BRP Diego Silang (FFG-7)
BRP Diego Silang during its delivery sail to the Philippines. | |
| Philippines | |
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| Name | BRP Diego Silang |
| Namesake | Diego Silang y Andaya |
| Ordered | 28 December 2021[1] |
| Builder | HD Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Cost | PH₱12.5 billion (~US$250M) |
| Yard number | P171 |
| Laid down | 14 June 2024 |
| Launched | 27 March 2025 |
| Commissioned | 02 December 2025 |
| Identification | FFG-7 |
| Status | Active |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Guided Missile Frigate |
| Displacement | 3,200 tons |
| Length | 118.4 m (388 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 14.9 m (48 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Depth | 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power | 4 × MTU-STX diesel generators |
| Propulsion | Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement: 4 x MTU 20V 1163 M94, each rated at 7,400 kW (9,925 shp), total output: 29,600 kW (39,694 shp) |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) at 85% MCR |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Endurance | 20 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 x 7.2m RHIBs in port and starboard boat bays |
| Complement | 120 |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × 10-12 tonne naval helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | flight deck and starboard-side hangar for a 12-ton helicopter |
BRP Diego Silang (FFG-7) is the second ship of the Miguel Malvar-class guided missile frigates of the Philippine Navy. She is the second ship to be named after Diego Silang y Andaya, a Filipino revolutionary leader who fought against Spanish colonial rule.
The warship was delivered to the Philippine Navy on 9 September 2025,[6] and entered active service following commissioning on 2 December 2025.[7]
Construction and design
The BRP Diego Silang was designed and built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) of South Korea, and is based on the shipbuilder's HDC/HDF-3200 design, which in turn was a re-designed and enlarged HDF-2600 design used for the Jose Rizal-class frigate already in service with the Philippine Navy. The design was heavily influenced by the base design of the Incheon-class frigate built for the Republic of Korea Navy, but with heavy design developments and features found on newer frigates of the R.O.K. Navy, considering reduced radar cross-section by having cleaner lines, smooth surface design, reduced overhangs and a low free-board.
The First Steel Cutting Ceremony was held on 22 November 2023 at HD HHI's facility in Ulsan, South Korea.[1] Her keel was laid on 14 June 2024, a few days before the launching of her sistership BRP Miguel Malvar (FF-06).[1] She was launched in December 2024.[8]
See also
- BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06)
- BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150)
- BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151)
- BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS-17)
References
- ^ a b c "Corvette Acquisition Project (Lots 1 and 2) of the Philippine Navy". Philippine Defense Resource. August 17, 2019. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
- ^ "IAI And HHI To Supply Philippine Navy With ALPHA 3D Radar Systems". France: Naval News. April 28, 2022.
- ^ "HENSOLDT UK awarded contracts for the Philippine Navy". Hensoldt. Hensoldt. March 17, 2023. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Safran at MADEX 2023: Optronic, navigation and decoy launching systems for ROK Navy". Youtube. Naval News. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "SEA to supply Torpedo Launcher to HHI for new Philippine Navy corvettes". Naval News. February 23, 2022.
- ^ https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1258305
- ^ Mangosing, Frances (December 2, 2025). "Philippines commissions its latest frigate, BRP Diego Silang". Naval News. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ Park, Jae-hyuk (June 18, 2024). "HD Hyundai launches first corvette for Philippine Navy". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
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