Indigenous LCU (BU-296) arrives in Manila

Thursday , 17, November 2011 adroth92 AFP modernization, Philippine Navy, Self-Reliant Defense Posture, Ships 1 Comment

The largest locally-built navy vessel has arrived in Metro Manila. The BU-346, provisionally named “BRP Tagbanua” arrived from the Philippine Iron Construction & Marine Works (PICMW) shipyard on a voyage that also served as its sea trial. According to AFP sources, the results were deemed satisfactory. This vessel commissioned later this month, long with BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PF-15).

For a timeline on the LCU project, see:  http://adroth.ph/afpmodern/?p=845

For additional information about the ship see the following Timawa.net discussion: http://www.timawa.net/forum/index.php?topic=15958.0

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  • Landing Craft Utilities (LCU) of the Philippine Navy « says:
    August 10, 2015 at 5:21 am

    […] Construction & Marine Works (PICMW) turned over the BRP Tagbanua to the Philippine Navy in November 2011, they not only proved that the local shipyards could meet military needs, they also demonstrated […]