BRP Rajah Sulayman
BRP Rajah Sulayman (PS-20) during her delivery cruise to the Philippines on January 2026. | |
| Philippines | |
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| Name | BRP Rajah Sulayman |
| Namesake | Rajah Sulayman III, 14th Rajah of the Kingdom of Maynila |
| Ordered | 27 June 2022[1] |
| Builder | HD Hyundai Heavy Industries |
| Cost | KRW770.9 billion (~US$556 million) |
| Yard number | P172 |
| Laid down | 05 February 2025 |
| Launched | 11 June 2025 |
| Commissioned | 24 February 2026 |
| Identification | PS-20 |
| Status | Active |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Rajah Sulayman-class offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 2,400 tonnes[2]/2,450 tonnes[3] |
| Length | 94.5 m (310 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
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| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) @ 85% MCR |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) @ 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Endurance | 20 days[3] |
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| Complement | 72 |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × 10 tonne naval helicopter |
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BRP Rajah Sulayman (PS-20) is the lead ship of her class of offshore patrol vesselss of the Philippine Navy. She is the second ship to be named after Rajah Sulayman III, the 14th Rajah of the Kingdom of Maynila who fought the Spanish conquest from 1570.[8]
The ship was constructed by South Korean naval shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industry in their facility in Ulsan, South Korea, and was delivered to the Philippine Navy in January 2026.[9] The ship was commissioned with the Philippine Navy's Offshore Combat Force at the Naval Operating Base Subic on 24 February 2026.[10]
Construction and design
The ship named as the BRP Rajah Sulayman was designed and built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) of South Korea, and is based on the shipbuilder's HDP-2200+ patrol vessel design, which is an improved version of the earlier HDP-2200 design. The design was heavily influenced by the base design of the other ship designs of HD HHI, including the Jose Rizal-class frigate built for the Philippine Navy, considering reduced radar cross-section by having cleaner lines, smooth surface design, and reduced overhangs.
The ship held its First Steel Cutting Ceremony on 11 May 2023 at HD HHI's facility in Ulsan, South Korea.[1] Its Keel Laying Ceremony was held on 5 February 2024.[1]
The ship was launched on 11 June 2025.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Offshore Patrol Vessel Acquisition Project of the Philippine Navy". Philippine Defense Resource. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Patrol Vessel". Hyundai Heavy Industries. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ a b "HDP-2200/HDP-2200+ brochure" (PDF). Hyundai Heavy Industries. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Montero, Max (2025-08-28). "Air/Surface Search Radar of Rajah Sulayman-class". MaxDefense Philippines. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ "HENSOLDT UK awarded contracts for the Philippine Navy". Hensoldt. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kongsberg Maritime to supply propulsion systems for the Philippine Navy's new offshore patrol vessels". Kongsberg. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Introduction of the New Rajah Sulayman-class OPV of the Philippine Navy". Pitz Defense Analysis. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ Manuel, Rojoef (2026-01-26). "Philippine Navy Receives First Rajah Sulayman Patrol Boat From S. Korea". The Defense Post. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ^ Mangosing, Frances (2026-02-24). "Philippine Navy commissions new patrol vessel, missile boat". Naval News. Retrieved 2026-03-04.