BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150)

BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) is the lead ship of her class of guided missile frigates of the Philippine Navy. She is the first purpose-built frigate of the service,[1] as its major warships were mostly transferred from other navies and reclassified as frigates. She is also one of the service's primary warships able to conduct multi-role operations such as coastal patrol and anti-submarine warfare.[2]

BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) departs in Guam bound for Hawaii
 Philippines
Name: BRP Jose Rizal
Namesake: José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
Ordered: 24 October 2016
Builder: Hyundai Heavy Industries
Laid down: 16 October 2018
Launched: 23 May 2019
Commissioned: 10 July 2020
Identification: FF-150
Status: In active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Jose Rizal-class frigate
Displacement: 2,600 tonnes
Length: 107.5 m (352 ft 8 in)
Beam: 13.8 m (45 ft 3 in)
Draft: 6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)
Installed power: 4 × MTU-STX 12V2000-M41B diesel generators, each producing around 650 kW (872 shp)
Propulsion:
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range: 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
Endurance: 30 days
Boats & landing
craft carried:		 2 × RHIB
Complement:
  • Accommodation for 110 persons:
  • Crew: 65
  • Non-organic: 25
  • Additional personnel: 20
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Combat system:
  • Hanwha Systems Naval Shield Baseline 2 Integrated CMS
  • Search radar:
  • Hensoldt TRS-3D Baseline D multi-mode phased array C-band radar
  • Navigation radar:
  • Kelvin Hughes SharpEye I-band & E/F-band radars
  • Fire control radar:
  • Selex ES NA-25X fire control radar
  • Electro-Optical Tracking System:
  • Safran PASEO NS electro-optical
  • Tactical Data Link:
  • Hanwha Systems Link P (Link K Derivative)
  • Air warfare Data Link 16 (planned)
  • Maritime Data Link 22 (planned)
  • Sonar:
  • Harris Model 997 medium frequency active/passive hull mounted sonar
  • Thales CAPTAS-2 Towed Array Sonar (planned)
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • ESM:
    Elbit Systems Elisra NS9300A
  • Countermeasures:
    2 × Terma C-Guard DL-6T decoy launchers
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 × AW159 Wildcat naval helicopter
Aviation facilities: Enclosed hangar and flight deck

Construction and design
BRP Jose Rizal in South Korea
BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) participates in a tactical maneuvering drill with U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy ships during exercise RIMPAC 2020

The BRP Jose Rizal was designed and built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of South Korea and is a derivative of the Incheon-class frigates of the Republic of Korea Navy. Changes were made on the base design by making use of features found on newer frigates of the R.O.K. Navy, considering reduced radar cross-section by having cleaner lines and smooth surface design, as well as reduced overhangs. She also features a low free-board design similar also to the HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej of the Royal Thai Navy.

On May 1, 2018, the steel cutting ceremony was held for P159 (project number of first of two frigates) at HHI shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, marking the first step of the vessel's construction journey.[3]

On Friday, October 16, 2018, HHI held the keel laying ceremony for P159 at HHI shipyard, marking the formal start of the construction of the ship.[4]

On December 20, 2018, Lorenzana announced at a press conference the names of the two future frigates being built by HHI: BRP Jose Rizal and BRP Antonio Luna.[5]

On May 23, 2019, HHI launched the first vessel, the prospective BRP Jose Rizal, at HHI shipyard. In the press briefing the same day, a Hanwha official said that Link 16 will likely not be compatible for the frigates until 2020 because of issues between US and South Korea.[3]

From November 2019 to February 2020, HHI held six sea trials that tested:[6]

  • the vessel's general seaworthiness and propulsion and associated systems, including its radars,[6]
  • the communications and navigational equipment,[6]
  • firing of its Super Rapid 76mm main gun,[6]
  • weapons and sensors, vessel performance, and integrated platform management system.[6]

The entire team of the Technical Inspection and Acceptance Committee witnessed the sea acceptance tests for the ship in South Korea, and reported that it had “generally satisfactory” results.[6]

On May 23, 2020, the ship arrived in Subic Bay, Zambales after a five-day journey from Ulsan, South Korea.[7] The commissioning was delayed after one of the ship's 65-crew tested positive for COVID-19 amidst the pandemic.[8] On July 10, 2020, the ship was eventually commissioned into service making the name BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) official.[9]

See also

References
  1. "PN commissions new banner ship BRP Jose Rizal". Manila Bulletin. 10 July 2020.
  2. "BRP Jose Rizal to boost Navy territorial defense mandate". Philippine News Agency. 24 May 2019.
  3. "A timeline: Philippine Navy rides waves of frigates deal". INQUIRER.net. 24 May 2020.
  4. "Keel-laying for 1st PH missile-armed frigate now a done deal". Philippine News Agency. 17 October 2018.
  5. "Lorenzana reveals names of PH's first-missile capable frigates". 20 December 2018.
  6. "BRP Jose Rizal's 6th sea trial 'generally satisfactory'". Philippine News Agency. 25 February 2020.
  7. "Missile-frigate BRP Jose Rizal heralds PH Navy modernization". Philippine News Agency. 26 May 2020.
  8. "Philippine Navy missile-frigate crew member tests positive for COVID-19". ABS-CBN News. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  9. "Philippine Navy commissions first Jose Rizal-class frigate". Janes. 10 July 2020.
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