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Parola-class patrol vessel
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The Parola-class patrol vessel consists of ten vessels currently in service with the Philippine Coast Guard.[3] Their hull number prefix "MRRV" means they are officially classified as "multi-role response vessels".[4] They will be named after primary lighthouses in the Philippines, with the Filipino word "Parola" meaning "lighthouse" in English. The lead ship, BRP Tubbataha, is named after a major lighthouse situated in the Tubbataha Marine National Park in Palawan.[5]
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![]() BRP Sindangan Parola class Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV) | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Parola class patrol vessel |
Builders | Japan Marine United, Yokohama, Japan |
Operators | Philippine Coast Guard |
Cost | ₱460M (FY2015) per vessel |
In commission | 2016–present |
Planned | 10 |
Active | 10 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Parola class patrol Vessel |
Displacement | 321 t |
Length | 44.5 m (146 ft) |
Beam | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
Draft | 4 m (13 ft) |
Propulsion | 2 × MTU 12V4000M93L 12-cylinder diesel engines, with total output of 2,580 kW (3,460 shp)[1] |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) cruising speed, 25 knots (46 km/h) maximum speed[1] |
Range | 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 1 x RHIB |
Complement | 25 (5 officers, 20 enlisted) |
Sensors and processing systems | Furuno FAR series X & S-band navigation radars |
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