Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat

BRP Romblon (SARV-3503)

Class overview
Builders| Tenix Shipbuilding, Australia
Operators| Philippine Coast Guard
Completed| 4
Active| 4
General characteristics
Type| Patrol Boat (WPB)
Displacement| 120 tons
Length| 36.2 metres (119 ft)
Beam| 6.7 metres (22 ft)
Draught| 3.9 metres (13 ft)
Propulsion| 2 x 35008D Caterpillar engines rated at 1044KW at 1800RPM, 2 shafts, 1 waterjet, fixed pitch propellers
Speed| 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range|

* 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) at 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
* 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Complement| 4 Officers + 16 Ratings
Sensors and
processing systems| Furuno navigational radar
Armament| 4 x M2 Browning[1]

The Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat is a series of four vessels in active service of the Philippine Coast Guard. Their hull number prefix "SARV" means they are classified as "search and rescue vessels".

## Design and construction

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The Ilocos Norte class is a 35-metre (115 ft), all-aluminium patrol boat designed by Tenix Shipbuilding in Australia, based on the company's Pacific-class patrol boat.[2] Four vessels were delivered to the Philippine Coast Guard in December 2001.[2] An option for a follow on order of ten more ships was offered by Tenix, but not used by the Philippine Coast Guard.[2]

Tenix reused the Ilocos Norte design in 2008 for the New South Wales Police Force patrol vessel Nemesis; the largest police-operated patrol boat in the Southern Hermisphere.[3]

## Operational history

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The BRP Nueva Vizcaya (SARV 3502).

On December 24, 2009, BRP Nueva Vizcaya (SARV 3502), along with BRP Pampanga (SARV 003)and MT Tug Habaga (TB-271), was deployed to Cavite to conduct search and rescue operations when MV 'Catalyn B, a wooden hull motorized vessel collided with the fishing vessel FV Anatalia and sank 2.8 nautical miles (5.2 km; 3.2 mi) northwest of Limbones Island at 2:25 a.m. Thursday.[4]

On April 8, 2013, BRP Romblon (SARV 3503) was deployed when a Chinese fishing vessel ran aground in Tubbataha Reef.[5] Romblon assisted with removing the ship's cargo and fuel.[6]

## Ships in class

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Hull number  | Name  | Builder  | Commissioned  | Status

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SARV-3501  | BRP Ilocos Norte | Tenix Shipbuilding | May 2003  | Active
SARV-3502  | BRP Nueva Vizcaya | 2003  | Active
SARV-3503  | BRP Romblon | November 2003  | Active
SARV-3504  | BRP Davao del Norte | February 12, 2004  | Active

## Gallery

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* (SARV-3502) BRP Nueva Vizcaya

* (SARV-3503) BRP Romblon

* (SARV-3504) BRP Davao Del Norte

## References

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1. ^ hitokiri_shinji. "AFP Materiel Technical Specification Archives Main". Angelfire. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
2. ^ a b c *Tenix Defence - Marine. "Naval and Paramilitary Vessels" (PDF). p. 3\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
3. ^ Davitt, Ernie (18 October 2008). "Seagoing patrol vessels strengthen police CT role". Australian Security Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
4. ^ "Sea tragedy in Cavite strikes before Christmas Day". abs-cbnNEWS.com. 2009-12-25.
5. ^ Kwok, Abigail; Badilla, Elmer (2013-04-09). "AFTER USS GUARDIAN - Chinese vessel runs aground in Tubbataha". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
6. ^ "Nakasadsad na Chinese ship sa Tubbataha tatanggalin sa Sabado | PSN Balita Ngayon, Pilipino Star Ngayon Sections, Pilipino Star Ngayon". philstar.com. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-10-04.

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Ships of the Philippine Coast Guard

Large Patrol Vessels|

| Teresa Magbanua class|

* Teresa Magbanua
* Melchora Aquino

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Gabriela Silang class|

* Gabriela Silang

Medium Patrol Vessels|

| San Juan class|

* San Juan
* EDSA II
* Pampanga
* Batangas

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Parola class|

* Tubbataha
* Malabrigo
* Malapascua
* Capones
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* Sindangan
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Small Patrol Vessels|

| Ilocos Norte class|

* Ilocos Norte
* Nueva Vizcaya
* Romblon
* Davao del Norte

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Coastal Patrol Craft|

| Boracay class|

* Boracay
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Swift Mk.1 class|

* DF-300
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* DF-305
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* DF-313

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* DF-325
* DF-326
* DF-327
* DF-328
* DF-329
* DF-330
* DF-331
* DF-332
* DF-334
* DF-347

Coast Guard Cutter class|

* CGC-30
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* CGC-103
* CGC-110
* CGC-115
* CGC-128
* CGC-129
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* CGC-132
* CGC-133
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Support Ships|

| Corregidor class|

* Corregidor

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Cape Bojeador class|

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