BRP Andrés Bonifacio (PF-7)
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For other ships with the same name, see BRP Andrés Bonifacio.
For the Filipino revolutionary leader, see Andrés Bonifacio.
BRP Andrés Bonifacio (PF-7)[3] was a Philippine Navy frigate in commission from 1976 to 1985. She was one of six ex-United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tenders/ex-United States Coast Guard Casco-class high endurance cutters received from the United States after the Vietnam War, two of which were acquired to supply spare parts for the other four. Andrés Bonifacio was considered the lead ship of her class in the Philippine Navy, and she and her three commissioned sister ships were the largest Philippine Navy combat ships of their time.
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Name | Andrés Bonifacio |
Namesake | Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro (1863–1897), a Filipino revolutionary leader, regarded as the "Father of the Philippine Revolution" and one of the most influential national heroes of the Philippines |
Builder | Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington |
Laid down | 23 July 1941 |
Launched | 15 April 1942 |
Completed | April 1943 |
Acquired | 3 May 1976 |
Commissioned | 27 July 1976 |
Decommissioned | 30 September 1993 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 2003[1] |
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Class and type | Andrés Bonifacio-class frigate |
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Length | 311.65 ft (94.99 m) |
Beam | 41.18 ft (12.55 m) |
Draft | 13.66 ft (4.16 m) |
Installed power | 6,200 brake horsepower (4.63 megawatts) |
Propulsion | 2 × Fairbanks-Morse 38D8 1/8 diesel engines |
Speed | 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h) (maximum) |
Range | 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h) |
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Aircraft carried | None permanently assigned; helipad could accommodate one MBB Bo 105 Helicopter |
Aviation facilities | Helipad; no support capability |
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In July 2016, a newer frigate received by the Philippine navy from the US navy was also named BRP Andres Bonifacio (FF-17).[4]