with other US and Philippine ships at CARAT Philippines 2012
File:PG-116_CARAT_2008.jpg, BRP ''Nicolas Mahusay'' at CARAT Philippines 2008
File:US Navy 090906-N-0120R-068 A Philippine Navy patrol boat and an 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boat operated by members of Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines (JSOTF-P) search for survivors Sept. 6, 2009.jpg, BRP ''Dionisio Ojeda'' during search and rescue operations
References
External links
Philippine Navy Official website
See also
* List of decommissioned ships of the Philippine Navy
{{Philippine Navy ships
Patrol boat classes
Patrol vessels of the Philippine Navy