Name PKM-229 Operator Philippine Navy Length 37 m | Launched 1970s Acquired 15 June 1995 Builder Jinhae-gu | |
Fate transferred to Philippine Navy in 1995 Name BRP Bienvenido Salting (PG-112) | ||
BRP Bienvenido Salting (PG-112) is a Tomas Batillo class fast attack craft of the Philippine Navy. It is part of the first batch transferred by the South Korean government on 15 June 1995, and arrived in the Philippines in August 1995. It was commissioned with the Philippine Navy on 22 May 1996.
As of 2012, the ship's fit-out is different from her sisterships which undertook refurbishing and updating works and still sports the original weapons fit-out.
Technical Details
The ship is powered by 2 MTU MD 16V 538 TB90 diesel engines with total output of 6,000 horsepower.
The Bienvenido Salting is the only ship of the Tomas Batillo class still using the twin Emerlec 30mm guns and does not have the provisions for RHIB.
References
BRP Bienvenido Salting (PG-112) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA